Gas Meter Clearances Building Codes & Rules

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Ground

Level

Shut Off

Valve

Meter

Industry Recommendation, -

≥ 500^{Industry Recommendation, -}

≤ 1000V Electrical Supply

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.9 (a)

r ≥ 100^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.9 (a)}

Industry Recommendation

≥ 50^{Industry Recommendation}

Bollard if Required

Electrical Cable

AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, K

r ≥ 500^{AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, K}

Outdoor AC Unit

Fixed

Window

Horizontal Connection

Industry Recommendation

≥ 100^{Industry Recommendation}

AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, K

r ≥ 1m^{AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, K}

Industry Recommendation

≥ 330^{Industry Recommendation}

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6

≥ 150 to 300^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6}

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.3

≥ 300 to 450^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.3}

Electrical Meter Box

Informative

Gas Meter Location & Installation^Informative

Determined by the Network Operator
Contact Network Operator before commencing any work

Operable

Window

Informative

Electrical Ignition Source^Informative

Not limited to power points, Isolation Switch Gear, PV Inverter, Water Pump Electronic Motor, Compressors, Automatic Gates, Electrical Water Heater & Split Cycle Air Condition

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.9 (b)

r ≥ 300^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.9 (b)}

AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.3.6.3 (a)

AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.3.6.3 (i)

AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.5.1.3

Earth Electrode

≥ 1.2m^{AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.3.6.3 (a)} depth vertical stake, or
≥ 3m horizontal strip ≥ 500mm deep^{AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.3.6.3 (i)}
Visible connection to Earth Wire^{AS/NZS 3000:2018, 5.5.1.3}

AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, K

Industry Recommendation, -

Gas Meter Clearances^{AS/NZS 4645.1:2018, KIndustry Recommendation, -}

500mm Communication Equipment
1m Garage & driveway
1m Electricity equipment
3m Mechanical air inlet
5m Storage of flammable materials

Industry Recommendation

≤ 300^{Industry Recommendation}

Informative

Gas Meter Protection^Informative

With Bollard, Box Enclosure or NIB wall
Exact clearance depends on the requirements of gas network operator

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.10 (b)

≥ 200^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.10 (b)}

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.10 (a)

≥ 500^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.10 (a)}

Services Cover & Separation

Conductive

Non - Conductive

Consumer Piping

Unprotected Cable

Protected Cable

Door or

any opening

Relief Vent

Face of Wall

Service Line

Copper Gas Inlet Riser

Ignition Source

Clearance

Ground

Level

Opening Clearance

Pressure

Regulator

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6

Tracer Wire^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6}

Window

May be openable, if outside Exclusion Zone^[1]
Fixed, if within Exclusion Zone^[2]

Window RULES

NCC 2022 V2

All Building Classes

NCC 2022 B1D4, F3D4, J5D5, H1D8, 13.4.4

[2019 B1.4, F1.13, J3.4, 3.6, 3.12.3.3]

May 2023

NCC 2022 Vol 1, B1D4 (a)

Environmental Land Services Gas Meter Installation Guide Feb 2022

Windows & Doors must comply to NCC Clauses above & AS 2047^{NCC 2022 Vol 1, B1D4 (a)}
If within the 1m Exclusion Zone, must be permanently fixed with^{Environmental Land Services Gas Meter Installation Guide Feb 2022}
≥ 2 rivets or non-retractable screws
≥ 3 sides secured
≥ 6 permanent fixtures

Environmental Land Services Gas Meter Installation Guide Feb 2022

May be openable, if outside Exclusion Zone^{Environmental Land Services Gas Meter Installation Guide Feb 2022}
Fixed, if within Exclusion Zone^{Environmental Land Services Gas Meter Installation Guide Feb 2022}

LP Gas Cylinders

AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6

Marker Tape^{AS/NZS 5601.1:2022, 5.4.6}

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