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Movement of BT Box on wall

Andrew410 — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:11:23 GMT

Hi everyone,

I've got a house I'm renovating which involves the replacement of several meters along with the main fuse.

I have a grey BT box as per the photos and I realised I will need to get this moved to allow the gas and elec meters to be moved to the positions I want them in. I would need to move it down the wall where it is approx 250mm after the main fuse has been upgraded.

Can anyone tell me how I go about getting this moved?

Will it cost me to get it moved?

How long would I have to wait before it can be moved?

I'm not 100% sure what to call this grey box as well - does it have a name?

I also want to have this box put on a piece of plywood or similar to allow plastering to happen behind it, the same as will happen with all the other meters- is this possible?

Thanks

Bt BoxThe cable runs along the run of houses and into the street

Re: Movement of BT Box on wall

Keith_Beddoe — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:20:56 GMT

@Andrew410

Who provides your phone and broadband connection at that property?

The equipment would be the property of Openreach, so they would be the people you would need to contact.

https://www.openreach.com/network-services/altering-our-network

You may be able to arrange this via your current Service Provider.

Re: Movement of BT Box on wall

Starwire — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:12:28 GMT

It’s a BC201.

Re: Movement of BT Box on wall

Devon_Dave — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:09:32 GMT

It looks like all the cables go up the wall to the box conn. You may be able to get a contractor to move it just by unscrewing it from the wall and dropping it down a bit