Gas meter box - height of wall to accommodate it?

jmBuildExt

Hi all,
Was in 2 minds whether to ask this in the plumbing forum....Anyway...
I'm looking to know do gas networks have any hard spec on the height of the wall that your gas meter box should be connected to?

I currently have it attached to the house and am looking to move it outwards to install EWI.
But it cant stay in its current location as it's under a canopy and GNI no longer allow this.

Only other option is on a wall separating me from my neighbour but the GNI guy said we cant put it there as wall is too small - it would have to be built up. But height of the wall is higher than the top of the current meter where its connected to the house.
When i asked what height the wall has to be he said "about waist height"
He said the specs are "on the website", but...
I looked here (including attached docs) but nothing details the height of the wall.
https://www.gasnetworks.ie/home/gas-meter/how-to-move-your-meter/

I finally rang GNI but the girl on the phone didn't know and just gave me the number of the fella who went out to survey it in the first place.

So at the moment it looks like its to the discretion of the guy who comes out... its funny though, cos a house 4 doors down has it right at the front of their garden not attached to anything!

Gumbo

You will be restricted to 1.2m height anyway due to planning regulations.

jmBuildExt

The wall is only 3 blocks high, and that's the way id like to keep it.
I'm just looking for some ammunition to argue my case.

Dardania

There is some guidance here, with an additional PDF: https://www.gasnetworks.ie/home/get-connected/meter-location/

listermint

Why not just build up part of the wall (sloping up) to the height of the wall in this image. https://www.gasnetworks.ie/_internal/gxml!0/bemckzeu9ek8lqvbkyc78g8p9cru9sf$1zp0ol8h9jxzepb9n3b1q7xj118po6a

It makes the most logical sense. The full wall does not need to be that high

jmBuildExt

Dardania wrote: »

There is some guidance here, with an additional PDF: https://www.gasnetworks.ie/home/get-connected/meter-location/

Yep read all that, doesn't say anything about the height of the wall.

listermint wrote: »

Why not just build up part of the wall (sloping up) to the height of the wall in this image. https://www.gasnetworks.ie/_internal...3b1q7xj118po6a

It makes the most logical sense. The full wall does not need to be that high

1. It will cost money.
2. It will look stupid.
3. I'll have to inconvenience my neighbour - i.e. they will have to look at it from the other side.
But you're right, this is what I will have to do if the GNI guy pushes me that way.

listermint

We will agree to disagree on the stupid part tbh.