Get a meter fitted for your LPG

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It was driving me mad on not easily been able to keep an eye on my LPG gas usage. So i purchased a meter & fittings & got my gas engineer to fit it on my next boiler service. Now this was at a cost of £120.00 in total with a cheap cctv camera. "CCTV ??" The only place the meter would go was in the loft, as that's where the boiler was. I also have cctv around the bungalow with a few spare canels. I also didn't want to be climbing into the loft every time i wanted a reading. 
So now i have a spread sheet with all my household bills & the equation for the gas reading is : 
(Number of cubic meters used = 5*3.85*0.5) = £9.62 for 5cm of lpg at 50p/pl

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  • lohr500
    lohr500 Posts: 956 Forumite
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    So was there no gauge on the tank? Seems like a very complicated solution to me. 
  • Sorting_Hat
    Sorting_Hat Posts: 123 Forumite
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    For the readings and maths there will be fluctuation due to cold weather in winter, that will balance out in the summer reading wise.
     The LPG is affected by the cold you see (a little but it is)
  • david29dpo
    david29dpo Posts: 3,748 Forumite
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    lohr500 said:
    So was there no gauge on the tank? Seems like a very complicated solution to me. 
    The gauge in very inaccurate for daily use.
  • david29dpo
    david29dpo Posts: 3,748 Forumite
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    Cant help with the calculations but i think its an excellent idea!! 
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