Lightening strike

[Who me ?]

Long story ,short. Is it electrical or legal? SIL & daughter have made a house from two flats ( one upstairs, one down), but there's complications on whether it's a house of two flats. As a result they have two electricity supplies with concerns over the earthing situation ,that bad that the power shower we bough tthem as a wedding present still sits in it's box. Other night they got hit and the photo of the damaged sockets are not nice. Only one flat had damage ,so I assume flats are on separate phases,and one phase got hit. Ywo questions - any liability on Energy supplier ,and could the meter be said to be now OK

[AKindSoul]

• lightning

lightening is when you make something less heavy.

[Magog]

Have they done this without planning permission, if so, they'll potentially have serious issues when they come to sell.

[V8LM]

Who me said:

Long story ,short. Is it electrical or legal?

Long stories are usually legal. Shorts are definitely electrical.

[johnny fotze]

Firstly, the energy supplier. All lightning is provided by Thor God of thunder, and is his responsibility solely. Secondly, the meter. Are we talking SIL or daughter? Regardless, I will need to see some candid shots before I decide to meter or not.

[Snake the Sniper]

The energy supplier will not have ANY Liability beyond ensuring the meter is accurate. All they do is push power down someone else's cables. The cabling itself, the rating and suitability of incoming supply is down to the DNO/mains company, which will depend upon where you are in the country. Beyond that, given the situation with the flats, it sounds like there's a good few ways of everyone avoiding it by blaming someone else!

[ozzuk]

You shouldn't require planning to change flats into a house, I certainly didn't. You will however require building regs, plans etc. I have similar scenario with two electrical supplies to a converted property (actually 3).

Get an electrician to install proper earth rods, simples.

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[herewego]

ozzuk said:

You shouldn't require planning to change flats into a house, I certainly didn't. You will however require building regs, plans etc. I have similar scenario with two electrical supplies to a converted property (actually 3).

Get an electrician to install proper earth rods, simples.

Also, top replies on this thread!

Yes although no one has mentioned that a power shower is not an electrical item yet.