Rotate gas meter hose?

[stuart799]

Hello, we are having some storage built for understairs cupboard. Now that it's been opened up you can see the gas meter flex hose sticks out a which will interfere with the new drawers. I wonder if I could loosen the bolts and rotate that hose and regulator 90 degrees so it's parallel with the wall and not pointing outwards. Is this a no no or is it as simple as turning off the gas and rotating it?

Thanks Stuart

 

[Razor900]

What could possibly go wrong?

No way we can advise you to do this yourself on here...

 

[ianmcd]

you can not touch that in any way whatsoever

 

[bernardgreen]

What could possibly go wrong?

If you ( Stuart ) get it wrong then maybe something like this

 

[kidgreen61]

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[stuart799]

I swap butane and propane on my barbecue all the time what's the difference?

 

[Lower]

I swap butane and propane on my barbecue all the time what's the difference?

Your bbq isn’t inside a house and isn’t connected to a limitless supply of gas.

 

[Razor900]

I swap butane and propane on my barbecue all the time what's the difference?

Some relevant advice here...

 

[flameport]

I swap butane and propane on my barbecue all the time what's the difference?

The difference is that the law requires people working on gas supplies to be competent, which in reality means Gas Safe registered.

If you really want it altering, the only option is to contact a Gas Safe registered person who can work on gas meters.

The gas meter must remain fully accessible so that the gas supply can be turned off in an emergency, or for when the meter requires replacement or inspection. Having built in drawers / storage constructed in front of it is not a sensible or useful thing to do.

 

[stuart799]

Thanks guys the real question is if it's worth getting a gas Safe engineer out to do this. I'm guessing the answer is no as it will cost over £200 (SW London) but worth asking.

I'm NOT looking for advice about the drawers as they will pull out fully to enable us to read the meters / shut off gas if we need to (thought that was obvious).

 

[Madrab]

If you have to physically remove drawers to get to a gas meter, whether to service/work on, read or shut of in an emergency then not sure that would be seen as unrestricted access. I've had to remove panelling and cupboards around gas meters before now as they didn't allow proper access.

Could it be found and accessed easily if the emergency services had to get to it? Worth thinking about.

 

[bernardgreen]

shut off gas if we need to (thought that was obvious).

what needs to be obvious to emergency workers is the location of the emergency shut off. You may not be in a position to tell them where it is hidden.

 

[muggles]

Sounds like those drawers will very much impede access in an emergency, and may well therefore contravene the Gas Safety Installation & Use Regulations

 

[cdbe]

Get a free "smart" meter fitted and get him to straighten up the anaconda.

 

[ianmcd]

Get a free "smart" meter fitted and get him to straighten up the anaconda.

Love it have you seen what "smart meter" fitters actually do ?