I assume then they use gas?
The whole country is in the middle of a plastic pipe replacement. I notice
they push the plastic through the iron pipes. In my case as I had no gas, I
had them cap it at the street, as they too would have wanted to fit an
external meter, saying it was safer. I can sort of see that it may not be a
good idea to have a gas meter under the main staircase of a building!
However the manner of the job sounds somewhat lacking in care and finesse
from your description. Might be worth getting in a gas expert and seeing
what they say. With the routing of pipes being a hot topic since Grenfell,
I'd imagine it might be best to do it sooner rather than later.
Brian

--
----- --
This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from...
The Sofa of Brian Gaff...

Blind user, so no pictures please
Note this Signature is meaningless.!
"ARW" wrote in message
...
My parents has a visit on the 23rd and were told that they were having a
new gas meter fitted and that it must go outside. Work started
immediately.

I'll get some photos up in a couple of days and it's a total cows **** of
a job (pipework straight across the widow frame etc)

When my parents objected [1] about the work they were told "Either we do
it or we cut you off"

I presume they have some comeback over this. I'll also try and get details
of who actually did the work.

[1] And a police warning for my 75 year old Dad for using threatening
behaviour.

--
Adam