kibtek run out of meters

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 19:35

I have just heard that Kibtek are not buying any meters so I cannot have electric, does anyone know where I can get a second hand one.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 19:39

Has Kibtek told you that?

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 19:52

Yes , I am in england but a friend went in today to find out why my electric meter had not been installed and was told they had run out and the goverment were not buying any more, Do you know if the meters are the same ones asin England or has anyone got a second hand one? getting desperate now as out on the 13th September. any help or advise would be appreciated

scruff


Joined: 15/07/2008
Posts: 1070

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 19:57

They will not let you fit a meter not supplied by themselves. They are likely to just disconnect you & remove the meter. Ask them.

I am sure you will find that they will get some more in..........eventually. This running out of meters is a perennial problem here.

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 20:05

Kibtel advised to go to the power station to see if they had a reconditioned one do you think there is much chance of thiis

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 20:57

What is the price of a meter these days?

wynyardman



Joined: 15/12/2007
Posts: 4580

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 21:07

Don't worry.



They will find a way to get your money out of you whether it is a reliable service of not.!



wynyardman

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 21:13

I think the cost of a mater depends on what property, I paid over £1000

fosterscan


Joined: 27/02/2010
Posts: 541

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 21:19

How long have you been waiting ?

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 21:40

6 weeks so far and they promised one week Am I right in thinking that the electric is there but not the meter, or do they have to connect from the power station

fosterscan


Joined: 27/02/2010
Posts: 541

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 22:22

The electric cable should be there but they may have to connect it up to the main line, not a job that you or an electrician should be doing. Every one in cyprus will say 1 week or monday but which monday.

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
16/08/2010 22:53

We were told last September that it will be 'next month'. Still being told that!

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 08:30

where do the meters come from

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 10:49

Last year we went to Kibtec with all our relevant documents and after spending the day there we were told 'one week' after one week and still no electricity we went back to Kibtec and where told to go to the power station, (near the water fall in Girne) we went there and the engineers found our request. Our electric was up and running the next day.



Vicki

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 10:55

can you get somebody to go down to the "power station yard"in girne and chase it daily ?



or cant you get your builder to help you out ?



kav



we waited 4 months for ours when they didnt have any ,others waited a few days .

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 10:58

Kav, Did you go to the power station while waiting for your meter?

fosterscan


Joined: 27/02/2010
Posts: 541

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 14:36

Has anyone got an email address or phone number for the power station yard ?

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 14:59

Sorry to sound negative but this is the 'national' electric supplier....and they have run out of meters !!! You couldn't make it up......



Paul

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 16:24

is it right that they can put you on temporarily without a meter. I think I read that some where on the forum.

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 16:27

Yep, if you have no meter because they have run out then they will connect you on a temporary basis provided you agree to pay a set amount every month - regardless of the amount used! You and them have to agree on how much an "average" bill is then you settle on that. Know this to be true as have had it happen to people we know. Don't loose hope they are more interested in selling electricity than anything else.

Woodspeckie


Joined: 25/01/2009
Posts: 2263

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 16:48

While on the suject of electricity can someone tell me how and when you get bills, is it monthly or 3 monthly? A turkish friend wants us to mind his house while he is away, we want to pay for the electricity etc we use although he insists we don't need to, but just to give us an idea a can anyone help.

breezyboy


Joined: 14/05/2007
Posts: 1179

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 16:52

Monthly.

They leave a printed bill in your meter cupboard with the amount plus anything owing from previous readings.

I have a direct debit with Garanti bank which pays this off on the due date a few weeks after you get the bill.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 21:16

They have been using the 'no meters' excuse for years. Sometimes they just don't want to do the job. Not an unusual thing in TRNC.

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
17/08/2010 22:42

16 britvic



sorry for delay .yes i went 3 or 4 times but my very kind neighbour who lives nc went weekly and even twice weekly .



this was approx mid 07 and they had none for ages .i even thought of bringing them out as "wylex" are not far from me,then selling them to kibtek .



kav

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 00:35

Paul beleive it, we paid over 1600 pounds plus 60 pounds stamt duty to the tax office to wait a month for the one at the restaurant, we quired the price as we knew we hadnt paid that much for the meter at the braserie, answer you are not a cypriot, cheaper for you if someone signs. well we waird a month then had it fitted , guess what it was from a batch they had bought from china (who said they cant trade when they want to ) wrong phose, a further wait another month we couldnt open, take your money and laugh. We would be in Kibtek office daily the funniest was when they had no power guess what no genni, you really cant make it up. our landlord has apartments above our units he let one 7 weeks ago, still no meter even though he has paid, (He was head of the tax office), going demented. we wait again x

ginty


Joined: 11/03/2009
Posts: 228

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 12:00

where can you hire a generater and are they very noisy

CJtill


Joined: 02/05/2008
Posts: 836

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 14:06

Went to Kibtek this morning to pay my bill, and spoke to someone there who I have dealt with over the last 3 or so years, regarding similar types of problems. He confirmed that there was no meters in stock, and they had no idea when the next shipment would arrive.

Dont really help does it?

Michael

rowan


Joined: 04/09/2008
Posts: 450

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 15:12

That's OK Kib Tec have run out of Electricity to the bottom end of lapta over the last two weeks not a day has gone by without a power cut, Thats not too bad but when it goes off at two in the morning and you wake up with no revolving fan....Ugh

Geoff


Joined: 25/06/2008
Posts: 1370

Message Posted:
18/08/2010 16:15

You can buy meters from all reliable electrical shops in the south. Bring it over, and ask Kib Tec to fit it.

Simples,

Geoff

Famagusta City

e.g. electrical shop near th bank traffic lights in Paralimni, Rep of Cyprus. About 100 euros.