Gas Meters

EBTroon

Hi,

Does anyone have knowledge of a Schlumberger, circa 1990, imperial gas meter?  My meter has a label stating it measures in cubic feet (ft3).  My energy supplier, Outfox the Market, states that it is measuring 100s of cubic feet - quite a big difference

I'd really appreciate if someone could tell me how I can verify what the meter is measuring.  I have recently moved into this house and my gas consumption has risen significantly from my previous house which was much larger.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

[Deleted User]

Not if you read it properly.

How do you read a Schlumberger gas meter?

Read the first 4 dials from left to right - ignore the large dials or red dials. If the pointer is between two numbers, write down the lower number - if it's between 9 and 0, write down 9. If the pointer is directly over a number, write down that number.



698931 is cubic feet. 6989 is in 100s of cubic feet. You provide the supplier with a reading of 6989.

EBTroon

Thanks for that, it helps, but my meter is different it is a U6 and has only one red figure, will that make a difference to the unit calculation?

Alnat1

Simply ignore any red figures, that works for all meters of any fuel type.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

no, ignore any red digits, record first four digits.

victor2

EBTroon said:

Thanks for that, it helps, but my meter is different it is a U6 and has only one red figure, will that make a difference to the unit calculation?

Good explanation from @[Deleted User] there.
So long as you only give the reading from the four main digits, that is the HCF (hundreds of cubic feet) figure, and is the volume you are billed for. Doesn't matter if you have one or two red digits, as they should be ignored anyway.

[Deleted User]

Even if it measures in cubic feet, the reading you submit should be hundreds of cubic feet.

molerat

EBTroon said:

Thanks for that, it helps, but my meter is different it is a U6 and has only one red figure, will that make a difference to the unit calculation?

A red 0 printed next to the last moving register ?

Etch

molerat said:

A 0 printed next to the last moving register ?

Looks like it:

[Deleted User]

molerat said:

EBTroon said:

Thanks for that, it helps, but my meter is different it is a U6 and has only one red figure, will that make a difference to the unit calculation?

A 0 printed next to the last moving register ?

You mean like this:



Described on many websites as an 'obsolete' meter.

Gerry1

Just make sure that the bill shows that they are successfully converting your hundreds of cubic feet into cubic metres, otherwise you may get an enormous catch up bill at some stage.  If they show the calculation, the first figure should be a multiplier of 2.83.