How do I read this Gas Meter, What am I reading

AmberAmber

has any one got a Gas meter reader like the picture attached,
what are the numbers in the reading measuring.
how do I know how many liters of gas are being metered

K.Flyer

The meter is measuring gas in cubic meters, and parts thereof.
Your current reading is 272 cubic meters and 9 tenths 5 hundreths 2 thousandths of a cubic meter.
If you are in Ireland your Gas bill is charged on a per cubic meter basis.

AmberAmber

hi thanks !!
oh dear cubic meters is alot or a large unit !! was hoping to try understand a weekly measured amounts in a week to week basis. so as to estimate how much any week costs.

Forever21

AmberAmber wrote: »

hi thanks !!
oh dear cubic meters is alot or a large unit !! was hoping to try understand a weekly measured amounts in a week to week basis. so as to estimate how much any week costs.

Let's take 272 , so conversion is 272 x by 11.4198 = 3106 .1856 . Round it to 311. Now get the unit price like 0.051564.so 311 x 0.05164 = 16.06004 which would be €16.06 plus your VAT & standing charge & carbon tax. Hope this helps you how to make your bill out.

Calahonda52

Forever21 wrote: »

Let's take 272 , so conversion is 272 x by 11.4198 = 3106 .1856 . Round it to 311. Now get the unit price like 0.051564.so 311 x 0.05164 = 16.06004 which would be €16.06 plus your VAT & standing charge & carbon tax. Hope this helps you how to make your bill out.

This math is wrong
its 160 euro for 272 cubic meters before all the add ons

Forever21

Calahonda52 wrote: »

This math is wrong
its 160 euro for 272 cubic meters before all the add ons

Well if it's natural gas it's not wrong as if you have a bill it will show you how to convert it to KWh & the unit price & that's the way I do mine .

ted1

K.Flyer wrote: »

The meter is measuring gas in cubic meters, and parts thereof.
Your current reading is 272 cubic meters and 9 tenths 5 hundreths 2 thousandths of a cubic meter.
If you are in Ireland your Gas bill is charged on a per cubic meter basis.

No, it's charged in KWH. They take the m3 value and multiply it by the calorific value if the gas at the time. This differs every billing period and hence is not a constant

Calahonda52

Forever21 wrote: »

Well if it's natural gas it's not wrong as if you have a bill it will show you how to convert it to KWh & the unit price & that's the way I do mine .

He went from 3106 to 311 for no apparent reason.
my bill is 181 m3 by 11.39 = 2062 *.05 = 103 euro
not 10.3 as per u mans math

as the op is a bit concerned about the cost, no point telling here that 272m3 only cost 16 euro

Forever21

Calahonda52 wrote: »

He went from 3106 to 311 for no apparent reason.
my bill is 181 m3 by 11.39 = 2062 *.05 = 103 euro
not 10.3 as per u mans math

as the op is a bit concerned about the cost, no point telling here that 272m3 only cost 16 euro

Apologies if I'm wrong. My last bill after conversion was 938 kWh which was €48.36. Once again apologies .

newmug

Calahonda52 wrote: »

This maths is wrong
its 160 euro for 272 cubic meters before all the add ons

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Forever21

Calahonda52 wrote: »

He went from 3106 to 311 for no apparent reason.
my bill is 181 m3 by 11.39 = 2062 *.05 = 103 euro
not 10.3 as per u mans math

as the op is a bit concerned about the cost, no point telling here that 272m3 only cost 16 euro

Sorry my mistake I forgot to move the decimal point on calculation.

hatchman

Only for you newmug had no idea what math was !

AmberAmber

hi ,
original poster here ,

ok I best say a bit more of my story,

the photo is a meter that measures the gas from a large supply tank.
so if eg 600 liters or 1100 liters is filled into a tank , how do I know how many liters is used on a weekly basis if I am watching the meter that measures meters cubed.

is there a formula to convert M3 to liters
its not Kwh I need to know

Wearb

1m cubed is 1000litres

AmberAmber

thanks Wearb now that makes sense to me.
time for the pen and paper to see which measures a lt on the meter and i am sorted.
Thanks every one.
hope this helps any one else with this type meter too