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Gas meter in the bedroom

Guest18 · 2019-09-14 10:21:29

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…

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nick74 Posts: 829 Forumite

15 September 2019 at 12:19PM

The significance of 14 kW is very likely referring to the regulation which prohibits non-room sealed gas appliances of 14 kW or greater being installed in sleeping areas. This does not apply here however as a gas meter is not a gas appliance, room sealed or otherwise.

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