Can anyone give me any advice and possible costs of moving a gas meter approx 2 metres and reconnecting the supply.
Does it need transco to move the meter ?
Can you tell me what you have been charged for similar work.

thanks for any help
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well i had a gas cooker connected an had to have connection fitted an some pipe work an that cost me £110 last week

it needs some one who is corgi registered
do u own ya home or renting

i own the house and need meter moving before building work done

General (http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/domestic/ee/alterations.htm) - See the list of documents on the right hand side under "Alterations Pack".

Prices (http://www.nationalgrid.com/NR/rdonlyres/3294E0D1-8D2B-41BC-91F0-C3816F2480DF/6815/AltPrices0406EE.pdf)

I think that your first point of contact should be your supplier. They 'own' the meter.

We wanted ours moving from practically the middle of the front room to the outside wall (about 1/2 a meter) it was going to cost us £400, so we didn't bother.

You do have to have someone corgi registered though.

I started down this route of moving a gas meter from the inside front wall of my house to a cupboard 2 metres away through Transco. Nightmare paperwork process and ridiculously expensive - I gave up in the end.

to be honest I think the job as to be done by transco they are responsible for supply to the meter after the meter corgi trained only

all you need is an anglegrinder, welding equipment and a sledgehammer. if it wont budge, tie a rope round it and attach to bumper of car.

if its dark, dont use a naked flame though. that would be stupid.

edit: woo. great 1000th post.

all you need is an anglegrinder, welding equipment and a sledgehammer. if it wont budge, tie a rope round it and attach to bumper of car.

if its dark, dont use a naked flame though. that would be stupid.

edit: woo. great 1000th post.

If the other 999 are as helpful as that one you have wasted your time posting them

General (http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Connections/domestic/ee/alterations.htm) - See the list of documents on the right hand side under "Alterations Pack".

Prices (http://www.nationalgrid.com/NR/rdonlyres/3294E0D1-8D2B-41BC-91F0-C3816F2480DF/6815/AltPrices0406EE.pdf)

I think that your first point of contact should be your supplier. They 'own' the meter.

This IS the correct advice, Transco will do the actual work.

i can confirm that the suppplier of ya gas will not move it ya

i can confirm that the suppplier of ya gas will not move it ya


It will be Transco who do that work. :thumbsup:

they wont but transco will they are the contractors to the suppliers
beat me to it

they wont but transco will they are the contractors to the suppliers
beat me to it
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an charge top prices look in yellow pages for a corgi registered person give thm a ring

an charge top prices look in yellow pages for a corgi registered person give thm a ring

They are NOT allowed to touch the pipework up to and including the meter, only after the meter.

an charge top prices look in yellow pages for a corgi registered person give thm a ring

before you move the meter permission has to be obtained from transco and I am sure corgi are not allowed to interfere with the supply into the house only from the outlet side of the meter

just a quick note to say that ANY work to do with gas or gas supplies must be done done by a CORGI registered contractor, this is the law otherwise you would be commiting a criminal offence which is imprisonable so be very careful please.

2 metres is the maximum that the meter can be away from the ecv(emergency control valve, i will double check that info), i would be interested in having a look if you want. obviously i will have to follow regulations carefully. also is the meter on a flixible pipe(from the ecv) if not it will be easier to get sorted. if it is 'hard piped eg copper or lead then it shouldn't be a problem.

hth

to the two posts above paul6361, corgi installers are allowed to move meters but must have been qualified, MET1 ON THIER CORGI ID REVERSE SIDE, transco own up to the outlet of the meter but will allow corgi reg to move meter if correctly done and qualified. most of the time transco only cap supplies at the ecv, i.e if a customer refuses to allow corgi to cap off a dangerous(ID) appliance

Info (http://www.nationalgrid.com/NR/rdonlyres/BC5C2B34-AA26-4E4B-93AC-5D631E4C7C7F/6814/G2141NG_V8_10_05.pdf)

Can anyone give me any advice and possible costs of moving a gas meter approx 2 metres and reconnecting the supply.
Does it need transco to move the meter ?
Can you tell me what you have been charged for similar work.

thanks for any help


A few years ago I wanted my gas meter moving from an internal wall in the old coalhouse to an external wall in the coalhouse, so I could knock down the internal wall and extend the kitchen.

Transco quoted me over £400 so I didn't bother.

I asked a gas fitter friend to look at it. We dug down to the supply pipe and it was metal. Had it been that new yellow rubber pipe, he could have nipped the pipe with a special tool to stop the gas flow and the job would have been dead easy.

With the old metal pipes, a supply valve has to be turned off and several neighbours are affected. They all have to be informed, before and after, in case they have any pilot lights that need re-lighting etc.

Within a year, Transco were replacing all the outside pipework for the whole estate anyway. I was quick to shift the meter myself, once the gas was off, and their fitter connected up to the newly positioned meter without even batting an eyelid.

[QUOTE=PIEMUNCHER;1856571]Can anyone give me any advice and possible costs of moving a gas meter approx 2 metres and reconnecting the supply.
Does it need transco to move the meter ?
Can you tell me what you have been charged for similar work.

thanks for any help
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Corgi is now Gas Safe.

i had mine moved when i knocked the kitchen in to old pantry , transco had to move my meter and it cost me £500. pound yes that is correct £500 pound what a rip off and i had to buy my own outside box for the meter which cost £50 that was 4 years ago so it might cost more now

Lots of money I wanted 3 meters moving, so it was 3 x £400 odd quid a few years back
All 3 meters were right next to each other!
Strangly decided not to bother

Cost me about £350 for transco to come out and move my gas meter less than a meter and that was 2 years ago. Robbin' sods...lol.

Strange how years ago the electric and gas meters were put in strange places in peoples homes ie in kitchens on a little shelf also leccy .Could have easily been sited outside even years ago.