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Typical Residential & Commercial Gas Meter Overall Dimensions

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Compare the dimensions of the larger capacity gas meters given just above (and in the bulleted list below) with dimensions of a typical residential gas meter shown at page top.

Clearance distances from the gas meter to a flame source or other building features will be affected, but only by a few inches, if you install a physically larger gas meter.

A larger-flow residential gas meter may be 1-3" larger in its largest dimension than a standard residential gas meter at a one-family home, and are typically in this range:

  • 8.8" (224mm) wide, 8.7" (221 mm) deep, and 12.7" (323 mm) high - 250 CFH at 1/2" W.C. Differential - Residential
  • 10.3" (262mm) wide, 10.0" (254mm) deep, and 15.0" (381mm) high - 425 CFH at 1/2" W.C. Differential - Residential
  • 10.6" (269mm) wide, 10.0" (254mm) deep, and 15.0 (381mm) high - 630 CFH at 1/2" W.C. Differential - Commercial
  • 14.62" (372mm) wide, 16.62" (422mm) deep, and 23.94" (608 mm) high - AL-1000 - 1000 CFH at 7" W.C. Differential - Industrial Gas Meter operating at MAOP = 100 psig

Source: "Gas Meters for Natural or LPG Gas", PlumbingSupply.com, 994 E 20th St., Chico, CA 95928 USA retrieved 2017/07/01, original source: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/gasmeters.html

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