I know moving meters is expensive - 300+
Is that about how much it costs for them to put a new meter in? (The
meter has been removed in a property I've looked at - along with the
boiler and rads!)
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:05:52 +0000, mogga
wrote:

I know moving meters is expensive - 300+
Is that about how much it costs for them to put a new meter in? (The
meter has been removed in a property I've looked at - along with the
boiler and rads!)

I don't think it costs very much to actually have the meter put back
if you are not making any changes to the pipework. In my current
house, I had to have the meter reconnected when I moved in, by a
certificated plumber. I think he charged me £50. In this case the
meter was actually lying by the service head and was a completely new
one. You would need somebody to supply you with meter first. Nobody
actually knew that I had reconnected the meter (which was not my
intention) and I finally got in touch with a gas supplier this year
(after receiving free gas for at least 2 years!!) because I thought I
better had!
Maris

On Dec 11, 11:05*am, mogga wrote:
I know moving meters is expensive - 300+
Is that about how much it costs for them to put a new meter in? (The
meter has been removed in a property I've looked at - along with the
boiler and rads!)
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If the pipe is still connected, and hasn't been disconnected at the
main, a new meter should be free. When we've had new supplies
installed, the pipework network installs the connection, then you
connect a gas supplier to install the meter. The first part is the
chargeable bit.

A

On 11 Dec, 11:05, mogga wrote:
I know moving meters is expensive - 300+
Is that about how much it costs for them to put a new meter in? (The
meter has been removed in a property I've looked at - along with the
boiler and rads!)

If you're considering buyong this proerty, and it sounds like you are,
you should definitely establish that the meter was officially removed
by a gas co., not just chopped off and the supply capped by some
cowboy. I assume you didn't smell gas as you looked around!

Your conveyancer ought to be able to do this, and you'd end up with
the necessary references for getting it reconnected.

Andrew

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:06:42 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

On 11 Dec, 11:05, mogga wrote:
I know moving meters is expensive - 300+
Is that about how much it costs for them to put a new meter in? (The
meter has been removed in a property I've looked at - along with the
boiler and rads!)

If you're considering buyong this proerty, and it sounds like you are,
you should definitely establish that the meter was officially removed
by a gas co., not just chopped off and the supply capped by some
cowboy. I assume you didn't smell gas as you looked around!

There waas no smell of gas


Your conveyancer ought to be able to do this, and you'd end up with
the necessary references for getting it reconnected.

Andrew

Thanks for the tips - it's something I'll look into next week.

So who can remove a meter? Just transco?
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