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Just moved into a new house and I want to get it connected to the gas mains. It's situated behind a larger house that is already connected to the mains.

Question is it only British Gas that can do this or are there other companies?

Cheers for the help.


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:03 pm
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get in touch with british gas and if they wont do it they'll tell you who can


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:05 pm
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Bit of hose pipe and plenty of gaffer tape, should do.


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:10 pm
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Where are you located?
I enquired to BG & they handed the whole job over to Wales & West utilities ltd. then came back after to stick their meter on the end of the pipe (I'm in North Cornwall)


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:18 pm
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I had this done with Transco (was part of BG at the time I think). Took 10 years off my life - complete nightmare.


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:20 pm
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In Scotland.


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:36 pm
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Cost about £550 (normally cheaper but involved digging up the council owned pavement) took 2 months (but most of this was notice to highway authority for roadworks permission) [url= http://www.wwutilities.co.uk/connections_overview.aspx?GroupKeyPos=03,01, ]Details here[/url]


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 2:52 pm
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Transco / Southern Gas Networks and others I beleive. Can be expensive, and a nightmare to deal with.....


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 9:53 pm
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I wanted my meter moving to the outside wall, directly above the mains inlet pipe. £400 for less than 1m repositioning and I had to supply and fit the cavity wall box. That was with Northern utilities.


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 10:04 pm
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Transco national grid
you pay them and they send u a contractor to do the work
instead of turning up themselves
not cheap and as above a pain to deal with


 
Posted : 07/03/2011 10:20 pm

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