I'm "a bit annoyed" with my letting agent as they have turned off the gas (briefly) to identify the right meter - and they've done it twice (once when taking the inventory last week, and again this week when they moved a tenant in). On both occasions they left the boiler with it's pilot out and so not doing anything. First time they'd also turned on the immersion heater (to identify the lecky meter) and left it on, the second time they left the tenant without heating/hot water.
It turns out, they have a standard 'trick' of lighting a ring on the hob, then turning the main gas valve off for a few seconds, and seeing that the hob went out. I've pointed out that this leaves them in a tricky position if they pick the wrong meter - as they'll have turned off someone else's supply and unless that person is in, then they can't safely turn it back on.
Is this considered acceptable ?
Or just bad practice ?
Or have any regs been broken ?
It turns out, they have a standard 'trick' of lighting a ring on the hob, then turning the main gas valve off for a few seconds, and seeing that the hob went out. I've pointed out that this leaves them in a tricky position if they pick the wrong meter - as they'll have turned off someone else's supply and unless that person is in, then they can't safely turn it back on.
Is this considered acceptable ?
Or just bad practice ?
Or have any regs been broken ?