Weekly Gas Usage

alared

Out of interest I took a gas meter reading a week ago to see how much usage I`d have in this extremely cold weather.
Having just read the meter again today, I`ve used 26 units which equates to 803.94 kwh and in my case £30-53p. (3.675p per kwh including vat).

This is having the heating on for only about 8 hours in a 24 hour period.
At this rate, just for gas alone, we`re talking about £366 a quarter.
(4 bed detached house)

Any comments, besides move supplier,which I`m in the middle of doing.
Is this average usage or less or more?
It might be helpful if you post to state how big the property is,supplier,how many hours a day it`s on, etc.,

spinningsheep

Well I did a reading 2 days ago and over 17 days so call it 2 weeks for argument's sake we have used £61.51 so equates to £3.60 a day, and we have had the heating on for approx 8 hours a day, sometimes up to 17 hours a day if we've been off work, and we live in a 4 bed end of terrace, 90% double glazed, no insulation to speak of really, so we'll use about £110 a month, we're on BG Online Saver with energy smart. I like to be warm, its one of the only luxuries I afford myself!

Dave_save

That doesn't seem to add up. Your 26 gas units (assuming that's 26 cu metres) equates to approximately 290 kWh. I used 517 kWh for last week so yours seems low. I'm in a 3 bed semi, heating has been on for about 8 to 10 hours each day over the last week. I'm on a two tier EDF v5 tariff, 5.5p high and 3.2p low.

JustKeepSwimming_2

I've just started doing this so I can't give you much info yet. I've also signed up to Oxford Uni's site here which looks good & I'm hoping will allow me to compare my freezing house & obscene heating bills with others :rolleyes:

alared

Dave_save wrote: »

That doesn't seem to add up. Your 26 gas units (assuming that's 26 cu metres) equates to approximately 290 kWh.

26 units x 2.83 x 1.02264 x 39.6 divide by 3.6 = 827-70kwh x 3.675p = £30-41

Sandrock

alared wrote: »

26 units x 2.83 x 1.02264 x 39.6 divide by 3.6 = 827-70kwh x 3.675p = £30-41

If you are multiplying by 2.83 you must have an old Imperial meter?

alared

Sandrock wrote: »

If you are multiplying by 2.83 you must have an old Imperial meter?

That is correct.
But I wouldn`t mind the gas company forgetting to muliply by 2.83

Sandrock

That breaks back at about 54p a hour to run your boiler, which does not seem excessive at all.

allan673

i take meter readings every week, ive used £21.73 in the last 7 days. 3 bed detatched with a new worcester combi boiler.its the highest weekly reading so far. in the summer i was using around £3.00 per week. heatings been on for about 12 hours per day this week.

i used 53 units (metric meter). i am with ebico and ive worked it out that each unit on the gas meter costs me 41 pence.
3.675 pence per kwh with ebico.

p.s have you got a newish boiler, because since ive had this new boiler fitted the gas consumption has got significantly lower. i would say 35% cheaper than the 20 year old boiler i had previously.

notbritishgas

Week ending 26 Dec in a 3 bed bungalow in very cold weather with heating on from 7am til 10.30pm I used 22.5 imperial units. Newish Worcester condensing boiler, 10 radiators with 3 switched off some of the time.

Premier_2

alared wrote: »

...to see how much usage I`d have in this extremely cold weather....
This is having the heating on for only about 8 hours in a 24 hour period.
At this rate, just for gas alone, we`re talking about £366 a quarter.
(4 bed detached house)...

Only if you expect "this extremely cold weather" to continue for 3 months