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I remember seeing a variation in conversion factor up to around 50%, but it was not something I used to really monitor. Not currently in a place with that sort of system.
I have seen some people saying that it could somehow vary depending on whether there are any freeloaders in residence. If gas is not used for other purposes, people might move in and never sign up with a gas supplier. The wholesaler has no way to cut off the hot water supplied to individual users and according to some this can somehow push the price up for the other users. Sounds unlikely to me, but I don’t know.
Main issue I had with the set up was the assumption that the water would be delivered at the same temperature to all users, which definitely does not happen if the system is undersized, and/or if some units have excessive usage, and the system cannot keep up with demand. It might turn out than when you need hot water, the temperature could be be way down, yet you pay the same as somebody else who uses the hot water at a different time.