Things you've got to do to earn a crust!

[diamondgas]

Hi folks. Fleeting visit as I'm off out. Just wanted to share with you what I did to overcome a problem today!

Doing a boiler replacement in an empty Landlords property past couple of days. Mentioned to the landlord yesterday morning that there was no electric or gas on, both card meters! The Landlord rang me last night to let me know that he'd gotten the electric on and there should be a gas card in the post for today! Guess what? No gas card!!! :mad2:

That meant no hot test, no floorboards can go back, no commissioning!!! Blah! Blah! Stress!!! :frown:

Then a lightbulb flashed on in the space between my ears :lightbulb:

I drove the 20 mins home and back to the flat with my windows wide open and the addition of my own gas meter tucked under my arm. 😀 :lightbulb:😀

Heat test, commissioned and left complete !! :clap::clap:

Gas meter returned to its rightful place, had a shower and now I'm rushing off out!! Looking forward to hearing all the gas police reports below :lol:

I was actually quite pleased with getting the job done!!! Now I'm off for a curry!! Catch you all later. :waving:

 

[woodsy]

Won't get it from me - i salute your ingenuity. To be honest given me an idea for all the landlords properties for gas checks i turn up at with no gas on due to the same problem. Never get paid to go back - always end up with first visit free.

 

[Millsy 82]

I worked for a HA doing all the voids and carried a secondary meter and little generator for those jobs with no gas/electric on the meter

 

[mountainman]

I hope you fitted your meter back the correct way around....

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

I carry a metro in the van get this all the time no gas mate errrrr

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

I carry a meter in the van get this all the time no gas mate errrrr

Yes I bought the spare meter

 

[Guest123]

Great idea, well done. Hope your Gas safe just to keep our new sponsors happily married to the forum! LOL

Of course you are.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i do exactly the same Steve

 

[CES]

Ive got a spare meter just for these situations.

 

[GQuigley67]

dont have a spare one myself but have used them before when working on HA contract

 

[Masood]

Ingenious! Thanks for the tip. I'm going to get a spare meter if I can get my hands on one!

 

[diamondgas]

I hope you fitted your meter back the correct way around....

I toyed with fitting it backwards in the landlords house but couldn't even steal that little bit of gas 🙂

 

[galaxy_plumbing]

Had curry too last night 😀

 

[diamondgas]

Had curry too last night 😀

Ali Accbar's in Newcastle City Center ... I'd recommend it to any of you visiting this fair City, Or Leeds for that mater 🙂

 

[diamondgas]

Spelt that wrong, it's Ali Akbars 🙂

 

[zeebeedee]

Genius idea! Worryingly a quick eBay search brings up loads of u6 meters for sale! And loads of security seals!!!!!

 

[Mike Jackson]

BES sell them.

 

[diamondgas]

Hope your Gas safe just to keep our new sponsors happily married to the forum! LOL

Of course you are.

I very much doubt Gas Safe has a representative surfing here system3! If they do then I hope they learn a thing or two and are willing to put themselves forward to assist us when we're stuck! 😀

 

[zeebeedee]

The security seals have now been removed from eBay!

 

[diamondgas]

The security seals have now been removed from eBay!

You can still pick up a meter though yeh? 🙂