How'd you work out Gas consumption?

getting

Now if i got this right my gas meter reading was 998 for the year so i x that by 11.1 and i get 11077kwh is that right?

Cardew

getting wrote: »

Now if i got this right my gas meter reading was 998 for the year so i x that by 11.1 and i get 11077kwh is that right?

Welcome to the forum.

Assuming you have a metric meter then 998 gas units will be around 11,000kWh.

It can vary slightly according to the calorific value of the gas.

macabc

We have been in our current home (smaller than our previous period home) for 9 months. It is a 3 bed detached bungalow (2 beds in roof).

The 1st qtr (jul 08-sept 08) our gas useage was 3588 kwh (113 units) £110.

2nd qtr (sept 08 - dec 08) useage was 11465 kwh (362 units) £394.

this qtr (dec 08 - mar 09) useage is 23499 kwh (783 units) £791

We have heating and hot water via gas, and a gas hob. We are a family of 4. Cavity wall insulation and loft insulation.

Our useage over the last 2 qtrs has been the same. ie, we leave our heating/water on constant (timed) at approx 20 degrees celsius from 4-30am til 10pm.

We used to operate this way in our old (larger and older) property and our bills were nowhere near this.

What is hard to figure is why, for 2 quarters with the same useage, the actual gas useage, and cost, is double in the 2nd qtr from the 1st.

We are with Southern Electric (not that its really relevant to the useage). Anyone able to advise, and/or also indicate how ameniable SE are to checking out the meter as this reading/useage just does not seen feasible based upon constant useage over the last 2 quarters?

Many thanks

M

Magentasue

macabc wrote: »

What is hard to figure is why, for 2 quarters with the same useage, the actual gas useage, and cost, is double in the 2nd qtr from the 1st.
... this reading/useage just does not seen feasible based upon constant useage over the last 2 quarters?

It seems reasonable to me because the amount of gas used would be much higher for the colder months - and they were much colder. You could have your heating set to 20deg every day for a month and use different amounts of gas from day to day because of other factors - outside temperature, what's going on in the house etc. After all, if you had your heating on in the summer, it would use little gas because the boiler would rarely/never come on.

KimYeovil

Also, leaving the heating on constantly means you lose out on natural warmth and drying - as you have the heating on middle of the day when the sun is blazing but you have the house locked shut to keep in the heat you lose out on all that free nuclear energy.

Even if working at home during the day you should consider taking a break from the heating - your body naturally requires less cosiness when you're alert and working (even sedentary) than when snuggling down for an evening.

Cardew

macabc wrote: »

We have been in our current home (smaller than our previous period home) for 9 months. It is a 3 bed detached bungalow (2 beds in roof).

The 1st qtr (jul 08-sept 08) our gas useage was 3588 kwh (113 units) £110.

2nd qtr (sept 08 - dec 08) useage was 11465 kwh (362 units) £394.

this qtr (dec 08 - mar 09) useage is 23499 kwh (783 units) £791

We have heating and hot water via gas, and a gas hob. We are a family of 4. Cavity wall insulation and loft insulation.

Our useage over the last 2 qtrs has been the same. ie, we leave our heating/water on constant (timed) at approx 20 degrees celsius from 4-30am til 10pm.

We used to operate this way in our old (larger and older) property and our bills were nowhere near this.

What is hard to figure is why, for 2 quarters with the same useage, the actual gas useage, and cost, is double in the 2nd qtr from the 1st.

We are with Southern Electric (not that its really relevant to the useage). Anyone able to advise, and/or also indicate how ameniable SE are to checking out the meter as this reading/useage just does not seen feasible based upon constant useage over the last 2 quarters?

Many thanks

M

40,000kWh in 9 months is huge consumption.

The imbalance between the quarters could be caused by estimated meter readings.

You are being charged for an Imperial gas meter(cubic feet) are you sure you don't have a Metric meter(cubic metres)?