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Why is my traditional gas meter beeping when I use gas?
Our ordinary (not smart) Gas Meter has started beeping every time the gas is being used. Please can you advise why this is and whether this is normal?
Updated on 04/09/26 by Abby_OVO
If you’ve had the meter for a long time, would you believe it could actually be the battery in it! I never knew they had one myself
They do have to be changed very rarely but of course, they have no electricity supply.
There’s another topic on this here.
Please let me know how you get on and if that solves the mystery :)
Best wishes,
Tristan :)
As mentioned above, a beeping gas meter indicates that the battery is low and the meter will need to be replaced. As a battery failure could affect your supply, reach out to our Support team as soon as you can to confirm this is the issue and book in a free meter exchange. All gas meters have a battery installed so this is an issue which can affect smart meters and traditional meters, although as the battery is designed to outlast your meter certification date it’s rare for the battery to fail before you’d be due a meter replacement anyway.
If your smart gas meter is making a strange sound that isn’t beeping, see this topic for what it is and what to do.
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