Door For My Electric Meter

[jennyjoan]

The door for the above outside house has fallen off numerous occasions and now is fully broken.

I contacted my electric supplier but they have said they are not responsible for the door (I wasn't expecting them to be responsible) anyway they told me I need to do it myself.

Now my problem is I don't know what to order - there are a lot on Amazon for example.

How can I properly size my meter and buy a new door.

Thanks for any help.

[bednobs]

get a tape measure?

[jennyjoan]

door would be 34 years old if that's any help

[jennyjoan]

do I measure the door or frame

[DanFlo]

Cheapest and easiest fix, use sticky tape.

[jennyjoan]

too far gone now Dan - fell to the floor last month and bits and pieces broke off

[THECORBYLOON]

"door would be 34 years old if that's any help"

You might be shocked but that's no help at all...

[jennyjoan]

ok cbl

[DanFlo]

In that case Jenny, measure the inside recess cut a piece of plywood to fit add a knob and then use sticky tape.

[Tuvok]

Any use?



Perhaps take a photo of you/somebody measuring it and get in touch with a company.

That way if you are measuring it wrong they can let you know.

My electric meter is in the house - and we have no gas supply in the village.

[THECORBYLOON]

The door on my one has been hanging off for years and the box appears to be quite attractive to the snails...

[Old_Geezer]

IMO home owners ought not be expected to be responsible for the container protecting some company's equipment. Sounds to me like yet another denial of responsibility by a commercial corncern and passing it onto a powerless citizen, who can like it or lump it. In any case whoever was responsible for the box being installed should have responsiblity for maintenance/repairs/replacement. But there should be an installer who is hireable to do the job. Again the home owner ought not have to know about repairing boxes.

[youngmafbog]

Lefty rubbish OG.

Its on the homeowners property and the home owner should have the option to put a new box on if they want and not be dependant on some Government Union bod to say yeah or Neigh.

For the OP, there are various boxes for both Gas and Leccy both for External and partially in the building. It's fairly easy to determine which one. I use these people: https://www.meterbox.co.uk/

[jennyjoan]

Thanks young. That was great info

[William51]

Get a maintenance man or carpenter/builder to do the work for you.

[Hazlinny]

Perhaps your builder neighbour could help you with this?

[jennyjoan]

at the price they are - bought a £1 duct tape and stuck it all over the door. It'll do for another wee while.