How long does it take for gas and elec meter to be fitted?

Question

We are moving into a flat soon and the landlord has said he will get the elec and gas put on a meter first to make it easier for us. How long does this normally take?

Answer 1

it depends on which provider you have! we have swalec here andi asked that they install prepayment meters and it took them a week to actually come round and do it and then took maybe 20 minutes fitting the electric one, the gas was a bit longer as they had to shut everything off and make sure it was all workin properly!!

i personally think the prepayement meters are cheaper than quarterly bills, it worked out that way for us! we put on £15 a week on the electric, i have a dishwasher, washing machine tumble drier and 2 pcs that are on constantly and its not often that we run into emergency credit!

It worked out about £30 more expensive a quarter to have the other meters for us. i use alot of electric but im sure if i did watch what i  was doing i would save us alot more money!!

you might find its cheaper for you too!

Answer 2

It can take a week or so but beware, prepayment meters are very expensive, much more so than having a quarterly bill, and you do have to go to a shop to get the card recharged.

Answer 3

depends on how many cups of tea you make the fitters

Answer 4

An electric meter will take half hour to fit.

Answer 5

The actual fitting of just a meter without running any pipes or wires is 1-2 hours.

Answer 6

electric meter only takes 15 to 20 minutes,!!