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How to change Gas Meter?

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  • 15-04-2008 6:23pm
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    Glacier
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    OK, I'm about to rent out my house. For years my Bord Gas bills were estimated because I was never there when the Man called. The other day the rang & asked me to read out my meter, they said the bill would be into thousands. If my new tenants are actually there & get a proper reading the bill would bew huge, what can I do?


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    beeno67
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    Glacier wrote: »
    OK, I'm about to rent out my house. For years my Bord Gas bills were estimated because I was never there when the Man called. The other day the rang & asked me to read out my meter, they said the bill would be into thousands. If my new tenants are actually there & get a proper reading the bill would bew huge, what can I do?
    Sorry I don't understand. What's your question? Surely you just pay your gas bill.


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    The_Conductor
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    Pay the bill and have your tenants start with a clean slate?


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    starky
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    Glacier wrote: »
    OK, I'm about to rent out my house. For years my Bord Gas bills were estimated because I was never there when the Man called. The other day the rang & asked me to read out my meter, they said the bill would be into thousands. If my new tenants are actually there & get a proper reading the bill would bew huge, what can I do?
    To be honest there is absolutely nothing you can do here. As soon as you get the gas signed over to the new tenants you will have to give a final meter reading, there will be a bill calculated to cover the usage up to that reading which will be your final bill. If it’s for thousands then you will have to pay it. Gas is like everything else you pay for what you use. Every bill that you received was clearly marked as an “estimate” bill this should have rang alarm bells that maybe you were not getting accurate bills. I bet they were really low and you though you were getting a great deal! If a bill like all things financial seems to be too go to be true, it probably is.

    You should probably be carful posing something like “How to change Gas Meter” as this could be construed as you looking for advice on how to illegally tamper with a gas meter.

    Best advice it to pay up and put it down to experience, and watch out for estimated bills in the future.


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    Victor
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    You can ask Bord Gáis to move the meter from inside to outside. With your bill, they might do it for free - I'm not sure if they normally charge.


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    BC
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    You can take meter readings regularly yourself and submit them on the bord gais website or by phone. I do it regularly to avoid estimated bills.


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