Hello World! Welcome Friends! Knowing how to read your gas meter can be important in keeping track of your business expenses. By knowing how much gas you are paying, you can carry out informed decisions regarding budgeting and your energy (gas) supplier. There can be issues in reading the meter because gas meters can vary.
Where Is Your Gas Meter?
The first step in knowing how to read your gas meter is locating its position. Most businesses may not even be aware of where their gas meter is located. You may ask the owner of the building, the support team handling the business, or the site manager to know where the gas meter is located.
If you are still unable to locate the gas meter, a gas-safe engineer can be called on to the site. The engineer will locate the gas meter using a trace test. Knowing where your gas meter ensures that it is inspected for accuracy and safety every 2 years, along with keeping track of your bill.
Understanding Your Gas Usage
Your gas units are measured either via imperial or metric measurements. The imperial system measures gas in cubic feet, while the metric system uses cubic meters to calculate gas usage.
The difference between these two measuring systems lies in the digits used. The imperial measurement uses 4 digits, while the metric measurement uses 5 digits. For both these types of numbers, following the decimal point should be ignored.
Reading Your Gas Meter
Digital Meters
These can be divided into two types. One that measures gas usage in a cubic meter, M/M3 will be printed on the meter. For imperial meters, you will find cubic ft or Ft written on the meter. Read the number from left to right before the decimal point; for the imperial meter, ignore red numbers.
Utility Bidder is a site that not only provides a guide to reading your meter but also provides you a stop site to compare gas suppliers.
Dial Meters
These meters may seem difficult to read, but once you know how it is easy to keep track of your gas usage.
Each of the clock-style dials will have a pointer and will be numbered from zero to nine. Write down the number indicated by the pointer, or the lower of two if the pointer is resting between two numbers (unless it’s pointing between zero and nine, in which case it should be written as a nine). Ignore any red dials, just as you would with digital imperial meters.
Why Knowing How to Read Your Gas Meter Is Important
Your gas bill is made depending on your usage. For smart meters, this is not an issue as your usage is sent directly to your supplier; however, for older meters, you have to do the readings and send them to your supplier. If you cannot read the meter accurately, you will be paying for an estimated bill rather than your actual usage.
Additionally, knowing your gas usage allows you a better understanding of how to compare suppliers when you are looking to change.
Final Word
Knowing how to read your gas meter does not have to be difficult. It is a relatively easy and fast process. It allows you to benefit by only paying for the gas that you use and being able to compare suppliers far more accurately.
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