Wow. You must have had your own transformer?
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
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Current transfomer must have been big enough i guess, i couldnt believe it when they told me!
Gone are the days of cheap electric connections,once of a day they wanted to supply you,nowadays it’s pot luck who thinks up the figure,18 years ago a single phase supply to a field of mine was £1300 at the same time it was £5300 for a supply into my dads barn,he wasn’t happy my supply was cheaper but that’s life.
- Location
- somerset
we were on split phase, 2 lives in, but wires were renewed while we stopped milking, so single phaze, 100 amp, same as a domestic house, made life interesting when we went back in, the quote to 'upgrade', was beyond our pockets at the time, so we have some 'gadgets' in the system, that stop to many 'bits' running at once, all works fine, except the bore hole pump, used to trip quite regularly, sorted that out by running a cable, from another metre.
When we put electricity into the new bungalow, that was several £1000's, to come 20 m, the foreman doing the job, said we had been overcharged, because it was a simpler connection than quoted for, and we were due a 'refund', still waiting for it 5 years later, l chased once, and thought, it isn't going to happen.
When we put electricity into the new bungalow, that was several £1000's, to come 20 m, the foreman doing the job, said we had been overcharged, because it was a simpler connection than quoted for, and we were due a 'refund', still waiting for it 5 years later, l chased once, and thought, it isn't going to happen.
Currently trying to get a single phase supply to our new chicken house, £23k to bring it 4 poles then 100m underground. Thought it wasn't too bad until they said they wanted it paid in full before they would even send out a surveyor to look at it 
What’s the best option currently?
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
Wouldn’t have a clue
OhWouldn’t have a clue
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
Hydro?
100% looked at every wee burn and pond here, know someone with a cracker near better than cows
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
I’d do it here but being a tenant does some what stops that sort of investment
Be a good joint thing with landlord you’d think. Slurry separating, solar or wind feel I need to do something going forward.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Diesel generation facilities pulled around 3 yrs ago.
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
A lot of big factories had stand by generators linked to the grid for emergency generation.
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
No, purpose built diesel generation facilities for feeding power back into the grid were stopped i meant, 40 shipping containers with a diesel genny in each.
- Location
- Northumberland
Then they will tell you they can not do the job for 8 months.Currently trying to get a single phase supply to our new chicken house, £23k to bring it 4 poles then 100m underground. Thought it wasn't too bad until they said they wanted it paid in full before they would even send out a surveyor to look at it
When we built our house the bloke from Western power sucked air through his teeth and said "Its going to be dear, best we can do is 15kva and don't even thing of using a welder off it! "
Quote was £67250 to come off a pole 1/2 mile away, apparently Dartmoor national park won't allow poles so it would have run under the road!
We've got a generator , solar and a huge battery!
Quote was £67250 to come off a pole 1/2 mile away, apparently Dartmoor national park won't allow poles so it would have run under the road!
We've got a generator , solar and a huge battery!
early riser
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- Location
- Up North
Looks cheap against what I was quoted from Northern Powergrid, £150k for a similar distance
Jdunn55
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- Location
- Helston, cornwall
And you lot tell me I spend too much money 
Anyways, I'm umming about whether I can get through winter without a wheelbarrow...
Anyways, I'm umming about whether I can get through winter without a wheelbarrow...
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
And you lot tell me I spend too much money
Anyways, I'm umming about whether I can get through winter without a wheelbarrow...
If it makes life easier buy one.
