Electricity Pit Before Demolition

Jess_R · Jun 12, 2021 5:42 pm

Hi all,

We're completing a knockdown re-build and currently have a tenant in our home. We are waiting for our tenant to move out to then demolish the house (early next year) so we're trying to get a head start on what we can so that demolition and construction can begin asap.

We were advised by our builder to start on the electricity pit as these can take 3 months to get installed when factoring in the time for the quote and then installation. United Energy is our provider and on the energy pit installation form, it states 'if you are demolishing the house we will install the pit after demolition to avoid damage to the pit'.

If we were to select the 'no' box and say that we aren't demolishing the house (so that we can get this pit installed before demolition) does this mean that United Energy will cut off the overhead power after installing the pit? We obviously don't want to leave our tenant without power.

Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated! I've not been able to find any useful information on United Energy's website so hoping someone may know.

Jason526 · Jul 20, 2021 3:54 pm

Jess_R

Hi all,

We're completing a knockdown re-build and currently have a tenant in our home. We are waiting for our tenant to move out to then demolish the house (early next year) so we're trying to get a head start on what we can so that demolition and construction can begin asap.

We were advised by our builder to start on the electricity pit as these can take 3 months to get installed when factoring in the time for the quote and then installation. United Energy is our provider and on the energy pit installation form, it states 'if you are demolishing the house we will install the pit after demolition to avoid damage to the pit'.

If we were to select the 'no' box and say that we aren't demolishing the house (so that we can get this pit installed before demolition) does this mean that United Energy will cut off the overhead power after installing the pit? We obviously don't want to leave our tenant without power.

Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated! I've not been able to find any useful information on United Energy's website so hoping someone may know.

I was with United Energy as well. It didn't take 3 months at all for me. I sent in my Application end of Feb, and power all gone new pit installed by mid March. So that was about 2-3 weeks. My property was already vacant though.

New pit in but I don't think it was connected back to the house because my builder said they needed to get the power into the site.

New pit costed me about 4.5k.

nic1 · Jul 26, 2021 1:08 pm

Jess_R

We were advised by our builder to start on the electricity pit as these can take 3 months to get installed when factoring in the time for the quote and then installation. United Energy is our provider and on the energy pit installation form, it states 'if you are demolishing the house we will install the pit after demolition to avoid damage to the pit'.

If we were to select the 'no' box and say that we aren't demolishing the house (so that we can get this pit installed before demolition) does this mean that United Energy will cut off the overhead power after installing the pit? We obviously don't want to leave our tenant without power.

Getting an electrical pit, and abolishing your overhead lines, are two different things. UE asks this question as it's possible for the pit to get damaged during demolition. In our case we did get the pit installed quite a bit prior to demo, and it worked out fine.

UE won't remove your overhead power until you request them to do it, there is a different process for that - likely through your retailer.

jagberg · Apr 18, 2024 9:01 pm

When I dealt with a similar situation, I found that directly informing the electricity provider about the demolition plans helped prevent any service disruptions. This way, they were prepared and could schedule installations accordingly, keeping the power running for current needs.

Also, just a quick note from what I've seen, like when you compare electricity offers easily in Finland, each company handles these situations differently. So, it's crucial to communicate openly to avoid any mix-ups.