Can I stop my gas supply.

Mister_G

Carrot007 said:

sav0 said:

When I had my heatpump fitted I had nothing that used gas so I had the meter removed by EDF for £80 to save me paying the service charge for something I don't use, I had to keep chasing them up for over 6 months for them to actually do it.

Of course should you want gas again and it has been over a year it will be the new connection £2000 job. People need to realise this too.

Isn't it £200 connection?

ManMadeWays

Not something I'd want to pay for each year in my region 

This estimate is for: 

• A standard disconnection from our gas network
• At your property in the south of England within the M25
• The gas service pipe is under 'road type' surface
• The domestic service pipe diameter is up to 32mm (polyethylene pipe) or 1" (metal)

Your estimate: £957 (plus VAT at the appropriate rate).

This estimate is for:

• A new connection to the gas network
• At your property in the south of England within the M25
• A standard cost connection, meaning
  your property boundary is within 23m of a relevant SGN gas main and
  the proposed meter position is no more than 20 meters from your property boundary or more than 3 metres high

Your estimate:

If you dig the necessary trenches within your property boundary - £783

If SGN dig the necessary trenches within your property boundary - £977

Plus VAT at the appropriate rate.

jrawle

I suspect there is a difference between having the supply capped and meter removed because you don't need to use it, and having the whole pipework to the property removed, which you might if the site was being redeveloped. The circa £1000 quotes are presumably for the latter.

Octopus Energy for example have an interesting page about this:

https://octopus.energy/blog/disconnecting-your-gas-supply/

If the property has a heat pump installed, it's fairly safe to remove the gas supply, as why would any future owner want to go back to gas? On the other hand, the OP should think carefully if the house is still set up primarily to use gas heating, as future purchasers may be put off by the lack of gas supply.

morhen

You are asking for huge bills if you use electric only.  Trust me, I know as my new house only had electric.  It's now had all the electric heaters ripped out and a nice new combi boiler installed.  Even if gas price doubled from thje April price, it is still far, far cheaper to heat the house and hot water from gas.

ManMadeWays

jrawle said:

I suspect there is a difference between having the supply capped and meter removed because you don't need to use it, and having the whole pipework to the property removed, which you might if the site was being redeveloped. The circa £1000 quotes are presumably for the latter.

Octopus Energy for example have an interesting page about this:

https://octopus.energy/blog/disconnecting-your-gas-supply/

If the property has a heat pump installed, it's fairly safe to remove the gas supply, as why would any future owner want to go back to gas? On the other hand, the OP should think carefully if the house is still set up primarily to use gas heating, as future purchasers may be put off by the lack of gas supply.

Under GSMR you will have to pay to have your service pipe cut off at the mains after a year (I think) , for safety reasons.

Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 - GSMR

The Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 (GSMR) apply to the conveyance of natural gas (methane) through pipes to domestic and other consumers and cover four main areas:

1. The safe management of gas flow through a network, particularly those parts supplying domestic consumers, and a duty to minimise the risk of a gas supply emergency.
2. Arrangements for dealing with supply emergencies.
3. Arrangements for dealing with reported gas escapes and gas incidents.
4. Gas composition.