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Gas meter in the bedroom

Guest18
Guest18 Posts: 1 Newbie
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Hello everyone, yesterday I rented a room that has a gas meter in it. At first I wasn't really concerned about it, but this morning I think I'm smelling gas and I am freaking out. I've been reading the regulations about gas meters for the whole morning and I fund out that landlords are not allowed to rent a room with a gas meter in it, if the gross heat input is more than 14 kilowatt.
The gas meter in the room shows 7899,901 m3 but I don't know how that translates in kilowatt. Is there any of you who can help me?
Also, due to the presence of the gas meter, do you think I can move out of the house even though it's a 6 months contract?
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  • Robin9
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    Guest18 wrote: »
    .........................................t. I've been reading the regulations about gas meters for the whole morning and I fund out that landlords are not allowed to rent a room with a gas meter in it, if the gross heat input is more than 14 kilowatt.

    The gas meter in the room shows 7899,901 m3 but I don't know how that translates in kilowatt. .....................

    Could you quote the regulations you have found please.

    I don't understand the comment about 14 kw - a gas meter doesn't have a heat input , rather it supplies an installation eg boiler, gas fire, gas cooker which have output ratings eg a boiler may be 28kw.

    The 7899.901 m3 is a running total of the gas supplied to the premises and is the meter reading you give to the supplier every month (you do don't you ?) in the form of 07899 (adding a leading zero and ignoring the numbers after the decimal point)
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • davidmcn
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    Guest18 wrote: »
    this morning I think I'm smelling gas
    If you can actually smell gas then follow the advice here.
    I've been reading the regulations about gas meters for the whole morning
    Ok, it doesn't sound like you think the leak is too urgent then...
    I found out that landlords are not allowed to rent a room with a gas meter in it, if the gross heat input is more than 14 kilowatt.
    Can you direct us towards this regulation? I'm not aware of any prohibiting meters or appliances in bedrooms. Obviously there's no "safe" place in the house to have a gas leak, and gas meters are no more intrinsically leaky than the rest of the installation.
    Also, due to the presence of the gas meter, do you think I can move out of the house even though it's a 6 months contract?
    No.
  • cattie
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    I've never heard of a regulation that forbids gas meters in bedrooms. There are thousands of bedrooms in the UK with a gas boiler in a bedroom & though it's the last place I'd choose to install one, there are no regulations about siting one there.

    If you really honestly believe you can smell gas in your room, either alert your landlord to it staight away or call the gas emergency number yourself.
    The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.

    I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.
  • Mutton_Geoff
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4175877/what-is-law-on-position-of-gas-meter
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  • G_M
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    cattie wrote: »
    I've never heard of a regulation that forbids gas meters in bedrooms. There are thousands of bedrooms in the UK with a gas boiler in a bedroom & though it's the last place I'd choose to install one, there are no regulations about siting one there.

    If you really honestly believe you can smell gas in your room, either alert your landlord to it staight away or call the gas emergency number yourself.
    OP is talking about the meter, not the boiler.



    Though I agree there are thousands of bothin bedrooms.


    If you can smell gas, CALL THE EMERGENCY NUMBER rather than googling the internet or posting on a forum manned by amateurs.......
  • tacpot12
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    You might consider getting one of these:

    https://www.connevans.co.uk/product/4833563/MX350134/Gas-Detector-alarm-for-natural-or-LPG-gas
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Robin9
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    tacpot12 wrote: »
    You might consider getting one of these:

    https://www.connevans.co.uk/product/4833563/MX350134/Gas-Detector-alarm-for-natural-or-LPG-gas


    As he's in rented shouldn't the LL already have installed one ?
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  • davidmcn
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    Robin9 wrote: »
    As he's in rented shouldn't the LL already have installed one ?
    No - this appears to be a methane detector (i.e. for gas leaks), rather than carbon monoxide (produced by faulty appliances). Only the latter is mandatory (and then only in rooms which actually have appliances).
  • molerat
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    Robin9 wrote: »
    As he's in rented shouldn't the LL already have installed one ?
    There is no requirement to fit a gas detector.
  • G_M
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    No - this appears to be a methane detector (i.e. for gas leaks), rather than carbon monoxide (produced by faulty appliances). Only the latter is mandatory (and then only in rooms which actually have solid fuel appliances).
    no requirement for CO alarm for gas appliances - though it is sensible to have one.
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