Ritherdon Online Shop Product Blog — FAQs

A common issue being picked up in fire risk assessments is when gas meters have been installed along fire escape routes in multi-occupancy residential buildings. Standard gas meter boxes do not provide adequate fire resistance and it is recommended that these meters should be covered with a fire-resistant box. So Ritherdon designed and added the new R22 FireSeal to our passive fire protection range.  R22 FireSeal is a modification of our standard R22 meter box repair unit. and, like the standard R22 unit, it is designed to be retrofitted and replace the old plastic box; in this case with a fire-resistant box for the gas meter. It has intumescent seals right around the door and between the back of the unit...

All Ritherdon Meter Boxes, Meter Box Repairs, Pillars & Cabinets are fitted with 8mm Tri Key Cam Locks as standard. This suitable and opened with a widely available standardised tri-key for easy access by 3rd party contractors such as meter readers or power network companies, in some applications such as CCTV or Traffic Controls this isn't very secure. So, we can offer lock alternatives on request to regulate access to your equipment. Standard Tri-Key Cam Lock - Comes already fitted as default     Lock Alternatives Keyed Cam Lock Keyed camlocks that provide an added level of security for your cabinet...

An electrical Hockey Stick is a 38mm white conduit with a bend to one end, which is surface mounted for use on external walls. The job of the hockey stick is to protect the mains electrical cable from under the ground to entering an Electric Meter Box. Specification: Made from UPVC material. 1490mm in Length Suitable for use on external walls. Colours Available: White. Weight: 0.57kg Gary Ravetta Oct 2017  

How To Measure My Damaged Meter Box?

Measure the external height, width and depth of your damaged meter box. It is important that you measure carefully, without adding any extra to the height, width and depth of the existing meter box. Please note the depth is only what is protruding from the wall.

Note whether you are repairing an electric meter box or a gas meter box and then have a browse through all of our units to find one that is the closest fit.

Ritherdon have been manufacturing various enclosures probably since the 1940's and, up until the 1990's, had only used stainless steel for special circumstances where the extra cost could be justified.  However, in the late 1990's, when the cheaper, ferritic stainless known as 3Cr12 was specified as EN1.4003 in Europe, Ritherdon saw its potential as a cost effective and superior material for external enclosures. Traditionally, in the street enclosure market, galvanised mild steel had been used (particularly for feeder pillars):  the zinc coating providing a level of protection for the mild steel.  More precise manufacturing is required to produce stainless steel...