Nowadays, gas meters are preferred not only by residents of private houses, but also by owners of city apartments. In many cases, this device allows you to save the family budget by reducing the payment for the consumption of blue fuel. How to put it correctly, how to take and transmit the gas meter readings to the supplier?
What is a metering device?
At the moment, there is simply a huge number of the most diverse gas meters.
However, the apartments are installed ordinary not too complex structurally devices. This equipment is selected depending on how much gas the family consumes and what gas appliances are in the home. Indeed, in apartments not only a stove, but also a column can be mounted. First of all, you need to look at the technical data sheets of these devices and find out how much blue fuel they consume per hour. Then the indicators add up. Thus, it is easy to find out what bandwidth the device needs to be purchased.
How is a gas meter selected and installed?
To get the correct gas meter readings, this equipment must be installed correctly. First of all, you should know that the installation of this device can only be done by a licensed specialist. Of course, you need to choose the device itself correctly. Only a high-quality counter can differ in accuracy. Therefore, it is worth purchasing equipment only from trusted manufacturers. Most likely, when contacting the city gas service, you will be asked to buy a meter in their own store.
How to take gas meter readings correctly?
According to the rules approved by the Government, the consumer is obliged to independently inform the supplier of the consumed gas. As for the terms, they are indicated in the contract. Usually you have to take readings once a month. In this case, it is worthwhile to make a special notebook, where and enter the information issued by the device on each first number. Only five digits to the decimal point need to be recorded. To find out the amount of gas consumed for a particular month, you will need to subtract from the received number the readings of the previous month. The rest is simple. The resulting cubic meters are multiplied by the cost of one in your area.
How to transfer testimony to a supplier
In order to transfer the gas meter readings to the supplier, you must call the telephone number that will be given to you when ordering the installation of the meter.
It is also worth writing down in a notebook. Usually an answering machine answers the call. In some cities, gas consumers are given the opportunity to transmit readings over the Internet. In this case, you just need to go to your personal account on the company's website.
Sometimes the question of how to give a gas meter readings is not before the owner of the apartment. In some cities, company representatives come to the consumer’s house once a month to receive information. In this case, the client must provide the specialist with access to the apartment. Before signing the statement, it is necessary to check whether the gasman correctly indicated the numbers from the device in it.
What you should not do
Some apartment owners, in order to reduce gas costs, begin to think about how to stop the meter or unscrew it. During installation, the device must be sealed. This procedure is carried out by the installer, which is documented. In addition, a seal is placed on the device itself at the factory.
However, sometimes owners of gas meters find ways to circumvent such a fairly strict control. For example, you can use a strong magnet. Also, sometimes apartment owners adjust the cuffs at the pipe inlet in a certain way before installing the meter. Of course, doing such fraud is absolutely not worth it. Sooner or later, these actions will be sure to be noticed. And for them a fairly large fine is provided.
Thus, we answered the question of how to receive and take gas meter readings and how to transmit them. Of course, first of all, this equipment should be correctly selected and installed.