If you smell a natural gas odor, hear the hissing sound of gas escaping or see other signs of a leak: Immediately evacuate the area, and from a safe location either call 911 or SoCalGas at 1-800-427-2200. Don't smoke, or light a match, candle or other flame. Don't turn electrical appliances or lights on or off, operate motorized equipment or I've hit on a solution, get the engineer to cut the outgoing pipe about an inch from the valve and remove that piece with the union - you take it to a local steel fabricators and have them weld the cut end closed - gas man comes back and re-fits it as a cap - the tap is presumably sufficient to hold back the flow in the meantime, he can check Heavy snow and ice can damage natural gas meters or create hazardous leaks. The best option is to protect the meter with a snow shelter. Until a meter shelte Figure 1: Example of an adequately supported meter installation using rigid and flexible connections . Bibliography (1) BS 6891: 2015 + A1 2019 Specification for the installation and maintenance of low pressure gas installation pipework of up to 35mm (R1¼) (2) TB 1000 – An introduction to Gas Safe Register Technical Bulletins Gas Safety Certificates are valid for a period of 12 months and must be renewed. What does an annual gas safety check involve? Once a year you will need to arrange for a Gas Safe registered engineer to visit your property or commercial premises. They will carry out an inspection to ensure your gas fittings and appliances are safe to use. If you want to remain anonymous, Gas Safe will contact the homeowner or responsible person to try to establish who carried out the work. Gary Russell, Regional Investigations Officer, says: “Registered gas engineers provide crucial information about illegal gas work – and we encourage you to do so. The more illegal gas workers we can remove Where an existing meter installation is encountered with two pliable connections fitted, the installation should be classified as "Not to Current Standards" (NCS) in accordance with the procedure detailed in the current GIUSP (TB001). The Gas user/responsible person should be advised to contact their gas supplier in order to rectify the matter." meter cabinet. (cabinet not shown for clarity) Gas Meter Ground level Gas Meter Ground level PE gas service pipe Diagram 2: showing when Protective Equipotential Bonding (PEB) is not required i.e. when the incoming ‘service’ pipework is in Polyethylene (PE) 1. Pliable connector to meter 2. Proprietary emergency control valve (ECV) Fixcookers. To replace the actual box would require a Gas Safe registered engineer, however I do believe you can now buy "Overboxes" that are designed to fit over the existing cabinetry and does not involve breaking into the gas supply and therefore does not need a gas safe registered engineer. (Corgi lost their contract to be the governing If your home has a gas leak, the utility company will place a meter lock on your meter as a way of closing off the gas. This prevents gas-related explosions while they work on fixing the leak. Once the leak is fixed, they’ll remove the lock. If your company needs to tee off all of your gas lines, they’ll use a meter lock. Normal opening hours are 8.00am – 6.00pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am – 12.30pm Sat. Outside of these times you can use the website or call the number above for the automated telephone service. Alternatively you can contact the Gas Safe Register via email: enquiries@gassaferegister.co.uk. The licence number: Each registered engineer has their own unique licence number; this is at the top of the card and embossed across the middle as well. Gas Safe security hologram: Official Gas Safe ID cards have a hologram with the Gas Safe logo on it. Remember that by law all gas engineers must be Gas Safe registered if they are working in Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advice for engineers and assessment centres on maintaining ACS qualifications – updated 19th July 2021. Engineers are expected to take all reasonable measures to maintain their ACS qualifications, including planning ahead, as maintaining gas safety competence is essential for registered gas engineers. The gas fitter can do any alterations after the meter. A qualified gas fitter can only move your gas meter as long as he is employed by your local gas supplier.If he is an independant gas worker and is not contracted through your gas supplier ,then he cannot.You can always check with your local gas supplier.Take time to ask for their gas Technical Bulletin 059 – Potential gas escapes on stainless steel pliable or semi-rigid gas meter connections 04th September 2019. Gas Safe Register has been made aware of a number of instances of work being undertaken around gas meters and where corrosive substances such as (but not limited to) flux and washing-up liquid have been allowed to come into contact with the stainless-steel/semi .
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