Gas usage mega increase

rjmiller

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

macman

Don't turn it back on until you have spoken with him. If you've extinguished a device then it could come back on, leaking gas once you turn it back on.

rjmiller

Neighbour has an engineer coming out next week. I presume that should be a good thing but I'm not sure how that'll affect the units that already appear to have been dumped onto me.

facade

rjmiller said:

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

Call me cynical, but if his supply is through your meter all he has to do is swear blind his gas is on until you turn the supply back on for him, presumably right after you asked him....

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rjmiller said:

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

Yes. If the supply pipes are split after the meter then it is possible for 2 consumers to be supplied from one meter. That said, this would not appear to be your issue.

rjmiller

facade said:

rjmiller said:

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

Call me cynical, but if his supply is through your meter all he has to do is swear blind his gas is on until you turn the supply back on for him, presumably right after you asked him....

I did wonder this...

facade

rjmiller said:

facade said:

rjmiller said:

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

Call me cynical, but if his supply is through your meter all he has to do is swear blind his gas is on until you turn the supply back on for him, presumably right after you asked him....

I did wonder this...

Asking him to prove his gas is on now is calling him a liar though. 

What I'd do is turn off the boiler so the pilot is out and stays out, then turn off the gas.

With the gas off, nip in the kitchen and try your hob, there should be a little hiss of gas initially as there is pressure in the pipe.

Turn the gas back on and of again to repressurise the pipe (with everything off).

Then wait a couple of hours (preferably past cooking time and heating time) and see if the pressure is still there.

If it isn't, either there is a leak- but you'd smell it, or someone else is coupled to your gas.

It is what the engineer will do, except he will use a pressure meter (a manometer) to test that pressure is maintained in your pipes rather than try listening for gas coming out.

rjmiller

facade said:

rjmiller said:

facade said:

rjmiller said:

And another update.

I turned the gas off. He said his hobs were still burning.

Can two supplies go through one meter?

Call me cynical, but if his supply is through your meter all he has to do is swear blind his gas is on until you turn the supply back on for him, presumably right after you asked him....

I did wonder this...

Asking him to prove his gas is on now is calling him a liar though. 

What I'd do is turn off the boiler so the pilot is out and stays out, then turn off the gas.

With the gas off, nip in the kitchen and try your hob, there should be a little hiss of gas initially as there is pressure in the pipe.

Turn the gas back on and of again to repressurise the pipe (with everything off).

Then wait a couple of hours (preferably past cooking time and heating time) and see if the pressure is still there.

If it isn't, either there is a leak- but you'd smell it, or someone else is coupled to your gas.

It is what the engineer will do, except he will use a pressure meter (a manometer) to test that pressure is maintained in your pipes rather than try listening for gas coming out.

Am on with this, thanks.

wild666

rjmiller said:

Quick update. In 24 hours my gas meter only just went up by 1 unit without me being particularly frugal.

How it has jumped over 400 units in a matter of 3 or 4 weeks completely baffles (and troubles) me.

One unit of gas is roughly 11.3 kWh, my usage is less that that per week since April 2022 

rjmiller

wild666 said:

rjmiller said:

Quick update. In 24 hours my gas meter only just went up by 1 unit without me being particularly frugal.

How it has jumped over 400 units in a matter of 3 or 4 weeks completely baffles (and troubles) me.

One unit of gas is roughly 11.3 kWh, my usage is less that that per week since April 2022 

I've spoken to my supplier (Bulb) who were equally shocked by the jump. I just don't know what they're going to do to resolve it.