No Gas Meter

bagand96

As someone else suggested, I'd be interested to find out what is behind that panel where the meter box should be - could well be a gas supply and meter - could just be a bodge job if you say the builder wasn't great.

OP, are you saying that you don't know/have never known where your gas isolation valve is?  That's a bit of a problem.... what if you have a leak or other emergency and want it shutting off?  Surely having an isolation valve would be in building regs or something similar?

Also agree in getting whoever services your boiler round to see if they can trace the supply and locate the mysterious meter and isolation valve.

JulesSheah

We are due a boiler service and will get them to look into it.  It is not in the garage as my garage is a separate building about 10 meters from the house.  My friend with the same house as me is paying about a third of what I do for my gas, but he is with BG and I am with Eon.  I have raised it with Eon as at the end of last week but have yet to hear back from them.  In terms of forcing the plate off where the gas meter should be afraid DIY stands for destroy it yourself in my case.  Luckily never had casue to find the shut off valve.

brewerdave

bagand96 said:

As someone else suggested, I'd be interested to find out what is behind that panel where the meter box should be - could well be a gas supply and meter - could just be a bodge job if you say the builder wasn't great.

OP, are you saying that you don't know/have never known where your gas isolation valve is?  That's a bit of a problem.... what if you have a leak or other emergency and want it shutting off?  Surely having an isolation valve would be in building regs or something similar?

Also agree in getting whoever services your boiler round to see if they can trace the supply and locate the mysterious meter and isolation valve.

Whenever I have the boiler serviced , they always check for leaks ,which involves connecting a manometer to the outlet pipework from the meter with the boiler and cooker off and the isolation valve shut. They are allowed a very small pressure drop. 

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JulesSheah said:

 My friend with the same house as me is paying about a third of what I do for my gas, but he is with BG and I am with Eon.

Hi,

aye, but, you've been paying estimated bills, EON will need an actual reading to sort things out.

Robin9

Until you get an accurate meter reading any comparison with your neighbour is pointless - then you can start to compare apples with apples.  

I do hope you get a pleasant surprise when all this is resolved  but the opposite may be the case.

I suspect that rendered board is secured by a screw at each corner - the builder probably broke the door.

tim_p

 Can you open the meter box that is there and post a picture of what’s in it?

Robin9

tim_p said:

 Can you open the meter box that is there and post a picture of what’s in it?

Anyone taking bets?

Chino

Robin9 said:

Anyone taking bets?

Based on these posts from the OP, I wouldn't have thought so:

JulesSheah said:

Top one is where my gas should be, bottom one is my electricity one.

JulesSheah said:

sorry posted other way round, bottom is gas

Robin9

OP have you been able to open the box ?

I wonder if he has found the gas meter but is now looking for the electric ? 

Sea_Shell

@JulesSheah

How are the investigation works going...have you found it yet?