On 27/12/16 15:24, charles wrote:

This doesn't answer yur question, but I have a question. How long did the
changeover take? I don't wamt to be without gas in the winter = nor
without electricity for any length of time. I need them both for the
boiler to operate.


In my case I was without gas for nine hours.

Apparently the main tap for the gas has to be able to fall to the OFF
position and mine didn't for some reason. The fitter felt it necessary
to bring in a National Grid team to replace the tap. When they
eventually arrived they hadn't got the right part (the house is 90 years
old) and they had to send for one.

Eventually, at 9 o'clock on Friday night I was able to cook my evening
meal.

Also, it was pointed out that the electricity supply to the garage went
through the same hole in the wall that the main gas pipe went through.

After all this, when I changed energy supplier (as we're exhorted to)
they seemed to lose the ability to read the meters remotely and I'm now
back to having meter readers calling.

Unless you really, really need to change to a smart meter I wouldn't do it.

Another Dave

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