Electricity sub station

ValHaller

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Are you sure it is a substation?

It doesn't appear to have the usual warning signs. So when you take into account what looks like a Virgin Media or BT box in front of it, then maybe it is a telephone company hub.

Given the apparent age of the houses, Virgin would never have been able to reserve a plot that size. The box is IMO a 415V distribution pillar

joujou

The digimap website says "el sub sta" which is short for electricity sub station.

Here is what it looks like:




Note the larger garden vs the other houses.

joujou

ValHaller wrote: »

Given the apparent age of the houses, Virgin would never have been able to reserve a plot that size. The box is IMO a 415V distribution pillar

What's the voltage in?


I would be interested at least in how the lines are fed in physically - anyone knows how I can find out?

Jamie_Carter

ValHaller wrote: »

Given the apparent age of the houses, Virgin would never have been able to reserve a plot that size. The box is IMO a 415V distribution pillar

That's what I thought about Virgin. Which is why I thought it was more likely BT.

There would be warning signs visible from the road if it was a substation.

I would be interested to see what it says on the small signs on the gate.

Jamie_Carter

joujou wrote: »

What's the voltage in?


I would be interested at least in how the lines are fed in physically - anyone knows how I can find out?

If it is a substation, then it would be fed by large armoured cables that are underground.

joujou

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

That's what I thought about Virgin. Which is why I thought it was more likely BT.

There would be warning signs visible from the road if it was a substation.

I would be interested to see what it says on the small signs on the gate.

Interestingly the signs at the gate don't exist on the bimp map! I can't zoom enough on Google maps to tell what it says. I'll drive past and have a look.

ValHaller

joujou wrote: »

What's the voltage in?


I would be interested at least in how the lines are fed in physically - anyone knows how I can find out?

The photo is too dark to tell if there is a transformer on the plot - if you could post a google aerial view with good exposure and contrast, we might see what else is on the plot.

Typically you find

• 11,000 Volt 3 phase switchgear
• 11,000V to 415V 3 phase transformer
• 415V 3 phase Distribution Pillar

Note that 230V single phase supply for your house is actually 1 phase of a 415V 3 phase supply.

Sometimes these sites are fenced and reserved from development of the estate for a future full substation but from the beginning and to this day there is just a Distribution Pillar linking to other substations some distance away

All circuits in and out will be underground cables

Blackpool_Saver

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Why on earth not??

Because it looks so ugly, but then so does the house. Sorry just being honest

Jamie_Carter

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Because it looks so ugly, but then so does the house. Sorry just being honest

You can only see a small part of the houses.

monty-doggy

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Because it looks so ugly, but then so does the house. Sorry just being honest

You spend most of your time inside the house or in the garden. You'd never see the bloody thing!