Silly question ...perhaps

[Paulplumb]

Hi all sorry to bother you with a silly question. I have to do some work on a cold water main in a property and the gas board have plonked a brand new meter right in front of the incoming cold water stopcock. I would like to solder some fittings in the area but the gas meter is pretty darn close to the cold water stopcock and general area I would like to solder in. Obviously if I were soldering on the gas main I would remove the meter, would you isolate the gas supply and remove the meter if you were soldering water pipe work very close to a gas meter or would you just check the gas meter joints with LDF? (I have a combustible gas detector but I am unhappy with its reliability).

Thanks in advance

 

[Resolute]

Are you GSR?

Depends how close you're talking? Is there any smell if gas in the area?

 

[AWheating]

phone the gas supplier and request the meter be moved to a more sensible postion at the side of the stop tap. Blumin lazy meter fitters. The stop tap must be accessible for emergency use.

 

[REDSAW]

why dont you just whip the meter off and re-locate?

 

[tamz]

You are not allowed to relocate.
Use compression or pushfit fittings or brush up on your soldering skills. Your problem is a non problem for the average tradesman!

 

[Paulplumb]

Thanks for the input. I think I will use compression fittings as suggested.

 

[lame plumber]

thats why meters have a nice flexi pipe so you can move it around a bit to resolve issues like this that the supplier leaves us with 🙂 As mentioned it shouldnt be a problem just a bugbear that we come across

 

[REDSAW]

why cant you re locate the mains cok tamz?

 

[Resolute]

Who said the meter wasn't there first?!

as long as your ordering skills are ok you should be fine, just keep the flame away from the meter.

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

as long as its not touch tight and theres no smell of gas, it should be ok