British gas

Sparky_Steve · Aug 28, 2013

Came back for 2nd fix and found this customer isn't happy as wants to use cupboard for storage and not only will it be a pain in the arse to fit new consumer unit acess isn't ideal I've had a brief look at reg 528 and all I can see is suitable distance between services I thought it stated a distance

jon small · Aug 28, 2013

borrowed from a previous thread hope it helps

[OK - I've just lifted the below as a copy and paste off another site so I'm trusting a bit here:

BS6891-2005 8.16.2
Separation of installation pipework from other services.

Where installation pipes are not separated by electrical insulating material, they shall be spaced as follows:
a) at least 150 mm away from electricity meters and associated excess current controls, electrical switches or sockets, distribution boards or consumer units;
b) at least 25mm away from electricity supply and distribution cables.

This is echo'd in the OSG, page 18./QUOTE]

decolad69 · Aug 28, 2013

Sparky_Steve said:
Came back for 2nd fix and found this customer isn't happy as wants to use cupboard for storage and not only will it be a pain in the arse to fit new consumer unit acess isn't ideal I've had a brief look at reg 528 and all I can see is suitable distance between services I thought it stated a distance

Is that what's called an island meter ?

Decolad

bigspark17 · Aug 28, 2013

Thats horrendous!! Just cos there a huge company ppl auto think there great.. Not the case! Hope pics like this expose them!

Dizzy_Maskell · Aug 28, 2013

Expect nothing less from the big boys that will have cost double no doubt what any one else will charge for that privilege

Brightspark2 · Aug 28, 2013

Ha ha you couldn't make it up...

Classic...

telectrix · Aug 28, 2013

at least it's accessible to turn it round.

Octopus · Aug 28, 2013

Well..... I always interpret those minimum dimensions as being for new builds and rewires where clearly you have the ability to locate services in more practical locations.

As for older, established premises, if it ain't broke, then don't try and fix it.

Guest111 · Aug 28, 2013

In my opinion that is downright dangerous! it sits there begging to be hit with something,or someone eg the man who reads the electric meter,tell them to move it.

7029 dave · Aug 28, 2013

That's a nice 12way very rare wylex havnt seen many out their ive fitted few in the early 80's.

SKY · Aug 28, 2013

Don't think British Gas install the meters! its will be down to to National Grid.

amo · Aug 28, 2013

typical of British Gas always think they are above the rules and can do whatever they please

Dizzy_Maskell · Aug 28, 2013

People please you are forgetting something that looks like an absolute dream to bond the gas,
Maybe that's why it's been done like that to save on the earth cable

diditrain · Aug 28, 2013

Where was it sited previously, as the gas supply pipe does not look new?

KAS1 · Aug 28, 2013

I think it's a new gas pipe because there may of been two flexible pipes to the meter and that's when the gas meters used to be lifted up onto two bricks so they were horizontal and didn't register the gas flowing, thus the term "fiddling the gas" it used to be a bit difficult with coin meters as the coins would fall out of the box and land in the bottom of the meter and the gas man would catch me I mean people out. With the solid copper pipe this can't be done lol