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Choosing your meter box
Choosing your natural gas meter box
Please Note: Meter boxes are subject to design changes to comply with gas industry standards.
Surface mounted
This is the most commonly used meter box type. The back plate is screwed to the wall with the meter attached to it and the cover is then fitted over the top. An inspection door makes it easy for meter reading and provides access to the emergency control valve.
The overall dimensions are:
Height: 495mm
Depth: 238mm
Width: 400mm
Recessed
This box is designed to be built into the external leaf of conventional or timber framed houses with a similar wall thickness and cavity dimension. The box must not be punctured in any way and electrical bonding equipment must not enter or be attached to any pipes or components within the meter box.
The overall dimensions are:
Height: 580mm
Overall depth: 210mm
Depth when installed: 70mm
Width: 410mm
*Customers are required to have their own recessed meter box installed prior to meter installation.
Multi Box
This meter box is normally mounted on the ground and then screwed to the external wall. The box is finished in brown to suit most traditional brick finishes.
The overall dimensions are:
Height: 500mm
Depth: 270mm
Width: 370mm
*Not suitable for Prepay
Internal meter
All internal meters can only be used if the mains are low pressure. All internal meters must be sited by a Kinecx Energy engineer before these can be used.
*Only where meter cannot be sited outside.