# Customer meters and regulators: Location.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 192.353  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) Each meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a 

## Document text

(a) Each meter and service regulator, whether inside or outside a building, must be installed in a readily accessible location and be protected from corrosion and other damage, including, if installed outside a building, vehicular damage that may be anticipated. However, the upstream regulator in a series may be buried.

(b) Each service regulator installed within a building must be located as near as practical to the point of service line entrance.

(c) Each meter installed within a building must be located in a ventilated place and not less than 3 feet (914 millimeters) from any source of ignition or any source of heat which might damage the meter.

(d) Where feasible, the upstream regulator in a series must be located outside the building, unless it is located in a separate metering or regulating building.

[35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-85, 63 FR 37503, July 13, 1998; Amdt. 192-93, 68 FR 53900, Sept. 15, 2003]

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.353>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `f21bf6e7ee5f54a50a2663ae142a9e1553816244a178d0fd9af340f4e289c43a`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:34.435Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T12:43:44.733Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-192-353`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "192",
  "section": "192.353",
  "subpart": "Subpart H—Customer Meters, Service Regulators, and Service Lines",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```