Gas - Is this right?

MWT

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

no, it's 0.27 of 1 cubic foot, 1.27 is 1 cubic foot + 0.27 of a cubic foot.

£1.27 is £1.00 + 0.27p.

Listen to SparkyGrad, the white numbers measure in units of 100 cubic feet, and that is how you provide a meter reading to the supplier using only the white numbers in units of 100 cubic feet.

The red numbers show cubic feet, not fractions of a cubic foot.

The mistake in your calculation is that 32kWh is roughly correct for the kWh in 100 cubic feet, not for one cubic foot.

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frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

no, it's 0.27 of 1 cubic foot, 1.27 is 1 cubic foot + 0.27 of a cubic foot.

£1.27 is £1.00 + 0.27p.

One unit (the white numbers) on the meter is 100 cubic feet.  That's how domestic meters work.

The red numbers are "tens of cubic feet" and "ones of cubic feet".

The meter does not show anything less that one cubic foot.  I'm not disputing your mathematics - just your units.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

, ok, thanks, got it now.

I'll just go and sit in the corner.

macman

Don't feel bad, frugal. Blame whoever dreamed up the concept of using an imperial measure of volume (cu ft) and then applying the metric (100) multiplier on the meter, to make the unit 100's of cu ft. Why? 
I can see that having a meter unit as small as 1 cu ft would tend to mean that meters would go around the clock too quickly, so why didn't they just stick to fully imperial standards and use cu yards instead?
One meter unit equals one cu yard of gas: it  works just fine for metric meters, using just cu m, so why not for imperial?

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macman said:

Don't feel bad, frugal. Blame whoever dreamed up the concept of using an imperial measure of volume (cu ft) and then applying the metric (100) multiplier on the meter, to make the unit 100's of cu ft. Why? 
I can see that having a meter unit as small as 1 cu ft would tend to mean that meters would go around the clock too quickly, so why didn't they just stick to fully imperial standards and use cu yards instead?
One meter unit equals one cu yard of gas: it  works just fine for metric meters, using just cu m, so why not for imperial?

I got just as confused the first time I saw a meter reading marked as MMSCF.

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Measurement is a fascinating subject. I like the simplicity of metric measurements and the historical significance of Imperial. It does seem odd though when a Pakistani cricket commentator says that he enjoyed watching Batsmen X ‘do the hard yards’ in the nets.

It will be a sad day when all gas meters display in cubic metres.

Max68

Thanks all.  I work at home for much of the week so what I was getting at, albeit poorly phrased, was would it be cheaper to blast it from say16c to 18c every time it drops to 16c or when I am here just keep the thermostat at 18c so basically maintaining that temperature rather than bring it to that temperature from a lower one several times a day.  Obviously if I work on the road or at night, I generally turn it down to 14 so the boiler won't come on (hopefully!)

RobM99

1m cube = 1.31 yard cube.

Gerry1

frugalmacdugal said:

£1.27 is £1.00 + 0.27p.

Hope you never have to give change., you'd be a bit too frugal...

0.27p is about a quarter of a penny, so £1.00 + 0.27p remains just one pound after rounding.

ariarnia

Max68 said:

Thanks all.  I work at home for much of the week so what I was getting at, albeit poorly phrased, was would it be cheaper to blast it from say16c to 18c every time it drops to 16c or when I am here just keep the thermostat at 18c so basically maintaining that temperature rather than bring it to that temperature from a lower one several times a day.  Obviously if I work on the road or at night, I generally turn it down to 14 so the boiler won't come on (hopefully!)

i think having the thermostat maintain a temp will cost more than letting the temp drop for any amount of time (assuming you dont over compensate and turn it up higher because your colder)

but how much more it depends on how long it takes to drop to 16 and how long its at 16 before you notice and turn it back up and how long it takes to get back to temp (your boiler flow temp). it could be literally pennies. 

i suggest what you do is have a look for 2 days with about the same weather and outside temp then try both ways then see which you prefer (ideally you'd try a week but with the weather forecast that might be hard to compare) and if you take meter readings we can help you work out how much it cost.