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Hi, I've just joined the site and was wondering if someone can help.
I live in a flat and have a gas meter. It has a pipe coming into it from outside and a pipe which leads from it to the boiler. There is a clip attached to the pipe leading from the boiler to the pipe. I have been told this is the earth bonding.
I want to have the meter taken out as I don't use the meter and object to paying a standing charge for something I don't use. SSE have told me they can't move it as it would breach the health and safety rules as the earth bonding could go live into the flat if there was a short circuit.
My housing association have said it would be safe and they don't need to move the bonding.
Please could someone let me know the correct answer. I know very little about electrics so could the answer be in simple tones (for a simple person ).
Thanks
I live in a flat and have a gas meter. It has a pipe coming into it from outside and a pipe which leads from it to the boiler. There is a clip attached to the pipe leading from the boiler to the pipe. I have been told this is the earth bonding.
I want to have the meter taken out as I don't use the meter and object to paying a standing charge for something I don't use. SSE have told me they can't move it as it would breach the health and safety rules as the earth bonding could go live into the flat if there was a short circuit.
My housing association have said it would be safe and they don't need to move the bonding.
Please could someone let me know the correct answer. I know very little about electrics so could the answer be in simple tones (for a simple person ).
Thanks