Gas meter has blown up - HELP!

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TabbyL
TabbyL Posts: 1 Newbie
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I came home this evening to discover my gas meter has literally blown up.

I blame my supplier, [insert name of supplier you wish to defame here], as I alerted them previosuly as I thought the meter was faulty, but they ignored my complaint. I wish I had ignored them rather than switch to them last year. They are awful and should be avoided at all costs.

Anyway, back to my immediate problem of my gas meter....

I suffer from mental health problems, and have a 6 month old baby to look after.

Has anyone else found themselves in the same situation, and if so, what did you do to resolve the situation?
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  • alypen
    alypen Posts: 32 Forumite
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    That's awful!


    First things first - have you got any gas leak, in which case you need to ring British Gas or whatever they're called on 0800 111 999 urgently. In fact, I think I'd do that anyway, because I would imagine you need an urgent safety check on everything. Is your home safe? I can't really visualise what's happened here.
  • D_M_E
    D_M_E Posts: 3,008 Forumite
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    As above you MUST IMMEDIATELY CALL THE GAS EMERGENCY NUMBER particularly if the meter is sited inside your property.

    When you say blown up do you mean as in an explosion?

    Is what's left safe or is gas escaping?

    Is it safe for you to turn the lever on the gas pipe just before it reaches the meter to shut off the supply?
  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,235 Forumite
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    Is this a wind-up?
  • Hasbeen
    Hasbeen Posts: 4,404 Forumite
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    buglawton wrote: »
    Is this a wind-up?

    More than likely but OP could be over exaggerating?

    If it had really blown up, lucky there is no other damage to house and no gas leak,

    And everyone these days has mental health issues its the new in thing.:(
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    The last gas meter I saw which was wrecked when a big gas leak blew up the whole house and half of next doors.. It was so damaged that BG Revenue Protection could not attribute tampering with the meter as a cause..That was in Dundas Rd, Sheffield in 2014. This is a wind up of course.
  • Hasbeen
    Hasbeen Posts: 4,404 Forumite
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    TabbyL wrote: »
    Anyway, back to my immediate problem of my gas meter....

    I suffer from mental health problems, and have a 6 month old baby to look after.

    Has anyone else found themselves in the same situation, and if so, what did you do to resolve the situation?

    Anyone in the same situation?;)

    If So

    Please if your gas meter blows up do not waste time joining and then posting on money savings sites.

    A better idea would be contacting emergency gas repairs and emergency services, such as the fire service.
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • binao
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    edited 26 April 2019 at 12:47PM
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    Is this a wind-up?

    If not, I do hope you and your baby are ok.
  • Hasbeen
    Hasbeen Posts: 4,404 Forumite
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    binao wrote: »
    Is this a wind-up?

    If not, I do hope you and your baby are ok.

    The baby's fine. Its the kittens I'm worried about:rotfl:
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • unforeseen
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    Kittens are OK. The nuns had them in a basket
  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 12,136 Forumite
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    TabbyL wrote: »
    ...............

    I blame my supplier, [insert name of supplier you wish to defame here], as I alerted them previously as I thought the meter was faulty, but they ignored my complaint. ..............


    This reads like a template letter - please fill in the blanks as necessary.
    Never pay on an estimated bill
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