all very well using automatic readers butthis idea was dismissed due to some
fatal accidents caused by gas leaks
i read meters and today came across 7 gas leaks in 218 meters i cheaked
these leaks were not just a whiff of gas but serious leaks most home owners
dont notice the smell of gas as a small leak develops into a bigger leak and
they just get used to it
also i foung 2 meters today that were being fiddled
hence where it is a legal requirment for the meters to be checked
"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On 13 Jan 2006 01:54:42 -0800, wrote:


FFS you're like a load of sheep following each other. The *meter
reader* needs access to a *locked* cupboard. What use is a meter box
key going to be to the OP? He has the key to the cupboard!

MBQ
Indeed,also the point that the OP made about electronic meters is no
longer valid. In the dim and dinstant passed when we had a "joined
up" gas industry instead of the abortion that we have now,investment
was made into developing a system using AMR's (Automatic meter
readers). These where essentially an electronic interface which when
polled by an onboard pc (on a vehicle) would transmit the metering
data i.e one vehicle could read loads of meters remotely as it dorve
down the street without actually having to access the premises.

Unfortunately there is no longer any investment in the gas industry,
it is totally f**ked and is just another railtrack-i.e one big
accident waiting to happen,oh sorry,accidents are already
happeing,bang,there goes another one.



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