Minimum Distances Electricity & Gas

[TheMadProf]

Hi there

We've just moved into an old house.

At present in the downstairs "cloakroom" there is some boxing in with access panels that house the CU, gas meter and electricity meter. The CU is less than 150mm from the gas meter, more like 100mm. We need to update the CU anyway as it's rather old and doesn't have a RCD and we would like to add a few more circuits.

1) Is it OK to relocate the CU within the same cupboard/boxing in as the gas meter provided that they are more than 150mm apart? Or do they need to be in separate enclosures.

2) The gas and electricity meters are about 500mm apart and in the same enclosure. Is this OK?

Thanks.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

BS 6891:2005+A2:2008 Installation of low pressure gas pipework of up to 35 mm (R1¼) in domestic premises (2nd family gas):

8.16.2 Separation of installation pipework from other services

Where installation pipes are not separated by electrical insulating material, they shall be spaced as follows:

a) at least 150 mm away from electricity meters and associated excess current controls, electrical switches or sockets, distribution boards or consumer units;
b) at least 25 mm away from electricity supply and distribution cables.​