How do you read a gas meter meter?
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How do you read a gas meter meter?
How to Read a Natural Gas Meter
- Read the dials left to right.
- If the hand is between two numbers, always select the lower number.
- When the hand is between “9” and “0,” then “9” is considered the lower number.
- When the hand looks as though it is DIRECTLY on the number, look at the dial to the right.
If your meter has A and B buttons under the screen
- press the A button.
- press the A button again until you see ‘METER INDEX’ and numbers followed by ‘M3’
- write down the number from left to right.
- ignore any zeroes at the beginning and any numbers after the decimal point.
How do you read a red and blue gas meter?
If you have A and B buttons Press either the red ‘A’ or black ‘B’ buttons to wake up the display. Your reading should now be visible on screen. It may display “METER INDEX” Ignore any digits after a decimal point if you have one.
How do you read a gas meter with A and B button?
Why does my gas meter have no reading?
If your gas meter screen is blank Your gas meter is battery powered so to save power the screen will be blank. To take a reading from your gas meter, press the round button between the two arrowed buttons and the reading will show on screen.
How do you read a gas hand?
The lines on the gas gauge are increments of 1/4 representing your gas tanks fuel level. Anything between 2 lines would be an eight. If the needle were between 1/2 and 3/4, this would mean you have 5/8 of gasoline in your tank.
How do you read a natural gas meter?
Natural Gas Meters. When reading a gas meter, read and write down the numbers as shown on the dials from left to right (opposite of an electric meter). It is important to note that on both types of meters, the hands of adjacent dials turn in opposite directions to each other.
How do you read an electric meter?
When reading an electric meter, read and write down the numbers as shown on the dials from right to left. When the pointer is directly on a number, look at the dial to the right. If it has passed zero, use the next higher number. If it has not passed zero, use the lower number.
What are the different types of gas meters?
The most common types of gas meter are digital metric, digital imperial and dial meters. Here we explain how to read each type of meter. All gas meters display a single four or five digit number indicating the number of gas units you’ve used.
What is a digital metric gas meter?
Digital metric gas meters measure gas usage in cubic meters (m3) and usually show ‘M’ or ‘M3’. 1. Write down all the numbers before the decimal point, left to right. Digital metric gas meters measure gas usage in cubic meters