Gas Meter Anaconda

[Kev the gas]

If I can lay that one to bed!! I worked with Bgas from 1986 till 2003 and never seen it work.

 

[REDSAW]

just had to check which section this was in before i said this but "some" meters don't register if you lay them on their back........allegedly.

which ones?. I would like to find out all about the tampering of meters in case i come across one?. ...honest..

 

[stevetheplumber]

best one is the shy meter it faces the wall

 

[Pssst]

i had a customer who had a sparks in and managed to blow a hole in the anaconda and caught fire , I arrived on job and replaced anaconda , Transco arrived the next day to major leak in the drive and evacuated all surrounding houses, Some prat from Transco said that I should not be fitting a anaconda as they are gas board fitting which is total rubbish , Then he says he would have done the job for £30 ,Prat

AFAIK an ignition of escaping gas is RIDDOR reportable.

 

[gasmarc]

Yes maybe the customer reported it as the electricity board were there and the next day a few houses were evacuated and they had a big dig up

 

[the_ace]

How would you guys classify a meter installation where the installer has connected 2 anacondas together at the inlet and the meter is hard piped at the other side and fixed on a bracket?

 

[tamz]

NCS if you must and phone it in to the supplier who will classify it as wgaf.

 

[Dotty]

Agreed. Supplier would definitely file this in the WGAF column.

 

[Ollieg]

Maybe a very dumb question... whats WGAF? :confused5:

 

[AWheating]

Wont Give A Flip?

 

[Dotty]

Wont Give A Flip?

Something along those lines....

 

[the_ace]

All the SGN guys have spoken to have said this a massive no no but I would like to know a real reason why! What about a regulator fitted the wrong way round? I came across this and it had been running until it finally locked out

 

[Dotty]

Just noticed this thread was in the public forum.

 

[tamz]

They should not be joined but hardly a massive no no. I've seen it a few times where the valve has been father away than it will reach. Maybe if they gave them a couple of feet of pipe in their van they could hard pipe it.
A regulator the wrong way round is stupidity but par for the course when they will take on any halfwit who has a gas ticket to fit meters.

 

[leethegasman]

Throw this one in, the use of tracpipe for gas install direct off meter, meter secured to wall.is this classed as the use of two flexes ?

 

[tamz]

I've yet to come across tracpipe up to the meter but it will happen. You will still have a bit copper coming off it even if it is only 2" so strictly speaking not 2 flexi's

 

[Resolute]

I've yet to come across tracpipe up to the meter but it will happen. You will still have a bit copper coming off it even if it is only 2" so strictly speaking not 2 flexi's

I've seen exactly that, inch of copper on the outlet then tracpipe. Nothing wrong with it but does make the two flexi rule look stupid!

 

[stevetheplumber]

I just love gas acronyms my favourite is tofo