gas and electric meter readings

RealWelshWizard

Are the readings I see on both the gas and electric meters KWH ? or do i have to carry out some sort of calculation to work out the cost of usage? thanks in advance,

amtrakuk

Have a look at http://www.britishgas.co.uk/business/manage-account/how-to-read-meter

I know Lekky is shown in kWh but not being a gas user I cant help you there.

RichPyke

Electric is.
Gas isn't. You need to calculate it. The back of the bill will have the calculation on it.

If imperial convert to metric (multiply by 2.83)
Multiply by volume correction factor (1.022640)
Multiply by calorific value (39.3) - I think this may vary from area to area
Divide by kWh conversion factor (3.6)

Nada666

No need to go to the detail each time in Pyke's post. You can approximate with:

If your gas meter is imperial (has ft3 on its label) then multiply by 32
If your gas meter is metric (has metres cubed) then multiply by 11.2

(Exact figure varies from season to season (the calorific value is not a constant) but those figures are good enough to use for monitoring expected bills.)

societys_child

Or do it the easy way, use an online calculator . .
Here's one

Nada666

societys_child wrote: »

Or do it the easy way, use an online calculator . .
Here's one

No, sticking numbers online can lead to garbage results if you don't take two or five minutes once to grasp the basics. Of course, once you know that an imperial meter unit is approx 32 kWh and that it may alternatively be a metric meter then you can use help to find a more accurate figure - but it is more useful to have the basic idea to tap in your brain first.

societys_child

I know how to work it out thanks, and the "basics" were outlined in post #3 so I'd no need to repeat them.

Obviously you'd get garbage if you stick imperial measurement units into a metric calculator . . doh

The linked page clearly states M3 to kWhs. If you have an imperial meter just find the right calculator . . .