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Sudden usage hike

picklepockle
picklepockle Posts: 19 Forumite
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Hi looking for advice. My gas usuage has doubled this month even though the heating has been on less. When I turn the heating on the meter makes a noise and looks like it is spinning fast, although I’ve never looked to see how fast it normally spins.
Our average monthly unit usage was 55/60 units oct-Jan we’ve just been billed 120 units from 1st-20th March
Is this a boiler issue or faulty meter?


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  • markin
    markin Posts: 3,864 Forumite
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    Take a reading put the boiler on and then take a new reading after 10min, work out the kwh vs the boilers rating.

    Have you have cold weather?


  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 13,026 Forumite
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    @picklepockle    By units are you meaning the reading from the meter itself  (the one in an outdoor meter box - not the In House Display toy in the kitchen) - in which case unit is m3 (or ft3)  ? The billing system converts this to kWh.
    Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill
  • MWT
    MWT Posts: 10,676 Forumite
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    picklepockle said:
    Our average monthly unit usage was 55/60 units oct-Jan we’ve just been billed 120 units from 1st-20th March
    Is this a boiler issue or faulty meter?

    ... or a billing catch up?

    Was your previous bill based on actual meter readings or was it perhaps an estimate?

  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Metric or imperial meter?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
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