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  • Sea_Shell
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    What we all want to know is what is in that top box?   I don't think we've seen a picture of inside that one.  

    As for the blanked off panel....i'd be getting a big screwdriver (or other implement) out and prizing that off, as my curiosity would get the better of me.   So what if you cause a little bit of damage, that can soon be patched up....especially if they've been overestimating gas and you're due a refund!!
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  • mrochester
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    Sea_Shell said:



    What we all want to know is what is in that top box?   I don't think we've seen a picture of inside that one.  

    As for the blanked off panel....i'd be getting a big screwdriver (or other implement) out and prizing that off, as my curiosity would get the better of me.   So what if you cause a little bit of damage, that can soon be patched up....especially if they've been overestimating gas and you're due a refund!!
    OP said the top box with key is the electricity meter. 
  • Robin9
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    Elsewhere he has said the Electric is by the back door.
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  • mrochester
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    Robin9 said:
    Elsewhere he has said the Electric is by the back door.
    I believe the two boxes are on either side of the OPs back door.  That’s IIRC. 
  • JulesSheah
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    the top box is a bona fide electricity meter in full working order. As indicated previously one of my mates has same house design as me and where the flat panel is is where his gas meter is.
  • QrizB
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    I cannot open the box without breaking it, there is no triangular key hole
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    Robin9 said:
    I am  talking about the other box -   the flat  keyless one looks like what was once intended to be an electric meter box

    Your photo of 1st Feb clearly shows a white box with a triangular lock.
    Robin9 means this box:


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  • mrochester
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    QrizB said:
    I cannot open the box without breaking it, there is no triangular key hole
    and
    Robin9 said:
    I am  talking about the other box -   the flat  keyless one looks like what was once intended to be an electric meter box

    Your photo of 1st Feb clearly shows a white box with a triangular lock.
    Robin9 means this box:


    We seem to be going around in circles!  

    I believe the picture above is the electricity meter box. The other box isn’t a box, just a flat panel. 
  • Robin9
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    My MIL has a pair of Secure Liberties 100's  -  at first glance they looked identical -  until you looked closely at the cables and pipes. 

    I wonder ?

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  • QrizB
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    QrizB said:
    I cannot open the box without breaking it, there is no triangular key hole
    and
    Robin9 said:
    I am  talking about the other box -   the flat  keyless one looks like what was once intended to be an electric meter box

    Your photo of 1st Feb clearly shows a white box with a triangular lock.
    Robin9 means this box:


    We seem to be going around in circles!  

    I believe the picture above is the electricity meter box. The other box isn’t a box, just a flat panel. 
    No, we're not going around in circles.
    Robin9 - and a couple of other posters - would like a photo of the inside of that box, the one with the door and the keyhole.
    Are you able to satisfy their curiosity? At the very least they'll then stop asking!
    N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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  • mrochester
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    QrizB said:
    QrizB said:
    I cannot open the box without breaking it, there is no triangular key hole
    and
    Robin9 said:
    I am  talking about the other box -   the flat  keyless one looks like what was once intended to be an electric meter box

    Your photo of 1st Feb clearly shows a white box with a triangular lock.
    Robin9 means this box:


    We seem to be going around in circles!  

    I believe the picture above is the electricity meter box. The other box isn’t a box, just a flat panel. 
    No, we're not going around in circles.
    Robin9 - and a couple of other posters - would like a photo of the inside of that box, the one with the door and the keyhole.
    Are you able to satisfy their curiosity? At the very least they'll then stop asking!
    Why do we want a picture of an electricity meter when we are looking for a gas meter?
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