In winter the gas companys pump air into the lines to raise pressure does it register on your meter.?

Answer 1

Gas companies do not pump air into the lines. It would dilute the burning potential of the natural gas they are trying to sell you.

They do use natural gas compressors that raise the pressure of the pipelines to accomodate the rise in demand. The increase in pressure does not register on your meter.

Your meter is regulated from several pounds per sq. inch to about 4 ounces per sq. inch. The meter measures what passes through it for use-not pressure.

Answer 2

Gas companies do not add air to the natural gas that they sell you. Sometimes during high demand they might add small amounts of propane to the system which is very similar in chemical makeup and burn capacity as natural gas.

Also, pressure and volume are two different ways of measuring a gas, and your meter measures the amount of gas you use in cubic feet, so fluctuations in pressure don't really affect the amount of gas you buy measured in volume.

Answer 3

this doesn't sound right, to raise pressure all they would need to do is adjust a regulater on the gas line to increase or decrease pressure. yes anything that goes through your gas meter will register be it gas or air. i would suggest that you go talk to your gas company and let them explain to you why they do this. if you are not satisified with their answer then i would seek other means to this problem.

Answer 4

Technically yes, but practically it should not make any difference. You are sold gas by unit of volume, but as the temperature drops, the gas contracts, and the same amount of energy in cold gas is a smaller volume. The air compensates for this, so you still have the same amount of energy in a constant volume, provided that it is done properly. Which I believe it is. If it wasn't, all the lawyers gas users already would have done something about it...

Answer 5

Well, I dont understand why they would need to raise the pressure in the lines. Do you know any more about it?