Comments on: Do domestic mechanical gas meters ever go faulty?

By: Atticus Hutton

Atticus Hutton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:21:19 +0000

Get the tester man out.

By: Jordyn Francis

Jordyn Francis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:53:36 +0000

Yes they can go wrong , but is your bill from a reading or an estimated one !!

By: Maddox Jeffery

Maddox Jeffery — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:19:59 +0000

Certainly anything mechanical could become defective. But statistically I think you are more likely to encounter one of these scenarios…

1) The meter was read wrong.
2) The reading is an “estimate”.
3) Are you on a budget? If so they might have upped your payment in sync with the weather conditions and typical use.

The first two might be resolved by you comparing your bill details with your current meter reading.

By: Devonte Earl

Devonte Earl — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:33:28 +0000

We’ve recently had a problem with an old dial-type of meter and the customer service guy from British Gas gave us some rubbish about when the dial turns from 9 to 0 it causes it to give a false reading. Eventually the difference is supposed to be made up and you save money later on.

Whether this is true or not, I don’t know, but we moved to powergen because of the problem and now pay a lot less. Prices have gone up a lot though.

By: Lucas Ritchie

Lucas Ritchie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:08:22 +0000

I actually had this problem. I called the gas co. and I finally convinced them that there was a problem. When they came out they found that there was a gas leak outside next to the fireplace….ie why I never smelled anything….in addition they also replaced the meter which made me think it was in need of replacement. My suggestion is to have the gas company come out and inspect the exterior as well as the meter …it is a free service…at least in my area it was.

By: Rey Cope

Rey Cope — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:19:39 +0000

Hi, yes they can become faulty, the computor part inside them can become corrupted.
You would need to phone up your gas supplier and ask them if it would be possible for them to check your meter, and tell them what you have told us.
But do not forget that most company’s have been putting their prices up a lot.