What are the reasons for high gas usage at home?
01. the new gas meter go fast?
Rumour: each gas meter before leaving the factory, are recognised by the national metrological administrative department, and by the city’s market supervision department authorized by the professional metrological calibration institutions qualified, in order to install and use.
For the use of the old gas meter for many years, some micro-impurities in the gas may affect the accuracy of its measurement. The longer the old meter is in use, the greater the impact of such “impurities”. Therefore, the national regulations to natural gas as the medium of gas meter service life is generally not more than 10 years.
02. the installation of self-closing valve lead to increased gas consumption?
Rumour: the self-closing valve is a safety switch, the pipeline gas, pressure, in order to be opened, once the main valve is closed or stopped, it will automatically shut down, and gas consumption has nothing to do.
03. over-service gas appliances
Gas appliances have a service life, once the service life, not only increase the amount of gas, but also increase the hidden dangers and hazards. The national regulations for natural gas water heaters and gas stoves are 8 years. In other words, if the surface of your water heater still looks good, but to the “retirement” time, we must replace it in time!
04. the impact of temperature
In the process of gas, we subconsciously feel that the summer bath more with more, winter bath less with less. In fact, the real situation is just the opposite. In general, the same gas habits, the four seasons in the winter gas consumption will be higher than the summer. This is mainly due to the low temperature in winter, the same ingredients and water heating needs to consume more gas than in summer, so the amount of gas in winter will be significantly more than in summer.
05. Use water heater/furnace with inappropriate number of litres
What does the number of litres in a water heater represent? The number of litres generally refers to the amount of water discharged per minute when the water heater is running at full load with a temperature rise of 25℃. In fact, too low or too high litres may cause higher gas usage. Therefore, it is recommended to choose the right water heater (hot water heater) according to your needs.
06. bad gas habits
Although some residents have the same number of people at home, but each household’s dietary preferences, cooking methods, habits, etc. are different, thus causing differences in gas consumption.
For example: some residents like to bathe quickly, while some partners will stay in the bathroom for a long time; some cooking like to turn on the fire, some used to turn on the fire, and other factors, will result in different gas bills.
07. gas leakage
If you do not use gas, gas meter is also “go”, then there may be a gas leak. When the gas leakage accumulates to a certain concentration, it may cause fire, explosion and other accidents. Therefore, the user should promptly call the gas company for repair.
