Where Can I Get a Gas Meter?

I want to purchase a gas meter, preferably old and cheap yet still accurate. I have 4 appliances using natural gas (NG). I have a furnace (the appliance I want to meter), a water heater (on demand, not boiler type), a gas stove/oven (I love my old Magic Chef 1938), and a pool heater. Where can I purchase a meter that will tell me what my furnace is using? The heating system is a heat pump/gas backup system, I just want to know what it's using as far as gas is concerned.

Surely there is an old 1950s to 1980s gas meter out there for sale. No RFID, no advanced electronics, no nothing. Just an old gas meter. Where are they?

And cheap, did I mention cheap?

Anonymous2013-10-17T15:24:42Z

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?2013-10-15T21:15:24Z

Anything introduced into your home gas system should be fully functional and (very) properly installed. An old, used, or even "salvage" gas meter doesn't make that cut. Better to learn how to accurately read your existing (utility company's) meter, then perhaps do due diligence in trials for specific appliances.
Feel free to discuss this with your gas utility, who can advise you as well as anyone, and may have additional measuring approaches, like a "check meter", that might be of interest.
The state of repair and efficiency, or lack thereof, of your major gas appliances, is best left to pros, and your judgment about what's "off", either an older unit that may be ripe for replacement, or a newer unit that may not be working properly.
Then of course, there's "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Spending some money to ensure adequate service, with winter coming on, is a fairly good investment. If everything is working well, spending much of anything out of curiosity, not so much.

Anonymous2013-10-15T20:00:14Z

Check with your local gas company. Forget about cheap, you are going to get a new or equivalent to new unit. It's the only kind for sale. And you have to pay a plumber to hook it up. No DIY!