How to Save Sui Gas in Winter in Pakistan: 8 SNGPL Tips, From the Geyser Saver Cone to the 0.9 hm3 Limit

The rest of this page covers the 8 steps that save the most gas, the units your appliances burn in a month, and where to call for a saver cone or timer.

Eight ways to save Sui gas this winter

Most of the winter gas bill comes from two things: a geyser that burns all day and a gas heater in a closed room. Fix those two first. The kitchen stove is a small part of the bill by comparison.

1. Fit a gas saver cone in the geyser. It sits in the flue and keeps the heat in the water for longer. SNGPL's campaign says it halves the gas bill.
2. Put the geyser on pilot when nobody needs hot water. Turn it to full only for an hour before baths and dishes.
3. Use a geyser timer device so the geyser drops to pilot on a schedule you set on your phone.
4. Get the geyser serviced. SNGPL says a faulty thermostat, regulator or pilot wastes gas all the time.
5. Replace a rubber pipe with a proper standard gas pipe. SNGPL lists this among its geyser maintenance steps.
6. Wear warm clothes instead of running a gas heater. SNGPL also warns that a gas heater uses up oxygen in a closed room.
7. Cook with a lid on and the flame under the pot, not licking up its sides.
8. Never use a gas compressor. SNGPL says a home caught using one has its gas connection cut at once, without notice. Report low pressure on 1199 instead.

The geyser saver cone and timer device from SNGPL

SNGPL promotes two devices for the geyser. The gas saver cone is fitted inside the geyser's flue. The geyser timer device clips onto the geyser's gas knob and turns it between full, half and pilot at the times you set in a mobile app.

SNGPL's poster gives these contacts. Call 1199 first to confirm they still apply in your area.

Customers in Karachi, Sindh and Balochistan are with SSGC, not SNGPL. SSGC's website has a conical baffle installation charges page where you enter your customer number to see what applies to you. Its helpline is also 1199.

How much gas each appliance burns in a month

SNGPL's own campaign gives the monthly gas use for four common homes. The numbers show how the geyser and heater push a home past the protected limit.

Compare the last two rows. The same home with the same heater uses 0.74 hm3 less a month once the geyser has a saver cone. That is close to the whole protected limit of 0.9 hm3.

Stay under the 0.9 hm3 protected limit

OGRA's domestic gas notification, effective 1 July 2025, puts a home in the protected category when its average use over the four winter months, November to February, stays at or below 0.9 hm3. Protected homes pay much lower rates and a fixed charge of Rs 600 instead of Rs 1,500.

For non-protected homes, the fixed charge goes up from Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 once a month passes 1.5 hm3. So one heavy month can cost you twice: a higher slab rate and a higher fixed charge. Our Sui gas slab rates page works out the bill for each slab.

• Read your meter on the same date every week in December and January.
• Multiply one week's use by about 4.3 to see where the month will land.
• If you are heading past 0.9 or 1.5 hm3, cut the geyser hours first.

Keep the geyser in good repair

A geyser that is old and rusty can waste gas all day even when the water is hot. SNGPL's maintenance poster lists four steps to stop that waste.

1. Have the geyser checked regularly.
2. Repair a rusted geyser's damaged sheets.
3. Use a standard gas pipe, not a rubber pipe.
4. Give the geyser extra care in areas with hard, salty water, where scale builds up fast.

Before a new winter, also check the flame. A steady blue flame burns cleanly. A tall yellow or orange flame wastes gas and makes carbon monoxide, so call a gas fitter. The SSGC rules on using a gas heater or geyser safely explain the warning signs.

Warm clothes cost less than a gas heater

SNGPL's winter message is direct: wear warm clothes instead of running a gas heater. A gas heater burns oxygen in a closed room, and SNGPL calls that dangerous to life.

If you need some heat, run the heater for a short spell to take the chill off, then switch it off and keep the door open a little. Never sleep with a gas heater on. An electric heater has no flame and no fumes, and our electric heater cost per hour figures show what it adds to the power bill.

Common questions about saving gas in winter

What is a gas saver cone in a geyser?

It is a cone shaped metal baffle fitted in the geyser's flue. It slows the hot gases so more heat goes into the water. SNGPL says it halves the gas bill.

How do I get a geyser timer device from SNGPL?

SNGPL's poster lists 042-99204581, an SMS with "info" to 0332-4317776, and gtd.hse@sngpl.com.pk. It says the price can be paid in instalments through the bill.

What is the protected limit for Sui gas?

0.9 hm3. A home whose average use over November to February stays at or below 0.9 hm3 is protected under OGRA's notification effective 1 July 2025.

Does putting the geyser on pilot save gas?

Yes. The pilot flame burns far less gas than the main burner. Turn it up only before you need hot water.

Is a gas compressor allowed to fix low pressure?

No. SNGPL says a connection found with a compressor is cut at once, without notice, and asks people to report compressors on 1199. Report low pressure there too, and check notices on the SNGPL low pressure page.

Why is my gas bill higher in January than in December?

January is usually the coldest month, so the geyser and heater run longer. One month past 1.5 hm3 also doubles the fixed charge for non-protected homes.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

Last checked 14 November 2026. Gas saving devices, contacts, maintenance steps, the gas heater warning and monthly hm3 figures come from SNGPL's Gas Conservation campaign pages on sngpl.com.pk, from its 2019-20 print campaign posters, which SNGPL still lists. The rupee bill estimates on those posters use older rates and are not repeated here. The protected limit and fixed charges come from OGRA's domestic gas sale price notification effective 1 July 2025, listed as the latest on ogra.org.pk. The 0.74 hm3 difference is our sum.