Can a gas safe fitter remove the meter?

Hoof_Hearted

Having the gas disconnected for building work. The National Grid is doing this for a mere £822 but I have to have the meter removed first. Do I have to get the utility supplier to do this or can I use a gas safe/Corgi bloke?

jalexa

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Having the gas disconnected for building work. The National Grid is doing this for a mere £822 but I have to have the meter removed first. Do I have to get the utility supplier to do this or can I use a gas safe/Corgi bloke?

Yes, no.

Can't you get National Grid to add that to the quote. Maybe it already is.

chanz4

no gas safe cant remove, you need to request this via your supplier.

eurmalian

Yes, it is someone Gas Safe you need. Suppliers only generally remove meters if you want them permanently disconnected (or you've been a naughty, naughty person). If it's just a temporary thing for building work and you want it reconnected after that then it's a job for a Gas Safe engineer.

gas4you

Nothing wrong with a gas safe engineer removing the meter. We have to do it all the time when working on gas pipework/soldering etc for safety reasons.

The supply will have to be disked at the ECV though. You cant just remove it and leave open pipe work.

They cannot change anything to do with the incoming gas supply to the meter though, but I suspect this is what NG are quoting for.

If NG are fitting a new supply for you, then this should include the fitting and purging of the meter in its new position.

bengasman

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Having the gas disconnected for building work.

Does the work involve changing the service pipe ( street-side of the meter )?

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

The National Grid is doing this for a mere £822 but I have to have the meter removed first.

Do you mean that there is a need for the meter to be physically removed from its current location, and if so, why?

Hoof_Hearted

The meter has to be moved as where it is will be demolished. National Grid won't touch the meter. Anyway BG eventually got back to me and are removing the meter at no cost. Eventually, it will go back in an external cupboard. Thanks for all the advice.

spiro

eurmalian wrote: »

If it's just a temporary thing for building work and you want it reconnected after that then it's a job for a Gas Safe engineer.

I dont know who told you that but its illegal. Removing and refitting the meter could be construed as illegal abstraction (theft), so dont even go there. Only the appointed Meter Asset Maintainer can work on the meter.

gas4you

Anyone who holds MET1 can work on gas meters.

spiro

gas4you wrote: »

Anyone who holds MET1 can work on gas meters.

Yes but only when insuructed to do so by the gas supplier or meter asset maintainer, they cant just do it at a customers request.

lemontart

ah well sounds like bg have got their act together and going to deal with their meter accordingly. so all sorted -