Hi folks.... yes i know...and i apologise up front... should be corgi guy.. but they are asking a fortune to move the meter 3 foot!

basically.. we are having a bog fitted under the stairs...need to move the meters...ive already moved the electric meter...but... cant get the bloody nut undone on the gas meter... see pic... the one on the left as you look at it is fine..the one on the right is a ballache!

firstly...im assuming its a normal thread and not oposite? ie.. anti clockwise??

also.. which would be the best to undo first... as im folded up in half under the stairs using 3 hands ...

the pipework on mine is slightly diff to pic... on the right i have nut underneath bracket..as pic... then above bracket..2 nuts...and metal flexi gas pipe...

will take pic if needed

any help appreciated..

In article ,
thevilla1 wrote:

Hi folks.... yes i know...and i apologise up front... should be corgi
guy.. but they are asking a fortune to move the meter 3 foot!

As I understand it, you may work the the gas supply in your own home if you
are "competent". If you don't know how to undo the nut, you are clearly
NOT competent and should not be doing the job.

BTW it's no longer CORGI, it's GasSafe nowadays.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

You are a troll AICMFP


On 30/09/12 13:51, thevilla1 wrote:
Hi folks.... yes i know...and i apologise up front... should be corgi
guy.. but they are asking a fortune to move the meter 3 foot!

basically.. we are having a bog fitted under the stairs...need to move
the meters...ive already moved the electric meter...but... cant get the
bloody nut undone on the gas meter... see pic... the one on the left as
you look at it is fine..the one on the right is a ballache!

firstly...im assuming its a normal thread and not oposite? ie.. anti
clockwise??

also.. which would be the best to undo first... as im folded up in half
under the stairs using 3 hands ...

the pipework on mine is slightly diff to pic... on the right i have nut
underneath bracket..as pic... then above bracket..2 nuts...and metal
flexi gas pipe...

will take pic if needed

any help appreciated..


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djc

djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic

"Phil L" wrote:
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic

Odd, the link leads to a clear enough picture for me.

Tim

In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter.
Could anyone clarify?





--
Bill

Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can even
read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter. Could anyone clarify?


I think a picture of his electricity meter might be interesting. ;-)

Tim

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there,
tiny and with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another
picture, use the flash, and upload it to tinypic

That's a problem at your end.
Its fine here.

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:33:55 +0100, Tim+ wrote:

Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and
there, tiny and with virtually no detail...message to the op, take
another picture, use the flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter.
Could anyone clarify?


I think a picture of his electricity meter might be interesting. ;-)

What, with the bell wire he's used to extend the incomer?

--
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http://www.mirrorservice.org

*lightning protection* - a w_tom conductor

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have a
news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.


michael adams

"michael adams" wrote in message
o.uk...

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have a
news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off*. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

* Except of course for the stop tap, immediateley before the
meter. Oops.


michael adams

....


michael adams

In article ,
michael adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

charles wrote:
In article ,
michael adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Pipe freezer. ;-)

Tim

Tim+ wrote:
How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Bill

In article
,
Tim+ wrote:
charles wrote:
In article , michael
adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt
would have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter you'd need
to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the meter, which as a DIY'er
you'd have means of readily closing it off. Which could prove
interesting, for the neighbours as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How
else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Pipe freezer. ;-)

Tim

at what temperature does natural gas go solid?

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

On 30/09/2012 17:53, charles wrote:
In article
,
wrote:
wrote:
In articleMaydnbTrzrP58_XNnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@brightvie w.co.uk, michael
wrote:

"Phil wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt
would have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of thevomit forums/vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter you'd need
to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the meter, which as a DIY'er
you'd have means of readily closing it off. Which could prove
interesting, for the neighbours as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How
else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Pipe freezer. ;-)

Tim

at what temperature does natural gas go solid?

Minus 180 (at least that is methane).

--
Rod

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:45:16 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:

How else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Some flare, this is the high pressure side of the regulator, it won't be
like setting fire to an open pipe down stream of the regulator/meter.
B-)


--
Cheers
Dave.

In article ,
charles writes:
In article ,
michael adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

and then how would you suggest moving it to the new meter location?

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

On 30/09/2012 19:05, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:45:16 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:

How else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Some flare, this is the high pressure side of the regulator, it won't be
like setting fire to an open pipe down stream of the regulator/meter.
B-)


Gas lads were here for other work when we made a hole in the yellow pipe
close to the surface. He got a piece of mud and made a temporary seal to
the hole. Pressure, what pressure?

--
Pete
Lose (rhymes with fuse) is a verb, the opposite of find. Loose (rhymes
with juice) is an adjective, the opposite of tight.

In message , Bill Wright
writes
Tim+ wrote:
How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Bill

Darwinism at its best.............
--
Bill
( A different one )

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:51:27 +0000, thevilla1
wrote:


Hi folks.... yes i know...and i apologise up front... should be corgi
guy.. but they are asking a fortune to move the meter 3 foot!

This reminds me of the engineer who was called out to service a broken
down appliance, looked at it, hit it with a hammer whereupon it
started to work perfectly again, left and then sent in a bill for
£100.

£100, screamed the disgruntled customer. I'd like to see you justify
that in an itemised bill.

The itemised bill arrived the next day. It read: To hitting appliance
with hammer - £1. To knowing where to hit appliance with hammer, based
on forty years of training and experience - £99.

It seems to me that the "fortune" you are being asked to pay is the
same. It's the difference between a reliable job and the possibility
of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11671916

And if it all goes wrong, you've got someone you can sue!

Nick

In article , Andrew Gabriel
wrote:
In article , charles
writes:
In article , michael
adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt
would have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter you'd need
to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the meter, which as a DIY'er
you'd have means of readily closing it off. Which could prove
interesting, for the neighbours as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How
else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

and then how would you suggest moving it to the new meter location?

I wouldn't.

--
From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18

On 30/09/2012 20:13, Nick Odell wrote:


It seems to me that the "fortune" you are being asked to pay is the
same. It's the difference between a reliable job and the possibility
of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11671916

What makes you think in this case that the work wasn't carried out by a
Gas Safe registered technician?

It may be safer to go down the cheaper route



--
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On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:37:44 +0100, alan
wrote:

On 30/09/2012 20:13, Nick Odell wrote:


It seems to me that the "fortune" you are being asked to pay is the
same. It's the difference between a reliable job and the possibility
of this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11671916

What makes you think in this case that the work wasn't carried out by a
Gas Safe registered technician?

It may be safer to go down the cheaper route

At least if a third party is involved you can sue 'em. And, judging by
the pictures in that article, the wallpaper needed redoing anyway.

Nick

On 30/09/2012 15:09, charles wrote:
In article ,
thevilla1 wrote:

Hi folks.... yes i know...and i apologise up front... should be corgi
guy.. but they are asking a fortune to move the meter 3 foot!

As I understand it, you may work the the gas supply in your own home if you
are "competent". If you don't know how to undo the nut, you are clearly
NOT competent and should not be doing the job.

It is quite possible to know how to undo a nut and yet not be able to do it!



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Bill wrote:
In message , Bill Wright
writes
Tim+ wrote:
How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Bill

Darwinism at its best.............

TBH you are wrong.

You can flare off a gas supply.

--
Adam

On 30/09/2012 16:24, Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there,
tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture,
use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter. Could
anyone clarify?

While I doubt even a gas safe registered warm body is "allowed" to
relocate the meter, they are allowed to temporarily disconnect it and
reattach it. (sometimes easier to take the whole thing off (and cover up
its ports) prior to working on the consumers gas supply than using a
blanking disk etc)


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John.

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In message , ARW
writes
Bill wrote:
In message , Bill Wright
writes
Tim+ wrote:
How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Bill

Darwinism at its best.............

TBH you are wrong.

You can flare off a gas supply.

"basically.. we are having a bog fitted under the stairs"

It does depend on the location though.



--
Bill

On 30/09/2012 19:55, Pete Shew wrote:
On 30/09/2012 19:05, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:45:16 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:

How else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Some flare, this is the high pressure side of the regulator, it won't be
like setting fire to an open pipe down stream of the regulator/meter.
B-)


Gas lads were here for other work when we made a hole in the yellow pipe
close to the surface. He got a piece of mud and made a temporary seal to
the hole. Pressure, what pressure?

Not allot generally - although some of the big gas mains are pressurised
these days - allows them to be used for storage as well as supply.


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John.

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On 30/09/2012 19:15, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
charles writes:
In article ,
michael adams wrote:

"Phil L" wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of the vomit forums /vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

and then how would you suggest moving it to the new meter location?

Depends on how far it needs to go... the anaconda will allow a few
inches... Not sure I would fancy trying to alter the pipework before the
main stop tap though!


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John.

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In message , John
Rumm writes
On 30/09/2012 19:55, Pete Shew wrote:
On 30/09/2012 19:05, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:45:16 +0100, Bill Wright wrote:

How else could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Just put a light to the gas and flare it off.

Some flare, this is the high pressure side of the regulator, it won't be
like setting fire to an open pipe down stream of the regulator/meter.
B-)


Gas lads were here for other work when we made a hole in the yellow pipe
close to the surface. He got a piece of mud and made a temporary seal to
the hole. Pressure, what pressure?

Not allot generally - although some of the big gas mains are
pressurised these days - allows them to be used for storage as well as
supply.

Huh!

You try getting their solicitors to admit that when they are negotiating
a wayleave for a 48" main.

--
Tim Lamb

Phil L wrote:
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic



Nothing to do with me, but I have doubled his original picture in size
and posted a link.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

Tim+ wrote:
wrote:
In articleMaydnbTrzrP58_XNnZ2dnUVZ8tGdnZ2d@brightvie w.co.uk,
michael wrote:

"Phil wrote in message
...
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have a news account.

Actually diybanter would be an ideal site to troll, as most of them
wouldn't know what a troll was.

Many of thevomit forums/vomit I've read seem to have their fair
share of them.

As to the original question, presumably to move a gas meter
you'd need to disconnect the incoming supply pipe to the
meter, which as a DIY'er you'd have means of readily closing
it off. Which could prove interesting, for the neighbours
as well, even for non-smokers.

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Pipe freezer. ;-)

Tim

Can you freeze gas and seal a pipe with pipe freezer??

On 30/09/2012 21:03, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/09/2012 16:24, Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there,
tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture,
use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter. Could
anyone clarify?

While I doubt even a gas safe registered warm body is "allowed" to
relocate the meter, they are allowed to temporarily disconnect it and
reattach it. (sometimes easier to take the whole thing off (and cover up
its ports) prior to working on the consumers gas supply than using a
blanking disk etc)



We had a meter moved recently and the gas fitter pointed out an
endorsement on his Corgi ID which meant that he was authorised to carry
out meter work.

j

On 01/10/2012 07:35, djornsk wrote:
On 30/09/2012 21:03, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/09/2012 16:24, Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there,
tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture,
use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter. Could
anyone clarify?

While I doubt even a gas safe registered warm body is "allowed" to
relocate the meter, they are allowed to temporarily disconnect it and
reattach it. (sometimes easier to take the whole thing off (and cover up
its ports) prior to working on the consumers gas supply than using a
blanking disk etc)



We had a meter moved recently and the gas fitter pointed out an
endorsement on his Corgi ID which meant that he was authorised to carry
out meter work.

j

Not meaning to be pedantic as such, but are you saying Corgi as quick
shorthand? Or do you really mean Corgi? In which case, I thought that
all the authorisations were through Gas Safe now?

--
Rod

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012, "Phil L" writ:

djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there, tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture, use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


It's a clear as day here. Bright and detailed. May be a problem your
end.
--
P

John Rumm wrote:



It is quite possible to know how to undo a nut and yet not be able to do
it!

It is quite possible to know in principle how to undo a nut and yet not
be able to undo a particular one. Maybe that's where the extra knowledge
gained from experience might help.

Bill

On 01/10/2012 03:38, F Murtz wrote:

my gas supply has a shut off tap on the supply side of the meter. How
else
could a meter be changed, even by the official people?

Pipe freezer. ;-)

Tim

Can you freeze gas and seal a pipe with pipe freezer??

Well yes, in principle. But I think it was a rather good joke.

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 20:13:04 +0100, Nick Odell wrote:

It's the difference between a reliable job and the possibility of
this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11671916



I moved my boiler recently and being the worrier that I am I have to keep
testing it so that I don't fear blowing the street up.

In order for an explosion like in the link above, I presume it would be
impossible for enough gas to leak into an occupied house without an
overpowering stink.

On 01/10/2012 07:40, polygonum wrote:
On 01/10/2012 07:35, djornsk wrote:
On 30/09/2012 21:03, John Rumm wrote:
On 30/09/2012 16:24, Bill wrote:
In message , Phil L
writes
djc wrote:
You are a troll AICMFP


He's on diybanter, so it';s unlikely, any troll worth their salt would
have
a news account.

FWIW, the picture, as with all diybanter attachments, is ****e, mostly
just
a black box with a few highlights of paler shading here and there,
tiny and
with virtually no detail...message to the op, take another picture,
use the
flash, and upload it to tinypic


Shows a perfectly good picture of a gas meter to me, so good you can
even read the serial number.

I would suggest to the OP that it is the responsibility of his supplier
to work on the meter. Are domestic gas fitters allowed to work on a
meter? Let alone a DiYer that seems to be having problems with a simple
task. I imagined their responsibility only began after the meter. Could
anyone clarify?

While I doubt even a gas safe registered warm body is "allowed" to
relocate the meter, they are allowed to temporarily disconnect it and
reattach it. (sometimes easier to take the whole thing off (and cover up
its ports) prior to working on the consumers gas supply than using a
blanking disk etc)



We had a meter moved recently and the gas fitter pointed out an
endorsement on his Corgi ID which meant that he was authorised to carry
out meter work.

j

Not meaning to be pedantic as such, but are you saying Corgi as quick
shorthand? Or do you really mean Corgi? In which case, I thought that
all the authorisations were through Gas Safe now?


I'm sorry I stated corgi without thinking, it must have been gas safe
because this was less than a year ago. I believe he was there as a
subcontractor to the company which replaced and re-routed the exterior
underground pipe.

j