On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 21:11:34 GMT, "ben" wrote:
wrote:
Transco are in the process of renewing the gas supply to the block of
flats I live in. At present, my gas meter is located in a cupboard
within the flat, supplied by a central pipe that travels through the
building. Transco have proposed to run a new pipe on the outside of
my 3 storey block, with a pipe coming into my flat through the main
bedroom with a meter here also. THe pipe will then run the length of
the bedroom to join the existing pipe in the cupboard to supply the
appliances. I am concerned about having a meter in my bedroom as my
existing cupboard/meter combo always smells strongly of gas. Are
there any regulations of safety guidance regarding the location of gas
meters?
I would appreciate any advice/guidance on this matter.
Many thanks!!
Tell Transco your obejecting to this strongly and do not wish to have it
like this.
Its your flat that is where you live and they have to abide by what you
want, not what they want as an easy route to install their piping.
Fraid not,,he can quite reasonably ask for an explanation as to the
choice of the new meter position but fact is that it is no longer
permissable to have any great length of live gas main/service within a
premise and the live service should ideally be outside the
premise(outside meterbox) or terminate as soon as possible within the
premise. To ensure that this happens,service entry tees (the bit the
main on/off valve fits on) are manufactured to specific shortest
possible sizes.
This is a common situation,,for example,flat where the service riser
went up internally in the block or an ordinary house where the service
emerged somehwere centrally in the house from under the wooden floor
or concrete raft. In all such situations,the new service entry would
be sited to the periphery of the property,i.e external wall. The only
exceptions apply to tall multistory blocks which still have internal
risers but there are special regs/provisions for this relating to
support,fireproofing ,ventilation and regular inspection
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