Meter cupboard key

Pingu1

I've gor a meter cupboard in the block of flats where I live, and someone has locked it. What key do I need to open it? I like to take meter readings twice a month, so need access.

Mark_d

You need a copy of the key to the cupboard door!  We have a similar set-up in the flats where I live.  Maybe the management company, to who you pay service charges, would be able to provide you with a copy of the key.  Alternatively you could borrow the key from a neighbour and make a copy yourself.

Grenage

As far as I am aware, those keys are all the same.  You can pick them up for a couple of quid at a DIY shed or online.

marcia_

Grenage said:

As far as I am aware, those keys are all the same.  You can pick them up for a couple of quid at a DIY shed or online.

 I thought that https://www.amazon.co.uk/fiXte-Universal-Security-Windows-Length/dp/B09RG63NV1/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FKHO923AB56U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZSphOgW0vqw__BfvrvCjqkRqAKa6yftdaSkT1yiQ5L9w-8gWCA3zHTNRCY5Kd9U1NQp4uNOVAtaGl4qCB25BB-Q4hUhqKFbQjvw3nLN8QEE8WEddZLEpktxEmuFJirzsDtGsO7_niPpNpovgsM92vZ4RrpMWOTbLjvnnJ_Tx6qkewBfFOPN1l8-KmrdvLmpMofxUBXRgu5vX61R8shCJpdc5pWlZGZPQM1KEECrnAJTDy0lhZU8FVXfTGufAcSFQ2KyfNpDTWufOvN0MS7leZOrmA-0I7j3Fi5EiAJkw5H0.D2TOPSXgTCYToVHEqe4LzJcwsC2-y6avoCrdIDNOj88&dib_tag=se&keywords=Door+key&qid=1728538694&sprefix=door+key+%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-5

ThisIsWeird

Could you take a straight-on pic, please, Pingu, lit to show the shape of the inside part?

jefaz07

Pingu1 said:

I've gor a meter cupboard in the block of flats where I live, and someone has locked it. What key do I need to open it? I like to take meter readings twice a month, so need access.

If your gas meter is behind there it’s classed as At Risk if you have no access to the primary ECV

FreeBear

Grenage said:

As far as I am aware, those keys are all the same.  You can pick them up for a couple of quid at a DIY shed or online.

Or jamb a screwdriver in the hole.

35har1old

Pingu1 said:

I've gor a meter cupboard in the block of flats where I live, and someone has locked it. What key do I need to open it? I like to take meter readings twice a month, so need access.

Looks like a security bolt

nofoollikeold

Could you ask a neighbour to lend you a key and:
1. Open the door
2. Photograph the key to get the right one.

Looks to me as if it could be a security bolt key or a tapered square key.  

EssexExile

35har1old said:

Pingu1 said:

I've gor a meter cupboard in the block of flats where I live, and someone has locked it. What key do I need to open it? I like to take meter readings twice a month, so need access.

Looks like a security bolt

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yale-Locks-PM444WE-Door-Security/dp/B000TAW6HQ?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&th=1

DullGreyGuy

Would need a straighter on shot so you can see down the barrel but would expect it to be a security bolt/deadlock and so the key linked to above by EssexExile would be the one but there are probably cheaper non-Yale versions available.