Ritherdon Online Shop Product Blog — Meter Box Repair

Brown gas meter boxes tend to be installed on the floor. These gas meter boxes are prone to damage as they can be easily stepped on.  Ritherdon provides an easy solution to repair broken brown gas boxes with the R24 range of lid and frames.  They're two main sizes in the market - Hepworth style gas meter boxes and Mitras style gas meter boxes. We have made lids and also Lid and Frames for when the box is really damaged and you have no frame to mount a new lid onto. Let's walk you through them: For floor-mounted boxes with...

Measure the three external dimensions of the damaged meter box, find them in the first column in the tables below and look across columns 2 and 3 to find the appropriate Ritherdon Door and Frame unit. Note whether it is an electric or gas meter box. Damaged Electricity Meter Boxes Measurements taken of GRP Box in mm (hwd) Option 1 Option 2 640 x 230 x 33 Slimline R7 623 x 542 x 97 R7 Extra Deep Large R10 Extra Deep 670 x 500 x 80 Medium R10 Extra Deep Large R10 Extra Deep 612 x 426 x 33 Small R17 Small R10 682...

We have introduced Quantity Break discounts for those of you who may benefit from ordering more units.  You will now see a grid that details the different quantity breaks and their corresponding prices. Please notice that prices are listed excluding VAT. Once you click add to cart, you will see your total with the quantity break applied and also the total including VAT and excluding VAT calculated for you. Remember, carriage is free for orders over £50 excluding VAT. See this example for our popular R10 Electric Meter Box Repair units   Quantity Break discounts are available for the following products:...

We will be closing for Christmas break from Friday 21st of December and we'll be back on Wednesday 2nd of January.  All orders placed after the 19th and during the Christmas Break will be fulfilled w/c 2nd of January for stock items -Meter Box Repair Units and Meter Boxes- and w/c 7th of January for Painted Items such as RB Cabinets, R and RH Pillars.  Once again, thank you for your business and we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the team at Ritherdon.   

For many years, a number of Ritherdon Meter Boxes & Door and Frames Units have been fitted with a Slam Lock as shown below. The Slam Lock is designed to be opened using a Tri-Key then can be pushed shut to ensure the door is closed properly without the reuse of the key. The down side to using this lock has always been the need to insert studs into the door to affix the lock to it, which is another operation in the manufacturing process. Another downside to using this type of lock is a 19mm circular keyhole cut into...