Gas dead

[Denis006]

Hello I'm Denis. Yesterday engineer is come for install gas meter and he said your gas is dead I can't fit. After I call sgn they send me engineer he said yes your gas is dead not coming gas.
I don't understand gas how's dead. Someone told me they will change pipe but if gas dead I think problem not for pipe I think someone stop from main gas. I don't know what they will do do you have any idea

 

[JohnD]

How old is the house? is it a rental? How long have you lived there?

If the gas was cut off years ago, or if there was rusty iron pipe or lead pipe and a previous occupier didn't want to renew it, or or if it was disconnected for non-payment, the old pipe may not reach the gas main.

post some photos of what gas pipework you can see.

 

[ianmcd]

When a customer stops using Gas, the meter will be removed and the supplier will then terminate the supply at the gas main after a certain time has passed, which it sounds like this has happened here, there will be a charge for a new connection, this charge can vary but expect a minimum of around the £500 area

 

[Denis006]

Is new connection mean they will dig and change pipes or they will open main gas

i hear first time this country gas dead or live

 

[Denis006]

This is shop I think cut off years ago and iron pipe

 

[ianmcd]

This is shop I think cut off years ago and iron pipe

They will not re-connect the Iron pipe, it will be a new PE pipe and it wont be cheap

 

[JohnD]

In some cases new pipe is threaded through old. I don't know when it applies.

Are you going to answer the questions?

 

[Denis006]

This is shop not house. I just let few months ago. Shop with flat and looks new. I don't know how old. I don't know what he did (before owner) but when I let not have in gas meter. I think they will dig for new connection and cost about 1500-2500

 

[ianmcd]

This is shop not house. I just let few months ago. Shop with flat and looks new. I don't know how old. I don't know what he did (before owner) but when I let not have in gas meter. I think they will dig for new connection and cost about 1500-2500

yes that sounds about right, they will come out and survey it and give you a quote