Home DIY

Just have a go - whats the worse that could happen?

I don't think you should be looking to plumbers to install any gas piping, it's not their job and installing it requires calculation of pipe sizes (from gas consumption of appliances) that's probably outside their area of expertise. A gas-safe engineer can install and move piping on the domestic side of the meter, but anything on the supply side, (including moving the meter) needs to be done by British Gas (usually via the supplier I think). However... I think you might be ok with just a regular gas-safe engineer because, when I was reading up to get our gas meter moved, I seem to recall that if the movement of the meter is with the range of movement of the flexible pipe it doesn't require British Gas to get involved. Double and triple check that though, as my recollection is hazy.

get your 'electrician' mate round..

or more helpfully, only a gas registered fitter (GasSafe, replaced CORGI) is legally allowed to do any gas work in your property, because:

The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, Provision 3.

3.—(1) No person shall carry out any work in relation to a gas fitting or gas storage vessel unless he is competent to do so.

and

(5) An approval given pursuant to paragraph (3) above (and any withdrawal of such approval) shall be in writing and notice of it shall be given to such persons and in such manner as the Health and Safety Executive considers appropriate.

so, must be competent and authorised via an HSE approved scheme (GasSafe)

and £700 is probably half a day of your charge out rate.. / 1 carbon wheel..?

So, in summary, no on has any experience of this?

from the answers above, that is an incorrect assumption

@sacredhart could offer truly knowledgable advice here

I've emailed British Gas, lets see what they say.

Might as well email the lead singer of echo and the bunneymen.

National grid are the people you need to speak to. They 'bought' transco, the people that owned the gas pipes. http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Services/Gas-distribution-connections/

A quick use of a search engine would give you that. If anyone else is in this situation I can tell you how to get it done, both internteral and external. Was my first proper job as a surveyor. I can tell you some stories....

Paint Pad or roller?

Which one is better for walls, smooth and textured. Same for ceilings....

Guess who is watching paint dry?

I'll try national grid as well I guess.

@sacredhart is a registered gas fitter > http://www.lfgss.com/comments/12261214/ < he'd be my first port of call

£1,592.40 for them to move the meter less than a foot. Fuck that.

He suggested that I spoke to British Gas.

Three team job, each do one thing. One to hold the meter, one to caress it and tell it a story and the other to write an ode to it's existance.

I shit you not, joy of fucking up a perfectly good system to privatise it and the individual bits. Also booking all together to complete the job.

kkkkkk

£1,592.40 for them to move the meter less than a foot. Fuck that.

Advice from EDF, if you want to move it less than 1m on the same wall, a gas-safe engineer can do it.

That is interesting....transco/national grid do not like having their pipes/equipment messed with.

Also mentions replacing a meter, how do you get a meter? They are hard to come by, due to the fraud potential.

Can you not ask to be switched to a smart meter? Then when they do the instal, ask for it to be put where you want it.

I used a paint pad for the majority of our flat. On smooth, even walls, they're quick and convenient. They also require less protection from drips / splatter. The corner and edge tools are also much quicker than using a brush and provide a flatter, more even finish.

I would think that they're okay for textured too but i have no experience...

spent most of yesterday removing congealed fat from my less than effective 1 1/2 kitchen sink pipes.
No wonder it wasn't draining properly.
When installed my builder said it would never drain super well, because of the lack of drop between sink and waste pipe.
Is there anything I can do to ensure I don't have to get elbow deep in congealed fat clogged pipes again? Replace sink for a more conventional model?
Should note it's in an ex council flat, with communal service pipes, which mine link to..

Don't pour fat down the sink.

thanks for that.
unless my tenants from five years ago poured gallons of the stuff down it, I've been quite careful about not getting too much fat or food waste down there.

Indeed. http://binit.thameswater.co.uk/

Can you not ask to be switched to a smart meter?

Was just about to suggest this. We're having our meters changed for smart meters in a month, all for free.

Even got a £20 cheque because they missed an appointment that they never even made with us in the first place.

I find the Mr Muscle foaming cleaner works pretty well for slow running drains (not sure if there's a more industrial version out there). Maybe lob some of that down pretty regularly.

On meters, anyone had a water meter fitted? As I live in a two bed flat by myself and shower at work half the time due to cycling in I suspect it should work out better for me.

Interesting. This might be the way forwards.