gas meters and magnets

[peanut247]

We had a larger than usual bill for 1 gas quarter this year. We then discovered that we had left a strong magnet near the gas meter. Could this have affected the meter?

[factor-fiction]

Magnets can affect old mechaical meters but not electronic ones. But I though that magnets slowed down the meter leading to under recording rather than over recording. Some meters can detect attempted tampering via magnets.
How did a magnet come to be near the meter?

[Hopkirk]

You 'discovered' ?

More like you were trying to slow it down.

[carlton23]

Nice try peanut247, heh heh. Who`s a naughty boy then?

[compie]

ha ha used loads of gas thinking it would not register silly boy pay your bill

[peanut247]

the magnet was one of those you use inside a cupboard door to hang knives on. when we stopped using it we put inside a cupboard which also housed the gas meter.

[peanut247]

we emphattically were not.