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RE: Gas Useage


  • Subject: RE: Gas Useage
  • From: "Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:04:23 +0000

Also this link shows how to go from m^3 to kwh

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home_and_Garden/Question210813.html

Gas bills are somthing like 4p per kWh but most meters are in m^3 not kwh !

Chris





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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> From: bro-yahoo@xxxxxxx
> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:44:01 +0100
> Subject: [ukha_d] Gas Useage
>
> I've been tracking my gas usage on an excel spreadsheet- It's
something i
> want to automate but it is an old mechanical meter. I don't really
want to
> use a webcam and ocr :(
>
> We are having a dispute with the gas company- i think that there is a
> problem with the meter- On my spreadsheet i have a column that takes
the
> difference between the meter readings and the dates of the readings-
this
> gives me a daily use value. I multiply this by 365 to get an
approximate
> usage for the year.
>
> Most of the approximate usage's are at about 90 units for the summer
and 200
> for the winter (more stews and roasts in the winter- we are not
dissimilar
> in physique to PhilH). Except for one period where the average use is
763
> for the year (the actual figures are 278 gas units for 133 days) Is
this
> possible? We are a simple 2 up 2 down- we only use the gas for cooking
at
> the minute (heating is by oil filled rads).
>
> Bro
>
>
>
>
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