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9 Gas meters inside a 2 bedroom flat.

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 4.06 PM

Dear gas engineers, Many thanks for taking the time to read and answer my question. I live in a building that has all the gas meters in the basement of a commercial unit. Back in 2015 the owner applied for planning permission to convert the commercial basement into a 2 bedroom flat. The council granted permission. 9 gas meters of all the residents in the building ended up inside this 2 bedroom flat. Our problem is that whenever we need gas meters readings, boiler installation or just normal gas engineer annual gas inspection. We can’t access the gas meters unless the tenants are inside the flat and in the mood to open the door to grant permission to access the gas meters. In the event of a gas leak we are unable to close the gas valves unless the tenants are inside the flat. Council said that it is not their responsibility to assess the risk of these 9 gas meters inside the flat or the potential risk of no being able to close the emergency gas valves. In the event of a gas leak or an explosion who will be responsible for this? I fear that our building insurance in the event of an explosion, the insurance will say, that we are liable for no rectifying the access to the gas meters. Who is responsible for reinforcing access to gas meters? Many thanks in advance for your comments and advice.