electric meter £1,500

pilot


Joined: 03/06/2009
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 14:05

A freind of ours has recently moved into her new one bed apartment, she was charged £1,500 for the electric meter by the estate agent, I am I right in thinking that this expensive ?

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 14:08

Very expensive, I would question this. Our freind got his on the 15/06/09 and his was 949.97 lira! Big difference.

Tatlisu4me


Joined: 26/01/2008
Posts: 436

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 14:22

We paid the same Nurseawful, but think its gone down againt to about 400 TL

StGeorgeI


Joined: 27/08/2009
Posts: 973

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 14:41

It has gone back down ubder 400TL now (under £200) so that is very, very expensive! Who was the agent?

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 14:48

Actually message 1 never heard of anyone having to pay the estate agent for this before as you normally have to go down in person to Kib Tek with passport and copy of contract!

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 15:35

Some Cypriot friends of mine have just paid 1,500 lira to have an extra meter as the families 2 houses were on 1 meter, and they wanted them seperated. So the Cypriots pay as much as the English.

buzzylizzy


Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 200

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:10

the charge is most likely for the electricity transformer to and if the apartment is in girne then thats about right,

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:14

I paid 80 lire for the meter. The other 1420 must be for a transformer, new wires into the property, Et Al.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:29

I was going to write that your friend may well have paid for a transformer (as buzylizzy pointed out in msg 7) and not just a meter but if your friend is in an apartment the cost of a transformer should be shared amongst the other owners, surely??

graycoul


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 493

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:31

i got a knock this morning from kibtek that i have to get a fuse as i have had a bit or wire in for 18 months as my fuse was stolen they said i will be cut off tuesday if not sorted, went today paid there bill and told a new fuse from them is £60 and its a new rule got to have a proper fuse or will be cut off in 5 days also met my cyp neigbour there (Girne detective) going mental cas his been cut off because he didnt pay within 30 days and they all know him, said his spoken to the papers about it and going to write never seen him so mad shouting about hotels etc owing thousands



SO BE WARNED NEW RULES PAY ONTIME AND CABLE TIE YOUR FUSE AS IT WILL BE STOLEN!



ps we are in a flat hence stolen

graycoul


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 493

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:34

pps im off to nick someone elses meter fuse before there expensive on the black market! might nick a couple actually and sell them on here!!!

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 16:44

me too lol



the fuses are 2 quid each in the uk or online get yourselves a spare or 2

graycoul


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 493

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 17:35

where can i buy one her for a sensible price???

neil27


Joined: 16/07/2008
Posts: 93

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 21:12

Hi, I have a problem with my electricity in that the electricity for my house also feeds the communal pool - so I get billed for the lot! Can anyone tell me the best way to get a new meter and split the feed so that there are separate bills? Does this have to be carried out by Kibtek - If so how much should it cost ? I too have been quoted £1500 which seems a bit steep.



Thanks

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
22/10/2009 21:28

Must admit £1500 sounds a bit steep, I paid £750 for transformer and meter all connected.

susiesusie


Joined: 09/03/2009
Posts: 337

Message Posted:
23/10/2009 10:36

had the same notice regarding fuses at our friends flat in patara city. There are many there with a piece of wire in where the fuse should be . Although i agree that a fuse is necessary in all cases. They had their fuse stolen twice , even though it was cable tied and then tied in with a strong wire. Many people take their fuse out and leave it in the apartment until they come out again. Can imagine arriving late at night and having no electric. Surely common sence would be to cut off anyone who bypasses the fuse by using a wire but leave alone those without anything in it as no damage is being done.

Just a note;;;; my neighbour had he,s fuse stolen and kibtek gave him a piece of wire last year to stick in!!!

Stewart


Joined: 19/07/2008
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
23/10/2009 10:43

Hi.....contribution towards the transformer is about 1.5K gbp.....check your contract.



There are two prices for the electric meter connection....one for the "locals" and the other for "us"



The "local" price for meter and connection...I have been quoted this week...is...300ytl



The "us" ie "rich" foriegners...is anything up to £1k.....



You can get your builder to have it installed in his name, once in, just have the name changed to yours



hope this helps / clarifies?

Mindy



Joined: 27/10/2008
Posts: 1210

Message Posted:
23/10/2009 14:49

Our son had to pay 2,500 sterling for electric connection including transformer for a 65 sq metre apartment in Kyrenia.we know it is a rip off but builder is a big fat crook and gets away with it.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
23/10/2009 16:00

Neil27



msg 14



Is your communal pool wired from your flat/house/villa fuse box indoors? i.e. can you turn the pool power off inside your property? If so you can always have a seperate meter of your own to the pool. When you get your KibTek bill, subtract the units on the pool meter from the units on the bill and your own personal bill will be the difference.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
23/10/2009 16:05

Hi Stewart when we had the meter installed for the restaurant we paid 1385 TL plus 60 pounds sterling for a stamp. We were previously told it was 300TL. When we queried the cost the answer was you are not a cypriot. x

neil27


Joined: 16/07/2008
Posts: 93

Message Posted:
24/10/2009 00:56

TRNCVaughan



Yes, i do know how many unit the pool is using, but the problem is that the pool units push the bill into a higher tariff - and the management company are unwilling to pay the units at the higher rate. Therefore I can see no option but to pay for a meter solely for the house.

TheStonedCrow


Joined: 27/06/2009
Posts: 96

Message Posted:
24/10/2009 01:24

Neil pull the plug on the pool, others on your site might react and contribute





TSC

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
24/10/2009 13:52

I agree with TSC, turn the power to the pool off and the management company might change their minds.

Tell me how big the pump is (1hp?) and how many hours it is running per day and I will tell you how many units per day it uses. With this info, you will know exactly how much of the bill is down to the pool.

Stewart


Joined: 19/07/2008
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
25/10/2009 13:07

Hi....anyone wanting hassle free assistance with connection ( Electric meter )...please email me via stua@fsmail.net

buzzylizzy


Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 200

Message Posted:
05/11/2009 14:29

just paid 900 pounds for the transformer of my 2 bed apartment in central kyrenia!