ᐅ Utility connection pedestal in the garden vs. utility connection directly inside the utility room
Created on: 8 Jul 2020 14:32
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Hello everyone,
we are (hopefully) moving into a semi-detached house next autumn. It is located 50m (165 feet) from the street and main utility connection, situated in the second row.
For the electricity application, we now have to specify whether we want a connection pillar installed in the garden and roughly indicate its location, or if we prefer a connection directly in the utility room, in which case we need to submit the ground floor plan.
The topic of electrical installation for a new build is still quite confusing for me, and unfortunately, depending on whom I ask, I get different opinions.
The pillar should ideally be placed directly at the front boundary. Since we are having a back-to-back semi-detached house built, our plot starts right at the house. However, we cannot put the pillar in front before construction (it would be installed before the build to supply temporary construction power), as it wouldn’t survive the construction process. So it would have to be placed further inside the plot. According to an employee from the local electricity network company in Berlin, this does not make sense because there would be a main cable to the pillar and then two separate cables running back again to the utility room.
He also said that a connection directly into the utility room would not be significantly more expensive.
Acquaintances, however, say that there is an additional cost of about 2000€ for installing the connection in the utility room instead of a pillar.
What are your experiences? What is considered "state of the art"? Is a pillar even possible with our layout?
For reference: We are building on a slab foundation.
Maybe you can shed some light on this for me.
Best regards
we are (hopefully) moving into a semi-detached house next autumn. It is located 50m (165 feet) from the street and main utility connection, situated in the second row.
For the electricity application, we now have to specify whether we want a connection pillar installed in the garden and roughly indicate its location, or if we prefer a connection directly in the utility room, in which case we need to submit the ground floor plan.
The topic of electrical installation for a new build is still quite confusing for me, and unfortunately, depending on whom I ask, I get different opinions.
The pillar should ideally be placed directly at the front boundary. Since we are having a back-to-back semi-detached house built, our plot starts right at the house. However, we cannot put the pillar in front before construction (it would be installed before the build to supply temporary construction power), as it wouldn’t survive the construction process. So it would have to be placed further inside the plot. According to an employee from the local electricity network company in Berlin, this does not make sense because there would be a main cable to the pillar and then two separate cables running back again to the utility room.
He also said that a connection directly into the utility room would not be significantly more expensive.
Acquaintances, however, say that there is an additional cost of about 2000€ for installing the connection in the utility room instead of a pillar.
What are your experiences? What is considered "state of the art"? Is a pillar even possible with our layout?
For reference: We are building on a slab foundation.
Maybe you can shed some light on this for me.
Best regards
So, I have to ask something again here.
I have now ordered a house connection pole and already got the appointment.
Does anyone know if I can order a permanent household electricity connection instead of temporary construction power now?
Of course, a distribution board and meter will still be needed. Is it allowed to use a construction power box with a meter socket for this?
Or do I still have to order a temporary construction power connection despite the external pole?
I’m asking here because the responsible contact person at Stromnetz Berlin is unfortunately on vacation.
Maybe someone here knows.
Thanks and regards
Tolentino
I have now ordered a house connection pole and already got the appointment.
Does anyone know if I can order a permanent household electricity connection instead of temporary construction power now?
Of course, a distribution board and meter will still be needed. Is it allowed to use a construction power box with a meter socket for this?
Or do I still have to order a temporary construction power connection despite the external pole?
I’m asking here because the responsible contact person at Stromnetz Berlin is unfortunately on vacation.
Maybe someone here knows.
Thanks and regards
Tolentino
@Tolentino
You will, of course, still need a temporary power distribution box as long as your construction site is not secure and a meter has not been installed.
Yes, they are allowed and do that. However, it is not mandatory unless there have been new regulations introduced.
You will, of course, still need a temporary power distribution box as long as your construction site is not secure and a meter has not been installed.
Musketier schrieb:
Fire department accesses the boxes to cut off the power to the house in case of fire.
Yes, they are allowed and do that. However, it is not mandatory unless there have been new regulations introduced.
Yes, I understand that I definitely need a temporary power distribution box for the construction site. The question is, do I also need to order a temporary power connection? Now that I will actually have a house connection in the form of an external pillar, can I or the electrician simply install a meter there now and move it later?
And can I order a regular electricity tariff for the house, or do I have to order a temporary construction electricity tariff?
Thanks and best regards
Tolentino
And can I order a regular electricity tariff for the house, or do I have to order a temporary construction electricity tariff?
Thanks and best regards
Tolentino
Musketier schrieb:
Just a small addition:
Someone recently told me that the fire department accesses the panels to disconnect the power to the house in case of fire.
That is probably why external installation/mounting is mandatory. I am a member of the fire department, and in case of fire or major water damage, we turn off the main circuit breaker in the distribution board. For fires, only if we can find it quickly; in cases of water damage, the situation is monitored until it is clearly confirmed that the building is without power.
If we don’t have an electrician with us, we would never approach a distribution board located outside the building that cannot be clearly identified as the main service connection. In such cases, the utility company is called in.
@Tolentino
We found a connection pillar that was already connected to a house. At the start of construction, we had private cables installed from the pillar to the building site.
The electrician from the general contractor then took power from this pillar and installed the construction power distribution box on site. We had submitted an application in advance. At the end of the construction period, the electrician disconnected the cable from the construction power box and routed it into the house, leaving a 10m (33 feet) reserve for this. From that day on, the meter inside the house ran on the regular tariff.
We found a connection pillar that was already connected to a house. At the start of construction, we had private cables installed from the pillar to the building site.
The electrician from the general contractor then took power from this pillar and installed the construction power distribution box on site. We had submitted an application in advance. At the end of the construction period, the electrician disconnected the cable from the construction power box and routed it into the house, leaving a 10m (33 feet) reserve for this. From that day on, the meter inside the house ran on the regular tariff.
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