Cabinet identification

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by MrIca

When you say green VM fibre cabinet.... they don't usually use green cabinets. Are you sure the new green cabinet isn't an Openreach one?

If so, the grey box won't be anything to do with it as the power supply is internal on those.

The fibre cabinets in ex nynex areas are green, only the newly built MSAN cabinets in ex nynex areas are gray and they have a separate power cabinet at the side

[qasdfdsaq]

All VM cabs in my area are green (ex-TW area). Same for Glasgow.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by sugarflux

Hi all

I haven't actually got any further with this yet - I've emailed UK Power Networks

Have you tried ringing the number on the cabinet?

I doubt it is anything to do with VM though. The VM cabinets are usually self-powered.

Originally Posted by MrIca

they don't usually use green cabinets.

They do. You must live somewhere unusual.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Have you tried ringing the number on the cabinet?

I doubt it is anything to do with VM though. The VM cabinets are usually self-powered.


They do. You must live somewhere unusual.

Grey is the new colour for our cabinets but only on new install or when replacing a damaged cabinet. The cabinet in the photo is not one of the new cabinets that i have used on new build projects.

Edit

Looking at that cabinet in the photo and the lock used, i don't seem to recognise that as a type of lock used by us.

[sugarflux]

Originally Posted by MrIca

When you say green VM fibre cabinet.... they don't usually use green cabinets. Are you sure the new green cabinet isn't an Openreach one?

If so, the grey box won't be anything to do with it as the power supply is internal on those.

Honestly - I'm not sure of anything! I was guessing it was as I thought that all the VM cabinets around here (BN) were green but could well be wrong - maybe it is BT? I'm back at the house on Friday so will take some photos of the green cab to post. Funnily enough the green one isn't on streetview so I think it can't have been there longer than a year or so.

~S~

---------- Post added at 09:43 ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 ----------

Originally Posted by Sirius

Grey is the new colour for our cabinets but only on new install or when replacing a damaged cabinet. The cabinet in the photo is not one of the new cabinets that i have used on new build projects.

Edit

Looking at that cabinet in the photo and the lock used, i don't seem to recognise that as a type of lock used by us.

Thanks for replying Sirius but I think you may have mis-understood - I wasn't under the impression that the cab in the picture is a VM cab (it has a UKPN sticker on so I assumed it would be UKPN) but the big 5-foot tall green cabinet next to it (not shown in the picture). I thought that one was VM. I will post a photo on Friday hopefully.

~S~

---------- Post added at 09:46 ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 ----------

UK Power Networks have got back to me this morning with regards an email I sent in regards the grey cabinet. They have passed the message on to the OP&C department (?) for them to investigate the agreement of the box. They will contact me.

Fingers crossed then....

One reply but still got to sort out the green cab too!

~S~

[dave6x]

Originally Posted by Sirius

Grey is the new colour for our cabinets but only on new install or when replacing a damaged cabinet. The cabinet in the photo is not one of the new cabinets that i have used on new build projects.

In this area the new cabinets are green usually replacing the old grey Andover CableVision cabinets

[offmore]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

All VM cabs in my area are green (ex-TW area). Same for Glasgow.

and in my area the midland there is a grey one like that near me but it's to do with the power company

[robson689]

OP&C means Operational Property & Consents department.

[sugarflux]

Robson - thanks for the clarification there.

Still heard nothing back from UKPN however here is a piccy of the green cabinet that I need moved. I've searched all round for any id numbers or any clues as to who owns it but have found nothing. I've also heard nothing back from VM - I wonder whether to contact BT as well and find out if this is their cabinet?

~S~

[raging bull]

I wonder if by opening the cabinet and taking an interior photo before reclosing would identify the contents?

[DJSADERS]

to me it looks more like a bt/openreach one, is there a pit in front of it, with a lid saying CATV or BT? Or something similar?

[sugarflux]

Originally Posted by DJSADERS

to me it looks more like a bt/openreach one, is there a pit in front of it, with a lid saying CATV or BT? Or something similar?

Unfortunately not - no pit / lid or markings of any kind. However - just spoken to BT OpenReach and they said they are currently installing FTTC in the area and it's likely that it's one of theirs. They don't, however, deal with any of these types of enquiries over the phone so I need to make a complaint through the contact form on their website to have it investigated.

I'll do that now and keep you all updated as to any progress.

Once again, thanks everyone for all your help, advice, feedback. This really is an valuable resource

~S~

[qasdfdsaq]

Definitely an Openreach FTTC cabinet. Look here:



And here:



And here:



And here:



Box look familiar?

[MrIca]

There's no doubt about it.
It is as I suspected an Openreach fibre cabinet.

The grey cabinet you are talking about has nothing to do with the Openreach cabinet which has an internal power supply connected directly underground to the power network.

[sugarflux]

Cool. So it looks like I need to have two seperate cabinets moved! One from UKPN and one from BTOR.

I've contacted both anyway so I'll let you guys know what happens!

~S~