GB0001 Gas Meter Box

Dimensions

595mm high x 409mm wide x 214mm deep. Depth of box underneath door is 212mm.

Specification & Key Features

• Compliant to British Standard BS 8499: 2017.
• Fire retardant BS476, Part 7, 1997, Class 2.
• Constructed from GRP – Glass Reinforced Polymer.
• Suitable for all meters including prepay and smart.
• Will not corrode, weather resistant.
• Easily cleaned and can be painted.
• Complete with spigot, hinges, lock and key.
• Hinge on right.

Installation

• Build the box into the wall in the position specified, ensuring it does not bridge the damp proof course.
• The base and sides of the box should be fully bedded into the mortar to hold it into the wall with the sides of the architrave touching the outer leaf of the brickwork.
• A 0.1mm thick polythene sheet or similar, at least 700mm wide shall be fitted as a damp proof course above and behind the box. Alternatively, a suitable cavity tray shall be used.
• Where a spigot is fitted, build the inner wall around it, filling any space between the spigot and the wall with mortar. (The spigot will be cutflush with the inner finish of the wall by the pipework installer.) (Full installation guidelines supplies with the meter box.