i know this is all a bit in th air as you dont know the size of my house,
but I'm trying to establish the estimated usage of units for gas and
electric in my house.
its a semi-detaqched 3 bed. Gas is for CH and Hob. Electric for shower and
oven. 5 people live in the house.

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is the reported gas usage about average? cos it a shock to me !

TIA
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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:07 UTC, "Vass" wrote:

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is this cubic feet or cubic metres? Some meters say one, and some the
other...

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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:16:07 +0100 someone who may be "Vass"
wrote this:-

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at my
past readings and got 500 units)

15,000 what precisely? As has been said the meter may read cubic
metres or cubic feet, this may also have been converted into
kilowatt hours.




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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:16:07 +0100, "Vass" wrote:

i know this is all a bit in th air as you dont know the size of my house,
but I'm trying to establish the estimated usage of units for gas and
electric in my house.
its a semi-detaqched 3 bed. Gas is for CH and Hob. Electric for shower and
oven. 5 people live in the house.

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is the reported gas usage about average? cos it a shock to me !

TIA

How about reading it once a week - then you'd know whether or not it ticks over.
The best way of getting an accurate bill, is to enter the reading onto their
website every couple of months. I would guess the average usage is about 400 -
500 for gas and 500 - 700 for electricity, but YMMV of course. A Bob says, one
of the most common causes for very excessive bills, is having a M3 meter fitted
and them charging you as if it's a 100cuFT meter.

Andy C

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:32:52 +0100, Andy Cap wrote:


How about reading it once a week - then you'd know whether or not it ticks over.
The best way of getting an accurate bill, is to enter the reading onto their
website every couple of months. I would guess the average usage is about 400 -
500 for gas and 500 - 700 for electricity, but YMMV of course. A Bob says, one
of the most common causes for very excessive bills, is having a M3 meter fitted
and them charging you as if it's a 100cuFT meter.

Andy C

When I wrote usage, I meant in money terms of course.

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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:07 UTC, "Vass" wrote:

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at
my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is this cubic feet or cubic metres? Some meters say one, and some the
other...

ah good point. sorry, will go check tonight.
The gas meter was changed due to it leaking about 4 years ago, dunno if its
units of measure changed at that time.
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Vass

On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:51:59 UTC, "Vass" wrote:


"Bob Eager" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:07 UTC, "Vass" wrote:

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at
my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is this cubic feet or cubic metres? Some meters say one, and some the
other...

ah good point. sorry, will go check tonight.
The gas meter was changed due to it leaking about 4 years ago, dunno if its
units of measure changed at that time.

And if they're still billing you in the old units...

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"Bob Eager" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:07 UTC, "Vass" wrote:

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at
my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is this cubic feet or cubic metres? Some meters say one, and some the
other...

the former. Gas meter says Ft
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Vass

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:47:10 UTC, "Vass" wrote:


"Bob Eager" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:07 UTC, "Vass" wrote:

Scottish power are telling me my gas meter (that has only 4 digits) trips
over at least once a year, making my annual usage 15000. (I'd looked at
my
past readings and got 500 units)
Electric 6,700 units.

Is this cubic feet or cubic metres? Some meters say one, and some the
other...

the former. Gas meter says Ft

And what are you billed in?
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