Anyone have a gas bill skyrocket this month?

[Hammock Parties]

My gas bill went from $82 to $190.

What the hell.

It's never been CLOSE to that high the whole time I've lived in this house. Last year at this time it was $67.

WTF IS GOING ON?

[Rain Man]

Check to see if there are a bunch of gypsies camped in your yard. They may have hooked into your system.

[TribalElder]

Mine jumped but it was because I was running my fireplace

[LoneWolf]

Do you live in a house or an apartment?

[Hammock Parties]

Do you live in a house or an apartment?

House. No fireplace.

[Donger]

I Hate Big Gas.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

You have a gas leak bro. Shut everything off and go see if the meter is running.

[Third Eye]

Did they set you up on one of those budget plans where you pay the same amount for several months followed by an adjustment month?

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Did you start cooking meth on a gas stove ?

[Donger]

I'm anal, but I read my meters every month on the 15th, which is right around the end of the billing cycle.

GoChiefs, I'd call KCP&L and ask them about it. Meter reads can be wrong.

[LoneWolf]

House. No fireplace.

For your bill to jump that much you either have an undetected gas leak, someone tapped into your gas line, or the gas company had a big rate increase.

[Donger]

You have a gas leak bro. Shut everything off and go see if the meter is running.

Yep, and this. I trust you don't smell odorant, right?

[TribalElder]

Try lighting matches around various areas of the house

LMAO

No don't

And gas company will come 24/7/365 to check for leaks for free I believe

[underEJ]

yes. Mine doubled at my KC house. I was planning to contact them tomorrow. I assume I missed a rate increase notice. It was shocking.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Have you noticed a REAllY REALLY strong gas smell in your house the last 30 days ?

[Hammock Parties]

Have you noticed a REAllY REALLY strong gas smell in your house the last 30 days ?

No. I don't think I have a leak.

[Hammock Parties]

yes. Mine doubled at my KC house. I was planning to contact them tomorrow. I assume I missed a rate increase notice. It was shocking.

What the fuck.

[Rain Man]

Have you noticed the utility trucks switching from GMCs to Lamborghinis? Maybe they're working a scam.

[Hammock Parties]

WTF MAN

http://i.imgur.com/MVRZ2fC.jpg

[mlyonsd]

WTF MAN

http://i.imgur.com/MVRZ2fC.jpg
How is your meter read? Remotely or do they physically read it?

Call them and ask them to check into it. A meter can go bad and they'll be happy to test it.

[srvy]

I'm anal, but I read my meters every month on the 15th, which is right around the end of the billing cycle.

GoChiefs, I'd call KCP&L and ask them about it. Meter reads can be wrong.

Why call a power and light company for a gas problem?

[Dunit35]

My gas company (Oklahoma natural gas) has screwed up reading before. Resulted in no Bill the next month. My gas bill went down $40 this month so I'm expecting they read it wrong.

[Bwana]

WTF MAN

http://i.imgur.com/MVRZ2fC.jpg

Yeah I would be giving them a call at 8:01 Monday morning. You either have a leak or that was a bad read. If the DEA flagged it you may also see some black SUV's parked across from your house. :hmmm:
https://www.therducarservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SUV-BLACK-2-e1330284592980.png

[TimBone]

Even if you don't think you have a leak, you should probably take Hog Farmers advice. Turn everything off and see if the meter is moving. Better safe than dead from a gas explosion.

[Donger]

WTF MAN

http://i.imgur.com/MVRZ2fC.jpg

It's your meter. A bad read. Go and take a picture of your gas meter, especially a close up of the register. From that, I can tell what (if any) AMR service is being used.

[Donger]

Why call a power and light company for a gas problem?

Actually, I don't think KCP&L supplies gas to KC. It's someone else, IIRC.

[TribalElder]

call the MGE quit screwing me hotline

[Hammock Parties]

Actually, I don't think KCP&L supplies gas to KC. It's someone else, IIRC.

It's Missouri Gas Energy.

[Donger]

It's Missouri Gas Energy.

Right.

Seriously, go and take a picture of the register (dial). If you don't know how to read a meter, I'll do it. Then, compare that to the last actual meter read on the bill (not the consumption). See if they match more or less.

[Donger]

Yeah I would be giving them a call at 8:01 Monday morning. You either have a leak or that was a bad read. If the DEA flagged it you may also see some black SUV's parked across from your house. :hmmm:
https://www.therducarservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/SUV-BLACK-2-e1330284592980.png

LMAO

I noticed that my electric meter stopped counting a few years ago. I waited another month and called them to let them know that their meter was bad. The lady asked how I knew it was bad and I told her that I read my meters every month. She laughed and said, "That's pretty... OCD" She thanked me a bunch and said that this was a first and that they would comp me a month's bill as thanks.

[Buzz]

I'm all electric, my last bill was $320 but I was running on auxiliary heat as my outside unit had a bad motor. Finally got off my butt and replaced it after that, $180 for a new motor, those things have gone up. I have since turned the heat off for the most part for about the last 3 weeks. My bill should drop like a rock the next couple of months.

[Dave Lane]

I'm anal, but I read my meters every month on the 15th, which is right around the end of the billing cycle.



Dude. WTF? I thought the legs thing was weird, now this?

[Hammock Parties]

It's your meter. A bad read. Go and take a picture of your gas meter, especially a close up of the register. From that, I can tell what (if any) AMR service is being used.

Meter:

http://i.imgur.com/1TF1JJH.jpg

Any signs of gas leak?

http://i.imgur.com/kXfqf9n.jpg

[Dunit35]

I'm getting ready to put a Trane 95% efficient gas furnace and Trane 18 seer AC in. My current set up is a 17 year old American Standard 80% gas furnace and 13 seer AC. Hoping my bills drop by $20.

The benefits of marrying into a HVAC family. Saving a lot of money.

[TribalElder]

Meter:

http://i.imgur.com/1TF1JJH.jpg

Any signs of gas leak?

http://i.imgur.com/kXfqf9n.jpg

The 666 on the number plate of your gas meter is the obvious problem

It is evil

Request a replacement immediately

[Donger]

Meter:

http://i.imgur.com/1TF1JJH.jpg

Any signs of gas leak?

http://i.imgur.com/kXfqf9n.jpg

Register reads 0027. That's weird. Did they just replace the register?

Look at your bill and see what the end read was.

No way to tell about a leak from a picture.

Oh, and you have an Itron AMR meter.

[Hammock Parties]

Register reads 0027. That's weird. Did they just replace the register?

Look at your bill and see what the end read was.


This seems weird.

Last bill:

http://i.imgur.com/ueu1ZlF.jpg

Latest bill:

http://i.imgur.com/7n6rMcw.jpg

[Bwana]

I have some sniffing equipment that detects gas leaks but I also have a bunch of a product called Snoop that I use to detect leaks around fittings. You can also use dish washing soap and water as well. Go mix up some dish washing soap and water and dump it around the fitting joints and see if you get bubbles. If you see any kind of bubbles being produced around a joint you have a leak.

[mlyonsd]

Appears to me they changed the meter out and the old meter had a large end read. Too large for that many days.

[ThaVirus]

WTF MAN

http://i.imgur.com/MVRZ2fC.jpg


Looks exactly opposite of my electric bills.

Summer months are approaching and I'll soon be paying an arm and a leg.

[srvy]

Wow you went from 71 ccf to 228 in a month? Do you have a iron smelting furnace. Serial murderer with a cremation oven?

[chefsos]

Appears to me they changed the meter out and the old meter had a large end read. Too large for that many days.Or a dyslexic reading the meter when it was removed. I'd bet that March 7 reading was actually 6792.

[cosmo20002]

I'm anal, but I read my meters every month on the 15th, which is right around the end of the billing cycle.

GoChiefs, I'd call KCP&L and ask them about it. Meter reads can be wrong.

You sound nice
Is that some weird custom from your homeland?

[Hammock Parties]

Or a dyslexic reading the meter when it was removed. I'd bet that March 7 reading was actually 6792.

God dammit.

I am gonna kill a bitch.

[Donger]

This seems weird.

Last bill:

http://i.imgur.com/ueu1ZlF.jpg

Latest bill:

http://i.imgur.com/7n6rMcw.jpg

It looks like they replaced your old register with a new one (hence the 0 reading) on March 7. I'd be willing to be that the meter reader screwed up and the last read on the old register should have been 6792, not 6972.

Call them Monday and tell them what happened. Unfortunately, with the new register zeroing out, you have no way of proving the above. But, I would hope they would put the swap out and the fact that the consumption was abnormally high at the same time together and reduce the bill.

[srvy]

Do they even have meter readers now? I though they switched over to scanners or something. They just point and a data recorder records it?

[Donger]

Do they even have meter readers now? I though they switched over to scanners or something. They just point and a data recorder records it?

Most utilities in metro areas have some kind of AMR on their gas meters. Either drive or walk-by, or completely human-free.

[cosmo20002]

Some day, Donger's kids are going to come across a large box of notebooks filled with a lifetime of detailed meter readings.

They will look at each other and say, "Geez, Dad was a nut."

[Fish]

Do you have renter's insurance? Might be a good time to burn the place down...

[Donger]

Some day, Donger's kids are going to come across a large box of notebooks filled with a lifetime of detailed meter readings.

They will look at each other and say, "Geez, Dad was a nut."

That's not going to happen. I record the meter reads in an Excel spreadsheet.

[cosmo20002]

That's not going to happen. I record the meter reads in an Excel spreadsheet.

Not the same impact as a box of notebooks, but somehow, I'm guessing they'll reach the same conclusion. :D

[Buzz]

That's not going to happen. I record the meter reads in an Excel spreadsheet.


Curious as to how long you have been doing this, why you decided to do so and if you ever found a discrepancy?

[Buzz]

LMAO

I noticed that my electric meter stopped counting a few years ago. I waited another month and called them to let them know that their meter was bad. The lady asked how I knew it was bad and I told her that I read my meters every month. She laughed and said, "That's pretty... OCD" She thanked me a bunch and said that this was a first and that they would comp me a month's bill as thanks.


Wait, I see you were doing it before this...

[Donger]

Not the same impact as a box of notebooks, but somehow, I'm guessing they'll reach the same conclusion. :D

Yes, it's not like I hide it. They just say that I'm "special."

[Donger]

Wait, I see you were doing it before this...

I also happened with the water meter once.

[Stewie]

I had the same thing happen a couple of years ago. I had a gas bill of about $60 in August. It's normally less than $15 in the summer. They had replaced my meter and the adjustment was made on subsequent bills. Hopefully, that's what will happen with your situation. I have Kansas Gas Service and I'd assume MGE will do the same.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

It's your meter. A bad read. Go and take a picture of your gas meter, especially a close up of the register. From that, I can tell what (if any) AMR service is being used.

Maybe his ERT went bad. I worked on the crew that installed those Itron units all over KC back in 1996-97. They have lithium batteries, but are not self-charging.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

That's not going to happen. I record the meter reads in an Excel spreadsheet.

I record my donations and tithing in a spreadsheet. I applaud you, sir.

[KCrockaholic]

Definitely looks like some type of error to me. Not a matter of your usage going up.

Just call em tomorrow, slap em around and they'll send someone out to look at it again.

My theory is this. The meter was read incorrectly at 6972. Was likely 6792 or something like that. They then installed a new meter which is why it went back to zero unless your meter rolls over after 7,000 which wouldn't make sense to me. It should roll over at 9,999.

The problem now is proving an incorrect reading on a meter that is no longer in use. Had it been a misread and you had the same meter then it'd be an easy fix if they just checked it again.

[kstater]

ABC pay. Easier to budget

[Hammock Parties]

They're coming out for a "re-read" in two days. Not sure what that will accomplish.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Too much hummus?