Ridiculous gas usage figures - faulty meter or boiler?

Brian99_2

I remember news about an Energy employee actually confusing Metric units with Imperial units... and somebody got ENORMOUS bills.

So here, is it possible the meter itself has had a wrong label/wrong gearing or something. Something is definitely wrong here.

Cardew

Brian99 wrote: »

I remember news about an Energy employee actually confusing Metric units with Imperial units... and somebody got ENORMOUS bills.

So here, is it possible the meter itself has had a wrong label/wrong gearing or something. Something is definitely wrong here.

If that were the case, instead of using 90kWh per hour he would be using approx 250kWh per hour!!

The problem to which you refer happens quite often and is when someone has a Metric meter(where gas unit is approx 11kWh) but they are billed for an Imperial meter(where a gas unit is approx 32kWh.

jimjames

Brian99 wrote: »

I remember news about an Energy employee actually confusing Metric units with Imperial units... and somebody got ENORMOUS bills.

So here, is it possible the meter itself has had a wrong label/wrong gearing or something. Something is definitely wrong here.

We had that on our meter since we'd moved in. It was approx 3 times cheaper than it would have been. Meter readers hadnt spotted it for years but 2 years ago they must have done an audit and amended the billing but didnt backdate it.

Cardew

jimjames wrote: »

We had that on our meter since we'd moved in. It was approx 3 times cheaper than it would have been. Meter readers hadnt spotted it for years but 2 years ago they must have done an audit and amended the billing but didnt backdate it.

Yours was the other way around!

You had an Imperial meter but were billed for a Metric meter.

The OP has a metric meter and he is using 8.4 gas units an hour which he has correctly calculated as approx 90kWh.

squirrel

Finally got round to do another reading with boiler/central heating all on

1st reading 9342 (207 in red digits)

1 hour later 2nd reading 9350 (556 in red digits)

Again works out at over 8 units/cubic metres

Beginning to think I have entered the Twilight Zone as by all comments (and everything else I have read) this does seem impossible!

energysavingexp

squirrel wrote: »

Finally got round to do another reading with boiler/central heating all on

1st reading 9342 (207 in red digits)

1 hour later 2nd reading 9350 (556 in red digits)

Again works out at over 8 units/cubic metres

Beginning to think I have entered the Twilight Zone as by all comments (and everything else I have read) this does seem impossible!

thanks for the update its definitely the meter at fault you will need to get it changed asap.

Brian99_2

Definitely have the meter checked.

Hopefully.... you will get a shedload of money back..... Hope so !

squirrel

Thanks for everyone's help. Unfortunately before I had a chance to get the meter checked my boiler developed a problem and I've had to switch it off until I can get someone out to sort it. Such is life!