Faulty gas meter?

Paul17176 · Jan 6, 2015

Hello,

I've been reading only on here on and off for a couple of years and thought I'd finally get around to a post!!

I'm an Elecsa member now for a couple of years and built things up slowly but came across a strange one today that I've not come across before.

I fitted a new CU and the gas meter was fine before hand, dead tests all came back ok, but when I powered back up the gas meter dials were spinning at a rate of knots! Turning off the boiler stopped it but why would this only become an issue after changing the board? If there was a fault on the boiler it should show up before also surely?

There's other works going on there but no gas leak or the likes either apparent and you'd know if you were getting through that much gas.

It appears to be a faulty meter but just wondered if anyone had come across it before.

thanks

telectrix · Jan 6, 2015

you can always flog off the solar panels cheap.

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ruston · Jan 6, 2015

You are obviously concerned. Get it checked out is the safest way.

Paul17176 · Jan 6, 2015

Yes, no and the customer has a clever vacuum cleaner to tidy up the mess!

davesparks · Jan 6, 2015

Paul17176 said:
Yes, no and the customer has a clever vacuum cleaner to tidy up the mess!

Good answer! You'll get on well here with a sense of humour like that.

A I'm saying really is that it sounds like everything is doing exactly what it should. A modern condensing boiler uses a heck of a lot of has very quickly when it starts up and gets up to its temperature.
There are different sizes of gas meter and also a lot of imperial meters still around. An imperial meter reading in cubic feet will obviously spin faster than one reading in cubic meters!

Paul17176 · Jan 6, 2015

andyelectric said:
Exactly what I was thinking.

Paul, why were you checking gas meter dials pre and post working on the electrical installation?

gas meter is in the same cupboard and noise of dials spinning is very audible, didn't check pre work per se just didn't hear them going beforehand

telectrix · Jan 6, 2015

An imperial meter reading in cubic feet will obviously spin faster than one reading in cubic meters!

and if that's not confused you, BG bill you in kilowatt hours.

davesparks · Jan 6, 2015

Paul17176 said:
gas meter is in the same cupboard and noise of dials spinning is very audible, didn't check pre work per se just didn't hear them going beforehand

Most gas meters make a fair amount of noise when a high demand is made like a boiler starting up from cold.
You wouldn't have heard it before hand because there probably wasn't a demand for the boiler. After a few hours of no power the house and the hot water will have cooled down and so there will be a demand for the boiler when power is restored

ImpededLoop · Jan 6, 2015

Paul17176 said:
gas meter is in the same cupboard and noise of dials spinning is very audible, didn't check pre work per se just didn't hear them going beforehand

The boiler may not have been firing when you started, so hence little or no noise.

Paul17176 · Jan 6, 2015

Hmm, makes sense. Thanks. Very helpful and been made to feel very welcome.

Will get back here when sorted.

telectrix · Jan 6, 2015

Paul17176 said:
Yes, no and the customer has a clever vacuum cleaner to tidy up the mess!

obviously he's not fallen for the claptrap of the dyson ads then?

andyelectric · Jan 6, 2015

Just to satisfy yourself check dials are spinning with boiler fired up, and stopped (or v slow with pilot) when boiler is not firing.

Paul17176 · Jan 6, 2015

SEXIST!!!

She is a little OCD about almost everything, tidying almost as the dust drops, I'm trying to bring it out of her by making lots of mess though.

telectrix · Jan 6, 2015

have a dump on her bedroom shagpile. that'll keep her out your way for a bit.

Silly Sausage · Jan 6, 2015

davesparks said:
Most gas meters make a fair amount of noise when a high demand is made like a boiler starting up from cold.

Mine frigging doesn't!!!

It silently sits there racking up a huge bill, the Bästard.

PEG · Jan 6, 2015

...I've swopped the gas meter for a bubble trap,off the top of a demi-john,and the electric for a lava-lamp....if they want to check,they can get a court access order with power of arrest...my belt and laces need checking,anyway...:bobby:

Geordie Spark · Jan 6, 2015

If it's running backwards charge the customer a small percentage of the savings from the gas bill.

Every little helps ............

Geordie Spark · Jan 6, 2015

Archy Styrigg said:
Mine frigging doesn't!!!

It silently sits there racking up a huge bill, the Bästard.

You need to get it trained.

Geordie Spark · Jan 6, 2015

telectrix said:
have a dump on her bedroom shagpile. that'll keep her out your way for a bit.

......... or you could have a shag on her bedroom shagpile .........

Silly Sausage · Jan 7, 2015

Geordie Spark said:
You need to get it trained.

Too many coming and goings at my house, too easily get caught out :-(

driverman · Jan 7, 2015

I hit a gas pipe years ago. it was like hitting the jackpot! Went straight to the gas meter to switch off. The red indicator pointer was whizzing around like hell. So went to phone box (no mobiles in those days) to report incident to my bosses and what I had done. They said, have I switched the gas off. I said no, I'm just having a smoke whilst waiting.

driverman · Jan 7, 2015

Archy Styrigg said:
Too many coming and goings at my house, too easily get caught out :-(

I shouldn't worry about to many comings!

Paul17176 · Jan 7, 2015

davesparks said:
Most gas meters make a fair amount of noise when a high demand is made like a boiler starting up from cold.
You wouldn't have heard it before hand because there probably wasn't a demand for the boiler. After a few hours of no power the house and the hot water will have cooled down and so there will be a demand for the boiler when power is restored

The meter had returned to a normal speed so to speak so customer was happy.

Had a poo on the shagpile which didn't go down too well though. Cheers for that one telectrix!

cheers all

ImpededLoop · Jan 7, 2015

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