Can the outlet from the gas meter pass down through the BASE of the meter box rather than through the side?
Box - Unibox Universal Meter Box (can be semi-submerged upto 75mm but mine isn't), surface mounted on wall
Meter - G4
The Unibox has knockouts on the sides which is where the outlet currently passes through in 22mm copper.
The outlet currently runs along the attached garage wall internally. The garage is coming down so the pipe needs to be buried underground from meter to the point where it passes through the house exterior wall into the kitchen.
The GasSafe plumber says he hasn't done an underground job in over 20 years and he will have to look at whether the pipe run will be yellow plastic or "TrackPipe" in stainless steel.
He said "better be safe" in having the outlet pipe exit the meter box through the side - but it will look rubbish.
So, can the outlet pass down through the base instead?
Box - Unibox Universal Meter Box (can be semi-submerged upto 75mm but mine isn't), surface mounted on wall
Meter - G4
The Unibox has knockouts on the sides which is where the outlet currently passes through in 22mm copper.
The outlet currently runs along the attached garage wall internally. The garage is coming down so the pipe needs to be buried underground from meter to the point where it passes through the house exterior wall into the kitchen.
The GasSafe plumber says he hasn't done an underground job in over 20 years and he will have to look at whether the pipe run will be yellow plastic or "TrackPipe" in stainless steel.
He said "better be safe" in having the outlet pipe exit the meter box through the side - but it will look rubbish.
So, can the outlet pass down through the base instead?