How To Move A Gas Meter

Understanding When and Why to Move a Gas Meter

You may need to relocate your gas meter for several reasons:

• Renovations or expansions that are obstructed by your meter’s location warrant relocation to accommodate your updated layout.
• If you’re evaluating moving gas meter equipment because of hazardous or leaking pipework, and you want your environment to be safe and compliant, prioritising such safety is essential.
• Your property doesn’t comply with legislative stipulations on meter locations, such as maintaining a respectful distance from apertures or outside wall gas electric meter sources.

Secure and lawful relocation of your meter necessitates hiring professionals familiar with the specific requirements of gas installations. They ensure compliance, oversee supply disconnections, examine for leaks, and manage work to reconnect appliances post gas meter moved process.

Relocating your meter without proper authorisation is illegal. To relocate your gas meter legally, you must obtain formal authorisation from your gas distributor after safety assessments and supply impact considerations.

Comprehending the complexity of moving your gas installations, our proficiency can help delineate the optimal path to ensure a seamless transition to a new energy setup. And offer guidance on how to engage your gas supplier if integrating your new meter location into the existing gas network proves to be challenging.

Checking if You Can Move Your Gas Meter

Achieving authorisation is critical, bearing in mind that to relocate gas infrastructure responsibly, you must not interfere with the service that sustains your community’s safety.

Should you ask, 'how do i initiate the gas meter relocation process?', the journey begins with reaching out to your energy supplier and providing your meter or account information. Their expertise ensures the process is streamlined and I get the gas meter relocation request conveyed to the distributor without delay.

Upon contacting your local distributor, a comprehensive, area-specific assessment will be conducted to cover:

• If supply can be maintained to your home and others.
• If the proposed new connections meet legal requirements.
• The scheduling of your relocation, factoring in business day timeframes.

Sometimes a site inspection is requisite, and you may also need to collaborate with your distributor by submitting detailed plans of the proposed new meter box position.

Our process simplifies the complexity of meter relocation. Get in touch for comprehensive assistance or to start your application, ensuring it aligns with your gas network’s guidelines.

Hiring a Licensed Professional Gas Fitter

Ensuring safety and compliance in meter relocation is critical; only hire certified specialists who demonstrate gas safety compliance for all meter moves or alterations.

Your builder may appreciate knowing that a licensed professional who will handle your gas meter can:

• Possess verifiable gas work credentials from registered gas education institutions.
• Provide their gas licence details confirming authorisation to conduct the required metre relocation work.
• Have professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
• Manage the entire complex process while effectively communicating with utility networks and relevant regulatory bodies.

Gas compliance certificates will also be supplied upon completion as required by law after all necessary safety checks.

Without appropriate certification and authorisation from gas utilities, adjustments to meter services, particularly those linked to hot water units, don’t just flout legal constraints, they’re perilous. Faulty do-it-yourself attempts risk gas leaks or explosions, where there’s no margin for error.

Our qualified gas technicians ensure a flawless relocation, adhering strictly to regulations and distributor standards for your peace of mind. We handle all permissions, documentation, coordination and certification.

Obtaining Quotes and Assessing Potential Costs

Before proceeding, obtain comprehensive quotes from skilled gas professionals if you’re intent on relocating your meter.

• Labour, including time needed to obtain approvals and permits.
• Materials for a new gas meter box housing and pipes.
• Associated electrical work if required.
• Admin, compliance certificates and other paperwork.

Estimates provide an insight into potential costs, but be aware that the final amount may change due to a range of factors:

• Complexity around maintaining supply during the move.
• Whether new gas infrastructure needs installing.
• Any problems found once work commences.

We provide thorough estimates that break down every aspect of the gas meter relocation, ensuring transparency and no hidden or unexpected costs later on.

Scrutinise our favorable rates to understand where we stand—you can find competitive offers comparative to other qualified gas fitters. Knowing the full costs upfront allows you to make an informed choice.

Coordinating the Relocation Process with Your Utility Provider

Changing the position of your natural gas meter requires ensuring the chosen location can comply with safety guidelines and aligns with your utility provider’s processes.

Initiate the process by submitting a meter relocation request to your gas supplier, specifying your account details and the proposed new site on your property. Providers have designated forms to facilitate the submission.

After recording your relocation request, your gas retailer will forward it to the local distributor for evaluation regarding supply maintenance and potential interruptions, taking advice from your network operator.

Once the distributor approves your meter relocation, they will provide the necessary information for moving your gas supply. You should then arrange for a licensed gas fitter to handle the move.

It’s wise to discuss timeframes and potential costs with your retailer and distributor. Expect charges for the relocation, such as administrative fees and additional costs for site inspections and supply alterations.

As facilitators, we streamline permit acquisition and refine the gas meter relocation to align seamlessly with the needs of your new home.

Preparing and Assessing the New Meter Location

For a safe gas meter relocation, the new meter location requires thorough assessment.

Critical factors a licensed gas fitter examines are:

• Compliance with regulations around location from other utility sources like water, or your electricity gas meter, operable openings, pathways, boundaries etc.
• Protection from weather, impact damage or access by non-authorised people.
• Adequate ventilation and accessibility for maintenance, metre reading or emergency access.
• Feasibility for connecting new gas pipework back to the existing gas infrastructure.

Your gas fitter will provide guidance on the required clearance from electricity and other hazards to meet legal and safety standards, clarifying local relocation requirements.

Moreover, ensuring technician access at your preferred location, such as a side wall or near the front door, is crucial before lodging a meter move application. Factors like fences, trees, pathways or planned constructions could obstruct future access.

During your initial consultation, clearly articulate your plans to move your meter, providing as much detail as possible about the preferred new position. This allows comprehensive safety assessments, ensures approvals, and prevents unexpected issues later.

Our expert team ensures that your new natural gas meter is positioned and functions in compliance with all relevant standards.

Ensuring Proper Rerouting of Gas Lines

When relocating a gas meter, the task to install your service lines anew is one for the certifiably skilled to manage. This involves assessing the current pipework layout and determining the best route to reconnect supply with minimal disruption.

After safety checks, our gas fitters plan the gas meter and service pipe layout, ensuring no interference with other utilities, such as water or electricity. We take full responsibility for trenching, pressure testing, purging stale gas and reconnecting gas lines per Australian Standard AS/NZS 5601.

Rerouting is planned around existing site conditions like gardens, trees or drainage. And we obtain all necessary council permits if working near footpaths, kerbs or road reserves. Our teams are fully equipped to trench across small and large properties without damage.

By managing rerouting intricacies, we deliver compliant, seamless gas infrastructure tailored to your new metre position. With extensive industry experience, we guarantee gas line works completed to the highest safety and quality standards.

Updating Records and Permissions After Moving

Once your gas metre is successfully relocated, there are important administrative steps to finalise the process:

• Your gas fitter must supply a Certificate of Compliance to verify that all work meets the latest safety regulations. This legally permits reconnected gas supply.
• Gas and electricity networks and your retailer all require notification when the meter can be considered moved to update their records accordingly.
• Your retailer will likely need to adjust your account details to align with the new metre serial number and readings now at the new location.
• If your previous setup had a smart meter, your gas fitter can equip the new location with the same smart features, if required.

We meticulously coordinate all paperwork, compliance notifications, and updates associated with your gas electricity meter relocation with expert precision. This ensures full sign-off from utilities and authorities allowing seamless ongoing gas supply through your relocated metre.

With the move finalised, your retailer can close out permit isolations and reopen uninterrupted access to gas. After conducting final safety checks, we relight appliances so gas flows safely at the new metre position.

Please reach out to us to delve into the finer points of documentation and endorsement particulars pertinent to the relocation of your gas metre and hook-up of your appliances. We manage the end-to-end process for safety, compliance and hassle-free continuity of supply.

Restoring Gas Supply and Reconnecting Appliances

After the gas meter is relocated, a licensed professional is required to restore the supply and safely reconnect all appliances.

The process involves:

• Conducting extensive leak checks on all new gas infrastructure before reopening the main isolation valve.
• Purging all gas pipes to remove trapped air and ensure proper gas flow.
• Adjusting regulator and metre pressures then testing supply flows.
• Sequentially relighting appliances starting farthest from the metre then working backwards.
• Inspecting flame brightness and stability on all appliances.
• Checking appliances are functioning properly without fault codes.

Strict safety protocols for your gas meter and system are rigorously followed to prevent risks like gas leaks, explosions, or appliance damage. Our gas fitters methodically reconnect everything to Australian Standards.

We’ll ensure your appliances operate correctly post-move, making any necessary adjustments. You will receive official gas compliance certificates, allowing for continuous gas supply.