Doodle Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I'm about to have some electric heating fitted and need to upgrade from 6 to 9kW. Can someone tell me if EDF arrive and do the necessary from inside or is it done from the outside or is it a remote thing and someone presses a button somewhere and hey presto ! As you can tell I know nothing about electricity!Christina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Assuming that the external supply from EDF can cope with the upgrade, they'll need to change your main fuse, which should be in your meter box. So they'll need physical access to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 When they upgraded ours they worked both inside (at the internal meter end) and at the outside roadside box.... funnily enough the chap drove the short distance from outside the house on our drive back up to the road, and back again a couple of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 [quote user="knee gel"] As you can tell I know nothing about electricity!Christina[/quote]If that is genuinely the case then who's told you that you need to increase to 9kW?I agree that when you have a decent amount of electric heating installed it seems that 9kW is the norm but are you aware that if you visit an EDF office armed with all the info on youe electrical appliances they will run a simulation to assess what power supply you need?The reason for bringing this up is that you will be paying more standing charge for the higher supply so it's best to make sure that you actually need it before you go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Thanks for all the replies.Benjamin - the electrician that's fitting the heaters said I would probably need to upgrade and I do think that it's necessary as late one evening last winter (I had 3 electric plug in heaters going the TV on and a couple of lamps on not forgetting the fridge) I went off to put the kettle on and then went upstairs - when I put the light on to go up - we were plunged into darkness and now to highlight the point of my ignorance, I thought we'd had a powercut so we went to bed as we'd been told that when you get one you can be out for hours. The next day around midday it occured to me that I might have tripped us out - yep twas a long time coming but I got there eventually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Guerriere Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 From 6kW to 9kW should just be a tweak to the main disjonctuer. EDFman just opens it up, tweaks it and reseals the disjoncteur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJSLIV Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Until recently changes in the level of supply were free of charge. I seem to remember reading that it is now a chargeable visit. One of the benefits of privatisation!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 If I remember well, one change a year is FOC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 how much extra a month does it cost to go from 6kw to 9kw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 http://www.edf.fr/accueil/j-ai-besoin-d-energies/electricite/les-tarifs-electricite-141626.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 My French isn't great, my understanding of electrics even worse[:$] but from that chart am I right in thinking the standing charge is roughly double?[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 For 6 kVA, the standing charge is €62.99 a year.For 9 kVA, the standing charge is €124.18 a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 can you run an 8.5kw electric shower on a 9kw output if you turn off all over electrical gadgets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutiara Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Yes, but quite an unusual setup for France and you would also need largish cables feeding the shower - probably 10mm2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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