Troubleshooting Extraordinary High Gas Use

matelodave

NotSoRedEd wrote: »

I'll double check all these things and report back.



The app converts from volume to kWh - my old meter read in ft3 and the new m3.



The problem with listening out for the boiler is that it's in the loft, so I cannot hear it (its the most silly place for it, I don't understand the thought behind that one).

It saves room in the rest of the house, my daughter's boiler is in the loft as it was easier to find a bit of outside wall for the flue that wasn't anywhere near a window or door. The same for my Mum's place, no room in the kitchen and hanging on the bedroom or lounge wall wasn't really an appropriate place for it.

My other daughter has 10ft of flue running through her downstairs cloakroom and the window has had to be sealed to accommodate the boiler in her utility room as it hasn't got any outside walls with clearance for an external flue.

We managed to get ours in an airing cupboard which had an outside wall otherwise it would have been on the gable wall in the loft out of the way.

Robin9

NotSoRedEd wrote: »

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The app converts from volume to kWh - my old meter read in ft3 and the new m3.

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Double check the serial numbers on the meter and the actual bill.

It's not unknown for records not to be updated correctly after meter changes - get it wrong and your consumption apparently trebles

Talldave

I've previously moved a boiler from the kitchen to the loft. It's an excellent location for it - unless you're trying to monitor whether it's on or off.

If you use an electricity monitor that tracks LED pulses on the meter, and your daytime energy consumption is pretty static, you can spot when the boiler & pump are on by spotting the jump in electricity consumption. Ie: my boiler adds 95W when it's on. Get obsessive and geeky enough and you spot when boiler, fridge, TV are on from the wattage increases in consumption.

Edit: the programmer should have an indication on its display of when it's calling for heat. Provided the problem isn't the boiler firing when there isn't a call for heat!!

D_M_E

Robin9 might well have the answer - check your bill and see if they are still billing in ft3 instead of the m3 of the new meter, and also check that the serial number on the bill and meter match.

Also, are you taking the readings off the actual meter, or off the little display toy in the house somewhere?

As a rough guide, 1 unit on a m3 meter is approximately 11.2 Kwh and on a ft3 meter would be about 35.6 Kwh.

Talldave

D_M_E wrote: »

Robin9 might well have the answer - check your bill and see if they are still billing in ft3 instead of the m3 of the new meter, and also check that the serial number on the bill and meter match.

Also, are you taking the readings off the actual meter, or off the little display toy in the house somewhere?

As a rough guide, 1 unit on a m3 meter is approximately 11.2 Kwh and on a ft3 meter would be about 35.6 Kwh.

Cu ft is about 31.5kWh?

Robin9

NotSoRedEd - what app are you using ? Is it one that counts pulses in some way - if so where is it getting this data from ?

Are you relying on the app or do your records come from the meter itself - I note you've not got a smart meter ?

poppellerant

D_M_E wrote: »

Do you really need the hot water on all day - is it a storage tank or on demand, sounds like a storage tank and if so, what temperature is it set at? Try turning down the thermostat to around 50c.

How well is the property insulated? Have you tried turning down the temp for the heating by a degree or two?

Even a small leak can result in big bills so, now that it's been fixed, monitor usage for a month and see what difference fixing it has made.

I wouldn't go below 60c, personally.

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