High gas usage

gazapc

If your usage is as low as you've described then it is worth checking if the meter is measuring in m3 or older imperial ft3. Then check if this aligns with your bill

If you are unsure from the meter, post a close up and clear photo here. Similarly a bill (with personal details redacted).

mjdrae

theoretica said:

Combi boiler, or heating a tank of water?

Combi boiler

mjdrae

gazapc said:

If your usage is as low as you've described then it is worth checking if the meter is measuring in m3 or older imperial ft3. Then check if this aligns with your bill

If you are unsure from the meter, post a close up and clear photo here. Similarly a bill (with personal details redacted).

This is the meter.

mjdrae

mjdrae said:

gazapc said:

If your usage is as low as you've described then it is worth checking if the meter is measuring in m3 or older imperial ft3. Then check if this aligns with your bill

If you are unsure from the meter, post a close up and clear photo here. Similarly a bill (with personal details redacted).

This is the meter.

This is a bill

victor2

So it is an imperial meter. Quite old and I would have thought about due for replacement, but that's another issue, unless it's faulty of course.

The bill above looks a bit odd. It says 31 days standing charge, but there's only 26 days between the readings. Other than that, the calculation of the kWh looks OK. You have used 32kWh of gas per day in that period. Seems a bit high, but I assume that is mainly hot water for showers or baths.

You could check how much gas a shower or bath uses by taking meter readings before and after. Multiply the difference in the readings by 32 and you'll get a very close conversion to kWh.

It is impossible to comment on the supplier's estimate of your annual usage unless you have actual readings close to a year apart.

Edit: If you do take meter readings for something like a shower, you'll need to record the fractions (red digits and possibly even the dial) to get a more accurate result.

mjdrae

victor2 said:

So it is an imperial meter. Quite old and I would have thought about due for replacement, but that's another issue, unless it's faulty of course.

The bill above looks a bit odd. It says 31 days standing charge, but there's only 26 days between the readings. Other than that, the calculation of the kWh looks OK. You have used 32kWh of gas per day in that period. Seems a bit high, but I assume that is mainly hot water for showers or baths.

You could check how much gas a shower or bath uses by taking meter readings before and after. Multiply the difference in the readings by 32 and you'll get a very close conversion to kWh.

It is impossible to comment on the supplier's estimate of your annual usage unless you have actual readings close to a year apart.

Edit: If you do take meter readings for something like a shower, you'll need to record the fractions (red digits and possibly even the dial) to get a more accurate result.

Does this help. Also worth noting I'm currently £410 in credit and expect that to be well over £500 by end of contract this month.

Evan3020

Your meter has gone around the clock , does that matter?

Mstty

mjdrae said:

victor2 said:

So it is an imperial meter. Quite old and I would have thought about due for replacement, but that's another issue, unless it's faulty of course.

The bill above looks a bit odd. It says 31 days standing charge, but there's only 26 days between the readings. Other than that, the calculation of the kWh looks OK. You have used 32kWh of gas per day in that period. Seems a bit high, but I assume that is mainly hot water for showers or baths.

You could check how much gas a shower or bath uses by taking meter readings before and after. Multiply the difference in the readings by 32 and you'll get a very close conversion to kWh.

It is impossible to comment on the supplier's estimate of your annual usage unless you have actual readings close to a year apart.

Edit: If you do take meter readings for something like a shower, you'll need to record the fractions (red digits and possibly even the dial) to get a more accurate result.

Does this help. Also worth noting I'm currently £410 in credit and expect that to be well over £500 by end of contract this month.

Wow is that 26000 kWh of gas a year.

So what have you look d at the reduce gas usage?

Evan3020

You used over 5100 kwh in one month, Nov/Dec?

victor2

mjdrae said:

victor2 said:

So it is an imperial meter. Quite old and I would have thought about due for replacement, but that's another issue, unless it's faulty of course.

The bill above looks a bit odd. It says 31 days standing charge, but there's only 26 days between the readings. Other than that, the calculation of the kWh looks OK. You have used 32kWh of gas per day in that period. Seems a bit high, but I assume that is mainly hot water for showers or baths.

You could check how much gas a shower or bath uses by taking meter readings before and after. Multiply the difference in the readings by 32 and you'll get a very close conversion to kWh.

It is impossible to comment on the supplier's estimate of your annual usage unless you have actual readings close to a year apart.

Edit: If you do take meter readings for something like a shower, you'll need to record the fractions (red digits and possibly even the dial) to get a more accurate result.

Does this help. Also worth noting I'm currently £410 in credit and expect that to be well over £500 by end of contract this month.

It doesn't appear to matter that your meter has "gone round the clock".

Assuming those are actual readings and not estimates, it works out at nearly 29,000 kWh per year, which does seem high. Hope your electricity usage is nice and low!

Worth reading your gas meter daily for a while to see how a particular pattern of activity affects the consumption.