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What is the average amount of gas usage for a single person in a one bed flat? Looking at Winter and Summer. I'd like to come up with an average of gas usage for one person. EDF has tried to charge me £365.00 for 93 days! I'd like an estimate of what other people use in London. Mine has always been less than £30.00 - even in Winter. Any numbers?

Ash F replied: "£25-30 per month in winter. summer I never turn it on as i have elec cooker and shower."

Alan M replied: "Sounds like you are being charged for the whole block of flats. Do you have your own meter? Does it supply only your flat?"

what is the normal gas usage of a gas ducted heater ? Once turned on, my gas ducted heater at home uses around 1 cubic meter of gas per hour. I wonder if this is a normal usage or not. Thanks for your help.

Just Honest replied: "Depends on the BTU rating of the heater."

GG replied: "Furnaces and Heaters are rated by BTU (British Thermal Units). This rating is based on energy usage calculated with the equipment's efficiency. If you knew the BTU rating of your furnace then you could calculate how efficient your unit is running. NOTE: Natural gas is 7% water so the highest effeciency for any furnace is 92% maximum."

What is a 5 letter word for ' a device that measures natural gas usage'? This is a crossword puzzle I am doing for science class on energy usage, and natural gas is one of the categories. Please help!

I know, I know!!!! replied: "METER"

Joey Bagadonuts replied: "GAUGE hmmm...I like "I know I know"'s answer better than mine."

atheist kid replied: "meter"

burke replied: "meter"

Lord Kitchener replied: "Are you for real? lmfao METER"

jules v replied: "METER"

mike c replied: "METER"

Kevin replied: "Meter. Metre."

errie replied: "IT'S A METER"

dukalink6000 replied: "Gauge or meter"

yankee_fan_one replied: "meter"

How can you decrease your gas usage since the price is soaring? My gas price is so high, it may even surpass the amount of money i earn.

grizzbr1 replied: "Browse hypermiling. It is a method of driving designed to reduce your gas consumption."

Tee replied: "Drive like an old lady on the throttle and get the car tuned and the tire pressure up. Keep the car below 65 mph on the freeway and anticipate the stop signs and traffic lights. Keep the car rolling if possible as you transition through the lights in town. Try backing off the throttle long before you use the brake."

Lover not a Fighter replied: "There are few thing you can do to save (or maximize) gas MPG. First get a tune-up. (1) spark plugs (2) spark plug wires (3) distributors, coil, rotors (if you have them). (4) new air filter (5) PCV (6) correct tire pressure (7) clear the trunk of useless heavy items (8) spray clean MAF sensor. =========== Forget all those "SAVE GAS" scams. This was on NBC morning TV show. The difference is as much as 38% (their claim). There are very simple rules to save gas: (1) drive slow - not too much past 55 (2) accelerate slowly (3) don't brake unnecessarily (4) use cruise control - whenever it is safe to do so. Don't coast - it is NOT safe (to coast in Nuetral) and it does NOT save gas. It only saves gas, if you are planning to slow down (exiting, tolls, traffic). Coasting then accelerating again is LESS efficient than just cruising. The above really works. Using those simple rules I was able to drive from Boston to NYC (210.5 miles) on just 5.112 gallon (94 Civic). That's 41 MPG (94 Civic 187K miles). Actually I was speeding at 72 MPH so I could do even better at 55. WOW !! Good Luck...."

bkg replied: "Make sure the car is properly tuned up, the oil & filters are changed frequently, the tires are properly inflated, and oh yeah...drive less."

leonard s replied: "Walk ,ride a bike, take the train. just use the car less.also clean out the car of all non essentials. not much else you can do. if the cost of fuel is higher than your wages, find another job."

Ruger replied: "It's not your speed you have to watch, its your rpm's. Higher rpm's more gas you're burning."

terlynn_1370 replied: "Drive slower, use cruise control when you can, otherwise try to keep a steady speed (don't speed up and slow down a lot). Don't drive with your windows open on the highway. ALSO, you need to try to limit your trips. Do your errands all at once and in a logical order that reduces the number of miles you drive. Don't make that one special trip unless you just can't live without whatever it is you're going to get."

Wayne O replied: "I just make trips that are needed and i plan my trips to make all stops when i am in town."

Jules replied: "You can decrease your gas usage by working at home! Or if you can't work at home and your commuting obligations don't allow you to decrease gas consumption, you may have to carpool or accept the gas prices and decrease money spent in other areas of your life to compensate for high gas prices. Things like bringing a lunch to work, bringing coffee from home, penny pinching at the grocery stores, cutting back(or quiting) smoking, etc. all adds up! You can always look into working at home part-time for extra income. Here is a blog that lists legitimate work at home companies as well as their pay rates, job requirements, etc. Hope this helps! Jules"

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NYCcadillac replied: "In your case you should be taking the bus. I myself don't do anything. I proudly drive a V8 car with a 4.9L engine for no reason other than pleasure. Sure gas prices are higher than they used to be, but I like my car and enjoy driving and if I want to spend more of my money on gas that is my prerogative."

ang d replied: "maintain the 3000RPM or less"

ali c replied: "buy a hybred or drive less get a tune up in your car"

myspace.com/mina74 replied: "As a a public school educator, I am beginning to wonder if I could ride the yellow school bus with the students to my workplace?"

What is the conversion formula for calculating natural gas usage to propane? My home uses propane but has a natural gas meter? I need to know what formula my landlord is using to come up with how much I am using each month. Thanks.

oil field trash replied: "I am assuming the meter measures cubic feet and the landlord is telling you how many gallons of propane you are using. It that is the case, there are about 36.4 cubic feet of propane per gallon of propane. As an example: If he is saying you are using 200 cubic feet of propane a month then that could be 200 divided by 36.4 = 5.49 gallons. For your information, a cubic foot of propane has about two and a half times as many BTU's as natural gas. If I have not understood the question please clarify."

poncadave replied: "Both are measured in cubic feet. Gas prices are adjusted according to the btu content. Propane is measured in gallons @ 60 deg.F.as a liquid. The difference is due to the steady btu's of Propane Vs Gas (which varies)."

How does the fan setting and temperature control on my car A/C affect gas usage? Everyone knows that running your A/C causes the driver to use more gas. During the summertime the temptation is too great to run my A/C. The question I have is this: Once the A/C is on that's it you are wasting gas no matter what the setting? so you just as well crank it up? or will I use less gas if I turn the fan on low rather than high? or will I use less gas if I turn the temperature knob closer to a moderate temperature rather than all the way to the blue?

captainjp333 replied: "The fan setting makes no difference on fuel economy because that runs off your battery. However when the compressor kicks in that will make a slight diference in fuel economy. The alternative is to roll down your windows, which effects the stramlineness of your car. So that the fuel cosumption is about the same. So crank up the A/C and enjoy."

hobbabob replied: "to limit the on time of the compressor use lowest fan speed you can stand and keep the temp lever at the coolest setting and let the evaporator freeze up switch control the compressor [blend air systems only] [models with real temp control] turn temp setting to an acceptable mid range temp that you can live with and don't touch it for the rest of the trip[newer cars respond faster] older systems a change in the desired temp setting causes periods as long as 15 minutes where heat and ac are mixed, wasting fuel. note personal fuel savings will probably be insignificant... however if everyone did this i believe it could turn into a LARGE blip on someones radar screen."

Iknowthisone replied: "The difference in a higher or lower fan speed setting would be so minimal I can't imagine you could possibly notice a difference unless you plotted it out over the entire life span of the vehicle and then I doubt it would amount to anything.And turning the temperature knob up would only defeat the purpose of using the A/C in the first place so use your A/C and enjoy it,that's what it's for."

Stampy Skunk replied: "Your right, as long as the Ac is on you might as well crank it up, the fan has no effect on gas because it runs on electricity. Only the AC compressor is run by the engine and robs the engine horsepower and gas mileage. So turn the AC on and crank it up cold."

Pedro S replied: "when u buy a car the AC costs about1200 dollars.. ...so if u drive a honda getting 30 mpg with no ac and 29 mpg with it on in 100 miles you save 1/10 of a gallon.... at 3.00 per gallon..you save 30 cents on a 2 hour drive......not me i'm running the ac on full if i feel ilke it...."

Does it matter how hard you break in regards to gas usage? Does braking harder make you use more gas? Or should you start breaking slowly at a distance? And going faster means more gas? Thank you.

odandme replied: "You mean 'brake' and not 'break' right?"

Toby K replied: "Yes it uses more gas and it's hard on your brakes and your motor as well."

Cooks n Cars replied: "YEP. Braking harder means you were traveling to fast to slow properly. this also heats up and prematurely wears the brake. It is a fact that driving fast does burn more gas, but a bigger drinker is actually the quick acceleration from stops."

Garnet D replied: "How much fuel you use depends on a lot of factors. You use more fuel when accelerating as the engine is working harder. So if you do lots of heavy braking and accelerating you will use more fuel than gentle braking and acceleration. You do use more fuel the faster you go as the engine is working at higher revs. The harder the engine is working the more fuel it uses. You generally use less fuel if you travel at a constant speed and avoid stop/start traffic."

Peter AJ replied: "If you have to brake hard then you are a lousy driver who does not know how to drive or look after your car properly"

windie_the1 replied: "Yes this all does effect the gas usuage. The harder u brake, u more power needed to make the brakes work, thus more power taken from the engine, thus more gas as the engine runs on it. Not to mention, that ur brake paddings would finish quicker. Going faster doesnt really mean u use more gas. It depends on how u reach top speeds. IF u, let say, floor the pedal from the start, then u use alot of gas. But if u steady increase ur speed, like making sure ur RPM doesnt go above 3 on the dail, then u are using it efficiently. Also, going above about 70-80 km/h, u are using more gas to keep it at higher speeds than this. So accelerate slowly and keep it average high speeds."

Decline in gas prices has not changed my trying to reduce gas usage. Is this the case with others? Or will we go back to buying and driving guzzlers?

insomnia replied: "yes, i'm the same. with the high fuel prices over the past couple of years, i moved to a place close to my work, even though its in an expesive neighbourhood, its close enough to walk to work, which saves alot of money. and even though in the past month prices have come right down, i'm still not using my car much, walking or getting public transport whenever possible. i haven't driven my car for over a week now! well, its great, gets us into good habits, which can only be better for ouselves, and the environment."

Kay replied: "Regardless of gas prices, we need to conserve energy consumption. I too have not changed my gasoline usage. It's not the money, it's the environment."

Kochumon replied: "Gas priceshave reduced all over except India .we continue to have Rs 50 plus for a litre.We had increased the taxi and bus rates as the fuel price went up .but when it comes down there will not be any rolling back.The common man will continue to have the same rate till fuel price go up again and then the unions will ask for more and get it.The common man has no union and so no one will listen. as regards the second para . no we will not be going for the fuel guzzlers as we run a very tight budget due to economic slow down ."

Lincoln6 replied: "Gasoline is last century's technology that has frequently held nations (including the U.S.) hostage. America has an abundance of domestic natural gas. Are we stupid?"

festfan replied: "Gas is cheap at the moment for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is a sagging world economy. But don't get too used to the bargains. When things improve we'll be right back where we were without alternative fuels available. I used to be one of the lead-footed drivers on the freeway before this year. I've been making an effort for the past nine months to slow down, and now it is so natural for me to drive slower that I feel uncomfortable on the now rare occasions that I do exceed the speed limit. I think most people will fall back into their old habits if gas stays cheap for a while. I've already seen signs of it in the area where I live."

Christmas Elf replied: "I have never driven a gas guzzeler I buy hondas w good gas mileage. My sons birthday he wanted to drive an hour away to special restaurant we did do that for him.But combined it with two other things we had to do so...it worked out. I only drive places I have to and try to as much as possible combine my trips so I am not out as much."

Iqbal E replied: "I am trying to conserve on energy."

A friend said car gas usage is more efficient when there is more gas in the tank -- is this true? A friend said cars use gas more efficiently when there is more gas in the tank, and less efficiently when there is less gas in the tank. This doesn't make sense to me because of my understanding of the way fuel injection systems work, but I have to admit that in my experience, it does /seem/ true. I researched it briefly, but wasn't able to find any information one way or another. Can anyone provide an answer?

redneckgirl_2005_tx replied: "ur friend is wrong"

oklatom replied: "No. In fact, with a full tank and the extra weight of the gasoline you would get slightly less mileage. Because most gages are off, it LOOKS like from full to half tank is longer than half to empty, but you get essentially the same mileage no matter the fuel in the tank. Just because it's almost empty doesn't mean the mileage suddenly changes. If you get 32 miles per gallon, that will be top of the tank or bottom of the tank gallon."

miiiikeee replied: "look at it this way . Put 3 elephants in your car will the gas mpg go up or down. They are building cars lighter everyday to increase mpg . Full tank of gas has no benefits on how the engine runs"

cars_o_holic replied: "thats not true, some gas tanks tapper to the bottom so it can utilize as much of the fuel in the tank as possible. The fuel gauge doesnt measure this decrease in volume only how high the fuel is in the tank. So the gas is dropping at a higher rate. Fuel injection systems are not affected by amount of fuel in the tank. Also extra fuel onboard is extra weight which can decrease fuel milage"

v.ley@sbcglobal.net replied: "I am not not an expert, but my Dad used to tell me the same thing. Now, when I have less in my tank, it takes a shorter period of time between putting gas in. I just started keeping it full and haven't had to fill as much...so it must be true."

mister ss replied: "never heard of such a thing, it should make no difference to an engine weather the gas is full or half empty."

lj1 replied: "It isn't true. It all depends on the shape of the gas tank, and how it is situated in the car. Most tanks are mounted at an angle, which causes them to taper off at the bottom. The fuel guage doesn't account for that. The fuel tank on my truck is situated in such a way that the top half of the tank doesn't last nearly as long as the bottom half."