Moving a gas meter.
Discussion
It's already on an outside porch wall, but the porch is being demolished, the meter needs to be moved maybe 700mm to the main front wall. Anyone know if I will be charged? Gas supply is with EDF.
Ground will need digging out and the main incoming supply extended. I'll be arranging a new pipe into the house.
Ground will need digging out and the main incoming supply extended. I'll be arranging a new pipe into the house.
I would be (and actually was) very, very wary of anyone touching your gas meter.
As far as I can remember it's ok for a registered bloke to move the meter as long as they don't touch the main safety valve. Anything that involves moving this has to be done by the utility co or their approved contractor.
I had a chap offer to do mine for £350 (as oppose to £730). In the event he ballsed it up and my house/street exploded that would have been all my fault.
Like I said, ring your gas supplier, they will put you in touch with the right people. Cost nowt to ask.
Oh yeah and, very helpful this, the util co will move your meter but then refuse to reconnect your internal pipework. This means you have to arrange for a gas safe engineer to be there when they've finished to get you up and running again.
As far as I can remember it's ok for a registered bloke to move the meter as long as they don't touch the main safety valve. Anything that involves moving this has to be done by the utility co or their approved contractor.
I had a chap offer to do mine for £350 (as oppose to £730). In the event he ballsed it up and my house/street exploded that would have been all my fault.
Like I said, ring your gas supplier, they will put you in touch with the right people. Cost nowt to ask.
Oh yeah and, very helpful this, the util co will move your meter but then refuse to reconnect your internal pipework. This means you have to arrange for a gas safe engineer to be there when they've finished to get you up and running again.
Edited by dave_s13 on Friday 18th March 13:03
i do this for a living and have done for a long while. The gas board can somewhere in the region of 800 - 1000 for this sort of work. If you can find someone thats a suby and willing to take the risk its a 10 minute job and would be done for a good drink. Then just get a plumber round to do the copper work.
There is a risk with doing this work as mentioned above. It is deffinatley a job for professionals with the correct gno level of training and equipment. I.e knowledge, experience, gas masks and saftey equipment and clothing. If done by an amature it could have fatal consequences. Fewer and fewer sub contractors are doing these jobs on the side these days as getting caught can be game over for them, the grid see it as stealing, then £50 quid dosen't seem so appealing. Also the fittings used can be traced back to depots and engineers they are supplied to.
sheldo said:
......... If you can find someone thats a suby and willing to take the risk its a 10 minute job and would be done for a good drink. Then just get a plumber round to do the copper work.
It's not the subbie taking the risk though. He'll be long gone after the jobs sorted.The risk and liability is all down to the homeowner in reality and not worth it to save a few hundred quid.
i agree dave but the subbie will do the work and test it to the exact same standard as if he was working on and planned job via the grid, but it only takes someone in the know to see the work being carried out as a pj and thats it for his lively hood. I've seen it happen and everytime it wasn't really worth the drink.
I even know of someone that done it as a favour for his mate only for the customer to then phone up the grid to brag that he had managed to get it done cheaper and faster than quoted by them and that they were useless. He then went on to give them the name of the guy and the van reg and after 30 years loyal service he works for them no more.
I even know of someone that done it as a favour for his mate only for the customer to then phone up the grid to brag that he had managed to get it done cheaper and faster than quoted by them and that they were useless. He then went on to give them the name of the guy and the van reg and after 30 years loyal service he works for them no more.
Deva Link said:
cjs said:
Is an independent "allowed" to do this and extend the incoming pipe?
Of course not, but who will know? You can do anything you like in life, as long as you don't get caught.I've had mine shifted this week, total distance of about 6 metres, and involved them 'moleing' (their words) a new pipe in from the road.
It took 4 weeks or so from the initial survey to the actual work, although I believe they can take up to 10 weeks. At the moment, the holes haven't been backfilled, which is a bit of a pain.
Total cost: £520.00. That's all through official channels. It's more if they have to dig a trench to fit the new pipe, although you can do that yourself, or get your own builder/contractor in to do it. The last metre or so, the gas board (EON here in North Staffs) dig out themselves.
On top of that, they've had to put in a complete new pipe from the road for next door, since he was tee'd off mine, and which now isn't allowed since it's under my new extension. That cost us and next door nothing.
As far as I'm aware, £520 (inc VAT) is the 'standard' price, without any trench digging etc (other than the hole in front of the meter box, and the one in the road.
It took 4 weeks or so from the initial survey to the actual work, although I believe they can take up to 10 weeks. At the moment, the holes haven't been backfilled, which is a bit of a pain.
Total cost: £520.00. That's all through official channels. It's more if they have to dig a trench to fit the new pipe, although you can do that yourself, or get your own builder/contractor in to do it. The last metre or so, the gas board (EON here in North Staffs) dig out themselves.
On top of that, they've had to put in a complete new pipe from the road for next door, since he was tee'd off mine, and which now isn't allowed since it's under my new extension. That cost us and next door nothing.
As far as I'm aware, £520 (inc VAT) is the 'standard' price, without any trench digging etc (other than the hole in front of the meter box, and the one in the road.
Super Slo Mo said:
I've had mine shifted this week, total distance of about 6 metres, and involved them 'moleing' (their words) a new pipe in from the road.
It took 4 weeks or so from the initial survey to the actual work, although I believe they can take up to 10 weeks. At the moment, the holes haven't been backfilled, which is a bit of a pain.
Total cost: £520.00. That's all through official channels. It's more if they have to dig a trench to fit the new pipe, although you can do that yourself, or get your own builder/contractor in to do it. The last metre or so, the gas board (EON here in North Staffs - ETA, got that wrong, it's National Grid. EON are shifting the electricity meter) dig out themselves.
On top of that, they've had to put in a complete new pipe from the road for next door, since he was tee'd off mine, and which now isn't allowed since it's under my new extension. That cost us and next door nothing.
As far as I'm aware, £520 (inc VAT) is the 'standard' price, without any trench digging etc (other than the hole in front of the meter box, and the one in the road.
It took 4 weeks or so from the initial survey to the actual work, although I believe they can take up to 10 weeks. At the moment, the holes haven't been backfilled, which is a bit of a pain.
Total cost: £520.00. That's all through official channels. It's more if they have to dig a trench to fit the new pipe, although you can do that yourself, or get your own builder/contractor in to do it. The last metre or so, the gas board (EON here in North Staffs - ETA, got that wrong, it's National Grid. EON are shifting the electricity meter) dig out themselves.
On top of that, they've had to put in a complete new pipe from the road for next door, since he was tee'd off mine, and which now isn't allowed since it's under my new extension. That cost us and next door nothing.
As far as I'm aware, £520 (inc VAT) is the 'standard' price, without any trench digging etc (other than the hole in front of the meter box, and the one in the road.
I've done a couple of new installations on renovations. After alot of phone calls to understand it all I use BGas/SGN to do all the work, its a bit more money up front but they offer a rebate afterwards. Its around £800 to supply a gas pipe for the average terrace house and £400 rebate.
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