Susanna
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I am on a looped electricity supply. I (and my neighbour) originally had 60amp cutouts. I was told there was no issue running my Wallbox, but subsequently, my neighbour declined having their driveway dug up to have a new service connected. I don’t blame them, btw.
I used my 4 hour cheap window to run my dishwasher and washing machine also, for well over a year with no problems.
Ultimately, I was contacted by National Grid, when it came to their attention that nothing had been done. After their site visit, and in consultation with the neighbour, both cutouts were upgraded to 80amps, with no need to ‘deloop’ us. They stated that 80amp cutouts were the maximum that would be fitted to domestic properties.
Edited to say that my electrician correctly contacted the DNO, Western Power, before installation of the Wallbox, as it was they who identified the direction of the looped supply, and notified my neighbour of the need to have a new service to their property. We are all detached, and not adjacent - quite weird that we were looped at all.
I used my 4 hour cheap window to run my dishwasher and washing machine also, for well over a year with no problems.
Ultimately, I was contacted by National Grid, when it came to their attention that nothing had been done. After their site visit, and in consultation with the neighbour, both cutouts were upgraded to 80amps, with no need to ‘deloop’ us. They stated that 80amp cutouts were the maximum that would be fitted to domestic properties.
Edited to say that my electrician correctly contacted the DNO, Western Power, before installation of the Wallbox, as it was they who identified the direction of the looped supply, and notified my neighbour of the need to have a new service to their property. We are all detached, and not adjacent - quite weird that we were looped at all.
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