Meter in house, Value out of house ?

[Jack P]

Hi
I have my gas meter in the house and shut off vale ECV out side were the meter was before, not very convenient but is this correct reg's wise ? (This work was done yesterday by gas provider)

I also have a small leak by the boiler and gas supply has been caped off in ECV value.

If anyone wants a job I'm in Northampton NN3

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I wouldn’t be happy with that

The normal way they do it is leave the reg inside the meter box (externally) and adjust the pipework and move the meter internally with a new lever valve

Also if the leak was present at the time he shouldn’t of started working (his work ) until the leak was sorted customer side

 

[snowhead]

Is that because it's a Smart meter and it won't fit in the Box?
(I used to do commercial so I'm used to slightly larger meters, in slightly larger boxes. )
And there's a shortage of pipe clips.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Is that because it's a Smart meter and it won't fit in the Box?
(I used to do commercial so I'm used to slightly larger meters, in slightly larger boxes. )

I wouldn’t say so looks like a standard red and black button meter

Prob down to a few being stolen

 

[garygvl]

wish people would proof read before posting. spellcheck can really change meaning of post

 

[Stu-B]

Surely there should be an AECV next to the meter? That’s awful

 

[Jack P]

Thanks for all your reply's sorry about the awful spelling
I was hoping there might be a reg's book to keep too like for electric's BS 7671
That may state wether it's correct or not

Also no one fancy fixing it ?
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Thanks for all your reply's sorry about the awful spelling
I was hoping there might be a reg's book to keep too like for electric's BS 7671
That may state wether it's correct or not

Also no one fancy fixing it ?

Fixing the leaky boiler I mean.

 

[mallone655]

Regulations for Gas Safe Enginneers regarding meters.

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998

These Regulations re-enact, with amendments, the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1994, as amended by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use)(Amendment) Regulations 1996 and the Gas Safety (Installation and Use)(Amendment)(No 2) Regulations 1996 (“the 1994 Regulations”). The 1994...

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[Jack P]

" (2) Where a meter is installed or relocated in any premises in either case at a distance of more than 2 metres from, or out of sight of, the nearest upstream emergency control in the premises, no person shall supply or provide gas for the first time through that meter unless he ensures that a suitably worded notice in permanent form is prominently displayed on or near the meter indicating the position of that control "

I'll put a "suitably worded notice in permanent form" by the meter then

I assumed you would have to have a shut off valve next to the metre,
Call me crazy but not having this makes it inconvenient for a single person to get the correct pressure for a test.

 

[Brambles]

I would contact Cadent, express your concerns and ask for the meter installation to be inspected. You need to do that only after you have had the downstream leak rectified.

With respect to the Regulations, if the Gas Safe Registered engineer who rectifies the downstream leak is unhappy with the meter installation and location of the ECV he/she will report the specific issues to you as At Risk.

From the photographs you have posted:

As a minimum, the correct labelling (Emergency Contact and location of ECV) on the meter installation does not appear to be present.

The on/off label at the ECV is not apparent from the photograph.

Equipotential bonding is also not shown in the photographs. (Albeit this is important, but not to my knowledge, not an At Risk non compliance)

Do you know why the meter was moved from the external housing into the premises? In my experience ( North London to Oxford), the suppliers will not ( well rarely) fit new meter installations inside the property. They (new meter installations) are also very rarely fitted without an anaconda (spelling?) connection to the upstream to the regulator.

Irrespective of my observations above, I think that the installation is dreadful, but, following minor amendments, probably within the Gas Safe Regulations. Others may be able to see other non compliance(s) that I have not picked up.

As intimated by an earlier poster - Cadent will be more interested in why the meter was relocated when there was a downstream gas leak. If the correct procedure had been followed ( let by and tightness test before commencing Work on the installation) the leak would have been identified before the relocation work commenced. The installation would then have been capped off with no further work being undertaken.

 

[garygvl]

Thanks for all your reply's sorry about the awful spelling
I was hoping there might be a reg's book to keep too like for electric's BS 7671
That may state wether it's correct or not

Also no one fancy fixing it ?
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Fixing the leaky boiler I mean.

water or gas leak...........