How To Do Gas And Electric Meter Readings
Ignore the dial marked 110. Read the four dials from left to right along the bottom row only ignore any others and write down the number closest to each pointer.
British Gas online meter readings - You can submit meter readings for yourself or friends and family here and keep your energy bills accurate.
How to do gas and electric meter readings. Read the dials from left to right. If its not immediately visible you may need to press a button. If your meter has two white buttons to the right of your display press the right button to see your reading.
Read the dials from left to right. The number youre after is the one followed by kWh. The letters IMP KWH will appear on the screen along with 8 digits.
If the pointer on a dial is between two numbers write down the lower number. Submit a meter reading. But if the pointer is between zero and nine it will always be nine.
If the pointer falls between 9 and 0 write down 9 and reduce the reading youve. As before write down all the digits ignoring any digits after a decimal point if you have one. Gas meters are always in m3 or ft although suppliers convert this into kWh on your energy bills.
To read an electric dial meter correctly. Note down the numbers before the decimal point ignoring any. Meter reading is 6456.
For yourself Access your account to easily submit your meter readings and keep your bills accurate. Traditional gas and electricity meters require you to take a reading from the front of the meter. If the pointer is between the two numbers always take the lower number.
How to read an electric dial meter. You can multiply by 112 in order to calculate the kWh. Your gas reading in cubic metres m3 will appear.
If you are on a single rate tariff and your SMART meter has a keypad showing the numbers 0-9 all you need to do is press 9 on the keypad. Check your suppliers website for instructions or contact it if youre not sure. If the pointer is directly over a number write down that number and underline it.
If your supplier is unable to do this for any reason then you may want to take the reading yourself and provide this to the supplier. You can identify the types of meter by the units. The word VOLUME will show on the screen.
Your gas supplier should take regular readings of your meter. If a pointer is between two numbers write down the lower number. For a smart gas meter do the following.
If your meter has an orange and a blue arrow to the right of the screen press the orange button to see your reading. Press the A or left button to see your reading. Read the first 5 dials from left to right - ignore any red dials or dials marked 110.
Press the Display or Select button to wake up the display By pressing the button the meter display will scroll through to the meter reading. If the pointer is directly over a number write down that one. If the pointer is between 9 and 0 write down 9.
If the pointer is between two numbers write down the lower number - if its between 9 and 0 write down 9. How you see the reading depends on the meter. When the pointer is between two numbers write down the lower number.
As you read from left to right the dials will turn in opposite directions - if the first one turns clockwise the next will turn anti-clockwise and so on. Read the dials from left to right. Record meter readings from a standard dial meter digital meter or an Economy 7 gas and electricity meters in this Uswitch guide to reading energy meters.
Gas meters look similar to electricity meters and can be read in the same way. You will need to check which way each dial turns before you read it. Press 9 on the keypad.
If the pointer is exactly on a number but the reading. Take the first five digits as your reading. How to read a dial meter.
