TC's nicking electric

Al the Badger


Joined: 06/02/2008
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:14

General question :

We have a large TC family just moved into the apartment next door to ours. The head of the family is an electrician. There are, as yet, no grounds other than this to suspect they are going to tap into our electric. However, if it transpires that they do, what action can we take to stop it ? i.e. will Kibtek or the police sort it out if we tell them ?

We live in the UK and only come out a couple of times a year, so they could have a field day at our expense.

Any advice ?

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:15

Remove your main fuse and take it with you

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:20

Blimey - isn't this a bit presumptious? Large family + head of family is an electrician = they'll probably nick our electric?

martinD41


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 3001

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:25

Bit premature with your suspicions of a TC aren't you...Perhaps they are a perfectly decent family...

kibrisvisitor


Joined: 28/05/2011
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:27

There is a t/c in karsiyaka he is/has been getting free electric for ages simply bunged a lump of wire in the fuse instead of the fuse action by kibtec YOK !

Al the Badger


Joined: 06/02/2008
Posts: 130

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:30

What I didn't mention is that they have already removed some junction box covers in the stair area and there is no reason for them to do this. We do remove our fuse but I don't think that would stop them.

kibrisvisitor


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Posts: 98

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:33

it will not stop them and you will have to pay the bill

Al the Badger


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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:35

The only reason for my question was to find out what I can do if it occurs. Do the authorities act in such circumstances ?

0maintenance


Joined: 22/09/2010
Posts: 2179

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:41

take a dated photograph of your meter with a local newspaper next to it showing the date if possible and also contact kibtec when you are leaving and give them the reading and explain what you have done,if you really suspect electricity may be stolen in your absense.

kibrisvisitor


Joined: 28/05/2011
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:41

Do the authorities act in such circumstances against a t/c for a brit NEVER you pay bill if he is connected to yours & you disconnect him YOU will be arrested ! I jest you not.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:50

All I can suggest is on the day of your departure take a photograph of the meter reading with the date of a daily rag in it, keeping your air flight ticket. If there is any hanky-panky on your return you'll have some evidence to show. If you think it is happening now, switch off the main internal fuse box and then go to your external meter and see if the disc is spinning which it shouldn't be.



Richard

Visitor


Joined: 19/08/2010
Posts: 492

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:51

What rubbish - and labelling and stereotyping again.



If you suspect he is taking your electric remove the fuse and see what happens or have the electric cut off

once while your away

DeaconB


Joined: 13/07/2010
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 12:55

Last year I reported a Brit neighbour to the police and Kib-Tek for tapping my electricity from a shared meter box. The police say they need to catch him in the act with his line attached before making an arrest. Kib-Tec have been quite helpful, they identified signs that the line had been tapped but it wasn't not at the time they checked. They also monitor the power when I am away and have agreed to email me if any power is used. It is worth letting them know if you find you have been charged for electricity that you have not used but you do need to take along a TC friend, preferably a politician, to help with the language.

kibrisvisitor


Joined: 28/05/2011
Posts: 98

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 13:02

visitor you say rubbish i have seen it & experienced it first hand would you like the photos ?

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 13:14

I am trying to understand what is going on here.

First of all your fuse supplies power to your meter, with the fuse removed the only way that anyone can 'steal' electricity is is to tap in to the live side of your fuse holder in which case it will not register on your meter so you will not be charged for the illegal extraction of electricity. Why anyone would decide to fit another fuse and take the feed from the output of the meter so that it is taken from your account is beyond me. And with respect to your comment about the removal of covers from junction boxes, there are usually junction boxes that accommodate other services i.e. telephone services, door entrance systems, distributed tv systems etc.

If you are fairly local to Alsancak then I am more than willing to come and have a look at what is going on with your setup.

Please feel free to e-mail me.

AJ

kibrisvisitor


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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 13:34

that is very kind of you well done aj

Visitor


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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 13:45

Kibrisvisitor - please that would help can you post the photos!

kibrisvisitor


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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 13:53

will take one and post asap

Smity



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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 16:19

If the guys a spark I would tend to agree with msg18 remove the main fuse

He could bypass his own meter without having to touch yours

The only down side is if he used his fuse and put it in your cutoff box the connected to your meter, but as I say why would he bother.

Pugwash


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 17:08

Individual issues obviously do occur but to say that "it will or it might " without proof is not right or correct.

Al the Badger


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Posts: 130

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 17:29

Thanks for all comments. Obviously a lively topic. Could I please close this now by saying that a) we have met the family and they appear ok. b) my question was only really what if ? An exercise in preparation really.

All best

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 18:28

Large family.........?...............and they are TCs?????



Would you be kind enough to confirm on above please?and please don't include the mainlanders that have TRNC citizenship as living half my life in UK did not make me english,nor having british citizenship!

Zoots


Joined: 05/02/2011
Posts: 669

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 19:29

Msg 22, Absolutely. I think the poster means a large, apparently Turkish-speaking family.

Scoty


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Message Posted:
01/06/2011 19:36

The original poster had requested the thread closed. There are at time of this posting at least 1 mod on line. 2 hours since the thread was requested to be closed before any ' abuse' started but still open. Standards!

AlsancakJack



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Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 19:46

Scoty

With all due respect how would you expect one on-line moderator to monitor every thread and every post. If the original poster wants the thread closed then they should e-mail forumadmins@cyprus44.com stating the name of the thread and their board name.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 19:47

Yorgozlu/Msg 22: 'as living half my life in UK did not make me english,nor having british citizenship!'



At least you had the right to apply for and be granted British citizenship - not so for Brits, Kiwis, Canucks, etc, living for yonks in TRNC!



Now tell us you didn't want it!



To get back on this thread subject: if so many of these big [foreign owned] hotels owe 'zillions' to Kibtec, I suggest it's not the foreigners' leccy being hijacked [nicked] by a very few TC's, but the TC's themselves are also being robbed by exhorbitant leccy bills in order to subsidise the non payment of 'the big boys'!



Do you agree, Yorgo?

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
01/06/2011 19:56

This thread is now closed.



Reason: Closed at the originators request . Thread was addressed and no need for further posts.

Simbas