Home electrical

[westbounder]

I am building a new house and my land only has 5 amps at my meter.

I need to upgrade to a bigger amperage service.

Does anyone know how much the cost and must I upgrade only the meter?

 

Thank You

[MadMac]

Your point of contact would be the PEA. 5A sounds pretty low, not sure if you got the right information.

 

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[bankruatsteve]

Actually, that is called a "5/15" meter meaning 5 amps nominal and 15 amps max - although it is said to go higher but perhaps not measure usage accurately.  The next size upgrade is the "15/45" which is what most homes with A/C, hot water showers, etc. will use.

 

If you do need to upgrade, definitely start with the local PEA.  They will most likely require a cable upgrade from meter to CU.

 

[wayned]

The cost of the new meter, 15/45, is between 4700 and 4800 baht.  I tried to find the table but ....!  Maybe Crossy has it stored  and will post it.

[wayned]

Found the table:

Electric Meter cost1.doc

[Crossy]

58 minutes ago, wayned said:

Maybe Crossy has it stored  and will post it.

 

He does now, that file is rather out of date but should give a guideline cost.

 

If the existing meter is a permanent supply you should get a refund on it too.

[Manassas]

I had the same situation with an old 5 amp meter. I just went to the PEA office and explained I wanted an upgrade. It took them about a week to come out and inspect the existing meter. Then another week to replace the meter. I recall it cost about B2,000. 

[sometimewoodworker]

On 02/02/2017 at 8:33 AM, Manassas said:

I had the same situation with an old 5 amp meter. I just went to the PEA office and explained I wanted an upgrade. It took them about a week to come out and inspect the existing meter. Then another week to replace the meter. I recall it cost about B2,000. 

If your supply cables from the meter to the house are big enough then that will be all you need, but if they are too small you may need to replace them and the main board