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Gas meter location
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In which case i stand corrected. I remember, though vaguely, a boiler which needed to be moved when a LL was converting a 2nd sitting room into a bedroom - suppose this could have been for convenience though.
There is a regulation about gas appliances in bedrooms.
"Since 31 October 1998, any room converted to use as sleeping accommodation should not contain the following types of gas appliances:- A gas fire, gas space heater or a gas water heater (including a gas boiler) over 14 kilowatts gross input unless it is room sealed.
- A gas fire, gas space heater, or a gas water heater (including a gas boiler) of 14 kilowatts gross input or less or any instantaneous water heater unless it is room sealed or has an atmosphere-sensing device."
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There is a regulation about gas appliances in bedrooms.
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Doesn't seem to include meters though.
Well, meters don't tend to create carbon monoxide, so can't see why they'd be a problem.
If the potential concern were to be gas leaks, that would apply to any room inside the property.0 -
My gas meter was moved into my garage by UK power network when they were doing work out side as I had a gas leak under the house so being in the garage is no problem.0
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Hello,
Thank you very much to all of you for your replies!
Yesterday I called the Gas Safety Advice helpline and they said it's OK to have a gas meter in a bedroom.
Have a good weekend!0 -
I don't think the issue is so much with the meter as the pipe leading to it.
If the pipe that is now 'inside' is plastic it will need to be moved (although all this should have been cleared when the extension was built).
It's a bit of a gamble as National Grid may choose to move the meter at your cost if they establish that it is dangerous, but they are probably the only people who can tell you it is safe.
It is to do with the pipe - my meter had to be moved from inside a porch because the pipe was plastic and a porch is considered to be living space.
National Grid paid for it all though, including making good my driveway.0
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