Cost of 4 hours heating

Phil_GT

good evening there all.

i have a query on how much gas i've used.

i put my boiler on at 6.05pm this evening to heat both water and central heating (need to dry clothes and its raining)

the meter reading was

2601 (0) being red and 0 being a printed 0 doesnt change

so 2601 0 0 ft3

at 10.05 i checked the meter and it states the following

2602 5 0 ft3

can some 1 tell me please what the usage is in kwh / units

calorifical value according to latest bill is 39

any 1 help

if it seem's high its due to old back boiler

Phil_GT

found the following website

http://www.energylinx.co.uk/gas_meter_conversion.html from a old post of mine

is my usage 1.5 (2601 - 2602 50)?? which turns out to be 47kwh / 11.75kwh

molerat

Your useage is 1.5 imperial units = approx 47 kWh. An imperial unit = approx 31.3 kWh.

(units used x 1.022640 x cal val x 2.83 )/ 3.6

Phil_GT

thanks for advising, any idea what a little clock is for at the end of dial? just looks like a normal clock moves very slowly and has 0.5 below it or above it?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

think this is your type of meter, so stuck a photie up for you, helps to make things a bit clearer.

Looks to me as though the clock dial is giving 100th of a unit, and is replacing the static red.

Meter reading is : 4762.3 [STRIKE]0[/STRIKE] 6

Phil_GT

yeah thats pretty much the meter i have

just one thing i noticed, when the clock goes 1 full cycle the red number doesnt change...

withabix

Phil_GT wrote: »

yeah thats pretty much the meter i have

just one thing i noticed, when the clock goes 1 full cycle the red number doesnt change...

It will go round 10 times before it changes.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

yup, 1 full cycle is only 1/10th of 1/10th of a unit, = 1/100th, so 10 revs.

Phil_GT

so the cost then of having the heating on 4 hours is 47kwh * 4.8p (per unit upto x ammount)

equaling 4.8*47 = 225.6p £2.25?

st999

equaling 4.8*47 = 225.6p £2.25?

I would change my supplier, on eon saveonline 6 that would cost £1.45

Phil_GT

im on sign online 20 stil tied in until jan 12