Electric temp supply

[mustang boss 302]

Ok anyone, my cottage is in Normandy 5km south of Fler, 4 years ago when we bought the property, we were being advised by a firm called (qui can help,) think the blokes name was Bernard? anyway we were after a temp electric supply to the cottage, Bernard put us in touch with an electric man and we duely sent him £400 deposit on reading his estimate (in French) to supply a temp supply, needless to say he did a runner with the money and did no work to the house! (Qui can help) also ignored emails etc. so over the next 2 years we managed to get edf to dig up the road and fit a box (beige) outside the front door.

Now its mainly our lack of us not able to speek French, but we are told a coffris think that was the name? box has to be fitted and an electrician has to put a couple of switches and sockets in before a supply can be turned on,

Basicaly, does anybody know, or are an electrician that can come down and do what is needed and get us the electric on, desparate now after 4 years to get the power tools up and running. I will add photos to this message that should show we are a long way from living in the house, so only a temp supply needed. the person doing the work would have to sort the paperwork out also.

CAN ANYBODY HELP? give me an estemate and do the work? there would be a full re-wire on in the future for the right person!

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[Anton Redman II]

Link to practical info in French on connection to a new house. What is the white box approxiamately 50 cms to the right of the drain pipe ?

Broadly you can have a 'builders supply' for an innitial period of upto 12 months and may be able to negotiate a 12 months extension. After that you are supposed to have compleated the instalation, have it inspected by an official from the CONSUEL and have moved to a full supply.

If you planned renovation is say 6 weeks hard graft in the summer each year you may be better off buying a decent sized generator.

http://www.energie-info.fr/pratique/construction-raccordement-electricite

[Chancer]

I think the company was called "Oui can help!" but you have found a far better name in "Qui can help?"

Sorry that I cnt help you practically but if you contact a local electrician you need to ask for "fourniture et pose d'un coffret de chantier" you may be lucky to find one that will hold your hand re the EDF connection but when I was in a similar position and asked the electrician that I had paid for his advice etc to draft a letter requesting a Consuel inspection even with my limited French at the time I realised that he was to all intents and purposes illiterate.

[mustang boss 302]

Thanks for that link Anton, will study it later tonight when I get 5 mins. The white box is what EDF put there, we paid £1300 to have the road dug up and they put the electric to that box, I think it has a trip fuse inside. The problem is getting it from there to a fuse board etc inside. Yes I have been running everything of a diesel genny, but this packed up last year and now only have a small one, cement mixer strugels a bit with othere power tools running also, bit reluctant to pay another £700/900 for another when it may cost that to get temp supply. kind regards Chris.

[mustang boss 302]

Thanks Chancer, "fourniture et pose d'un coffret de chantier"  will try to get these words stuck in my mind, bid difficult with only half a brain but Im sure we will get there, am very shy at trying to get my point across am afraid Im one of them Britts that thinks raising his voice makes the French understand me more lol.

 regards Chris.

[Marcelliere]

You could try Jonathan Badger, knows his stuff.

http://www.badgerlx.fr

Not too far from you either. No problem recommending him.

[mustang boss 302]

[quote user="Marcelliere"]You could try Jonathan Badger, knows his stuff. http://www.badgerlx.fr Not too far from you either. No problem recommending him.[/quote]Many thanks for them contact details, I will send him a detailed email as to what I need and see if he gets back to me. I have only been on this forum for a matter of days and the info coming my way as been very informitive, many thanks again.

 

Chris.