I am getting a new kitchen fitted and needed British Gas to raise the meter about 8 inches off the floor so we do not have to hack a unit to bits.

First appointment my partner was in and they said they could move it to any of the walls in the utility room but could not raise it 8 inches on the wall its currently on which is unobstructed.

Rearranged appointment which they didn’t keep but they allegedly rang an incorrect number at 1701 to say they couldn’t make it that day. Well by that time I knew they were not coming.

Rearranged for today and some youth turns up saying it has to be a continuous length of pipe therefore they would need to dig the floor up and he couldn’t do it. Maybe someone older could do it he said and got off.

Now there is at least 15 inches of pipe sticking out the floor and a second pipe going to the ceiling. The other pipe goes to the fire at about 10 metres away so will not be a continuous pipe anyway.

F£$^ING USELESS

Rant over.

get a Gassafe chappie out he can work on gas .

The flexihose does not have enough length on it to move it and that’s why its a BG job.

That’s the consequence of allowing them a monopoly on this type of work

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/scotland/consumer_s/consumer_energy_and_water_supply_e/consumer_energy_supply_e/consumer_energy_and_your_home_e/consumer_energy_work_e/moving_your_gas_or_electricity_meter_or_changing_your_connection.htm

Fix and Fall job on the meter….. ?

Its a good deal apparently… a complete fix and when did the price ever ever ever ever fall…

Hi
I may be able to help ,where abouts are you ?

Snap I am just between Liverpool and Warrington, you got a really long flexihose!

Are you sure it’s British Gas who is moving the meter?

Yes surly its national grid or someone like that and not lovely, lovely BG you should be slaggin off 😀

At this point, I’d think about altering the kitchen unit…

Yep within 1 meter its free. Everything from the safety handle is BG not National Grid.

We only want to raise the meter off the floor so we do not have to rip the arse out of the cabinet, that’s lift it up 8 inches above the unit base height not redesign the wheel.

Hi
Sorry to far for me to pop round and take a look , West Mids
Is it just the meter raising you need done , and not the pipe to the stop cock from outside
If so the pipe between the stop cock and meter (usually a flexi hose) can be raised by doing the pipe work in copper this will allow you to raise the meter of the floor
Hope this helps if not send pics to email address and ill take a look ,

….Maybe someone older could do it he said

What ??

He wasn’t old enough to do what was needed ?

@nealglover thats exactly what he said.

Simple from what I know. Lengthen the flexi, bit of new pipe, not a big job or am I missing something?

@nealglover thats exactly what he said.

That’s bizarre.

Surely he is either qualified, or he isn’t ?
How does age come into it.

nealglover, I am at a loss to answer that. Even if he wasn’t fully qualified to do the job you would not say that to a customer. Now I need to wait for someone over 40 I guess.

I’m over 40 (by 3 days) but I’m no longer Gas Safe registered as I’ve swapped jobs 🙁

(I wouldn’t want that dude off Rogue Traders chasing me down the road on his motorbike 🙂

Hi
Simple enough correct , be careful not to stretch to flexy hose to much
From the pic it looks like you have quite a bit of spare hose there anyway
Remember this ..soap test everything afterwards just case you’ve disturbed anything
(water and washing up liquid mixed in an old muc off bottle will do)
Visit BES web site for any fittings (page 32 has the flexy hoses)
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Snap thanks for the earlier offer and the advice, but BG are meant to do this for free but they don’t seem able to?

Don’t want to stress the flexi but may have to do it myself in the end.

cough.. the flexy DOES NOT belong to the house owner.. it is the property of and the responsibility of the gas supplier.
DO NOT touch it unless you are qualified to do so.. washing up liquid diluted in a muc off bottle is frankly suicide..

snap, is your house wired up with bell wire and plumbed in with garden hose 😯
assumptions based on the shocking advise you give…

Appreciate the comments. I don’t intend to mess with the gas but BG are sadly hopeless. My plumbing skills would be a little stretched, water I can handle explosive gas, um I need a roof over my families head.