Utility Change-Over Record
Close the old accounts and open the new ones with the readings and balances written down on the day, so a change-over dispute has a sheet of paper behind it.
MB-07 1 page
Moving and buying · MB-08
Meter Reading Log
A free printable meter reading log for electricity, gas and water, with a usage column so a bill can be checked against your own recorded numbers.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Build a running record of readings and the usage between them, so a bill is something you can check rather than something you have to accept.
Who it is for
Homeowners, tenants and landlords — anyone who has ever had an estimated bill and had nothing to argue with.
How to use it
- Write the meter serial numbers in once, at the top.
- Read on the same date each month so the usage column is comparable.
- Work out the usage as the difference from the previous reading.
- Note anything unusual in the last column — a long absence, a new appliance, a very cold month.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: A running record of electricity, gas and water readings, with the usage between them worked out — so a bill can be checked against something rather than accepted.
Same day each month. Read on the same date each month and the usage column becomes comparable month to month. Write the meter serial numbers in once: they are what identifies the meter if a reading is ever queried.
Write-on lines: Property · Electricity meter no. · Gas meter no. · Water meter no. · Electricity supplier · Gas supplier · Water supplier
Table, 13 rows: Date · Electricity · Used · Gas · Used · Water · Used · Notes
Questions
Where do I find the meter serial number?
It is printed on the meter itself, usually on the face beside or beneath the display. It is the number a supplier uses to identify the meter if a reading is queried, and it is worth writing down once.
Will these numbers match my bill?
Not always directly. Suppliers convert meter units into billed units in their own way, and that calculation differs by country, fuel and meter type. The value of this sheet is the trend and the readings themselves, not the arithmetic on the bill.
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