On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 19:29:47 +0000, Jon W wrote:


"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:16:36 +0000, Jon W wrote:

I'm thinking of moving my gas meter from inside to outdoors in one of
those
plastic white boxes. Obviously the work would be done by Transco, and
from
Googling there seems to be an 8 week wait, and a £250 charge.

Anyway, the meter would be located in the same place, but on the
outside,
rather than than the inside. Are there any reasons not to get this done.
The
only reason we're considering it, is to free up some space in the
kitchen.


In addition to the £250 you may well find that you are also responsible
for extending the installation pipe from inside the house to the new box
outside. This may be a diy task within your capabilities or you may be
looking at £100? for a fitter to do this for you.


Cheers Ed, but if anything, moving the box will mean shoptening the length
of the installation pipe.

However you work it. Transco will not rework _your_ pipe to fit the new
meter. They will simply leave the new meter tested (for gas tightness) and
capped off. If the installation pipe is shorter that makes for a simpler
job but the cost is mostly getting there and getting started IYSWIM.


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Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
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