Reading Natural Gas Meters

Reading the natural gas meter is just like reading an electric meter, with one important difference: because there are no hundred's or ten's dials, one must add two zeros to a reading to get the correct number of cubic feet. 

On the top are two dials marked "one-half cubic foot" and "one cubic foot." The gas company uses these dials to check the meters for accuracy. They are not used when you read the meter, however. 

This meter reads 435, but the reading is 43,500.