Moving/Replacing Meters

Coveredinbees!!!!

I wanted to get my water meter moved from inside my kitchen to outside on the main stop !!!!*. I was told a survey just to see if it could be done would cost £70 but as I couldn't actually locate my stop !!!!* they would come and find it for free. It turn out I have a shared water supply anyway so it had to stay put and I had to destroy one of my brand new kitchen units to fit the thing in:mad:

* Male chicken (illegal word)

LandyAndy

ems2 wrote: »

Can't you just get a corgi gas person? Does it have to be done through your power company?

Any competent person could move one. But as it's illegal, without going through the supplier, I doubt that they would!!

gmrsupplies

TBH I really cannot see any safety issue with having it in a kitchen cupboard no matter how much it is used. If it reallty concerns you that it may get knocked or damaged why not just build a small guard out of wood or even cut one side of a box out and use the box to cover it up, the meter will still be accesible to the meterman.

torbrex

As a meter reader I am told, if asked, to quote £800 minimum to move a gas meter outside and the work must be authorised by the supplier who in turn must get permission from whoever owns the pipework/wiring.
You should also be aware that both types of meters have a limited lifespan and need to be replaced every 12-15 years so it could be worth your while checking the date on the meter to see if it is close to due date.
As to the location of the meters, I see some strange set-ups in kitchen cupboards and as previously said you just have to be carefull that the meter does not get damaged as this may be reported as suspected tampering.
Ideally you should have access to read the meter, to the fusebox and to the mains cut off for both gas and electric.

John_T_5

I'm not sure if this is relevant to a house but I live in a flat and have recently had my meter moved to the outside, due to changes in health & safety laws Transco has to move it at their expense, it may only apply to low rise flats, but if not you may in time be getting it done for free so it is worth looking in to.

[Deleted User]

How times have changed! When I did ours 25-30 years ago it worked like this:
First you ring the board and they bring you a meter cabinet to install yourself. Then you fit the cabinet, and rewire everything to a new consumer unit next to the cabinet. When you're ready you give them a ring, and for a token fee they come and disconnect the old meter from the old consumer unit, and connect the new meter to the new one. Simple!

PS If they have enough aggro keep calling to read the meter when there's nobody at home, I think you'll find that they're only too keen to move the meter outside at their own expense....