AA/CM - utilities/ week 7/ day 30

What are utilities?

• Fixed amount or quantity used as a standard

• Units used to measure volume

• Household services

• Devices that measure gas, electricity, or water

How do you read a dial meter?

• Read the dials right to left

• Record the higher number if the pointer is between two numbers

• Record the lower number if the pointer is between 9 and 0

• Check the dial to the left if the pointer appears to be directly on a number

What units are used to measure water and gas usage?

• Dials

• Units

• Cubic feet

• Watts and kilowatts

How is electricity consumption calculated?

• Reading the dials left to right

• Using a digital meter

• Charge per unit x units used

• Wattage x hours used per day x days used per year

How are customers billed for utilities?

• Based on the number of cubic feet used

• Based on the number of dials on the meter

• Based on the number of watts and kilowatts used

• Based on the number of units used

How can you reduce your utility bills?

• By using more utilities

• By using utilities during peak hours

• By conserving water, electricity, and gas

• By ignoring the utility bills

What is the purpose of a utility meter?

• To measure the amount of gas, electricity, or water used

• To measure the temperature of the house

• To measure the size of the house

• To measure the amount of waste produced

What is the difference between watts and kilowatts?

• Watts measure electricity, kilowatts measure water

• Watts measure water, kilowatts measure electricity

• Watts and kilowatts are both units of electricity, but a kilowatt is 1,000 watts

• There is no difference, they are the same