Gas Meter - What is One Unit?

jazzy

This may sound a silly question, but how do you calculate one unit of gas? Is it the black dial gauge readings? For example my gas meter is displaying 931, so does that represent 931 units?

robin58

You are reading it right.

When you read this type of meter, it is always the black ones you read. You ignore the red.

If you go on line or telephone the gas supplier to give a meter reading, always include the leading zeros as well or you may get a gas bill shock.:eek:

Now how you work out how much you will pay per unit is another question.

Consumerist

robin58 wrote: »

. . . Now how you work out how much you will pay per unit is another question.

It's a metric meter (measuring cubic metres of gas) so each unit on the meter represents about 11 kWh of energy. Your gas bill will tell you how much each kWh costs.

jazzy

Consumerist wrote: »

It's a metric meter (measuring cubic metres of gas) so each unit on the meter represents about 11 kWh of energy. Your gas bill will tell you how much each kWh costs.

Thanks for the information. My energy company charges a Unit price (pence per kWh) 3.549p per kWh.

My reading for this month is 46 digits used, so I can times this by 11 (approx) for the number of units (kWh)?

AndyPK

yeah, so if that cost was +VAT that means £19

+ your standing charge !!!

Consumerist

jazzy wrote: »

Thanks for the information. My energy company charges a Unit price (pence per kWh) 3.549p per kWh.

My reading for this month is 46 digits used, so I can times this by 11 (approx) for the number of units (kWh)?

You've got it.

The bill should also explain how the supplier has calculated the charge.

[Deleted User]

Its 931 x 11.2 x 3.549 p , divided by 100. Then add your daily standing charges for the quarterly period to arrive at your bill up to the present time.

jazzy

I bet a few people are caught out with these metric meters, thinking the digits are the number of units used.

AndyPK

sacsquacco wrote: »

Its 931 x 11.2 x 3.549 p , divided by 100. Then add your daily standing charges for the quarterly period to arrive at your bill up to the present time.

That's since the meter has been installed !

Nada666

jazzy wrote: »

I bet a few people are caught out with these[ [STRIKE]metric [/STRIKE]gas ]meters, thinking the digits are the number of units used.

Same issue with imperial meters (in fact, many will be even more confused with them as one meter unit is one hundred cubic feet. And there is no decimal point on them.)

victor2

Nada666 wrote: »

Same issue with imperial meters (in fact, many will be even more confused with them as one meter unit is one hundred cubic feet. And there is no decimal point on them.)

Absolutely. With 1 unit on an imperial meter being about 32kWh, you then get people wondering why the multiplier for meters measuring cubic feet is bigger than those measuring cubic metres, when a foot is smaller than a metre!