What to do if the daily counter has changed from thousandths to hundredths?

  • Mar 17, 2021
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For your attention, already 69 in a row a question with such a title was asked by the reader Nina. If you have your own answer to the question, then write it in the comments below. I and other readers of my channel will be happy to read it.

The text of the question itself read literally as follows:

Good time! I have a two-tariff meter. Daily readings were in January 20. - 34600 kW, and in February the meter showed 256 kW. In March - 310 kW. What's happening? And what does it threaten me with? I'm afraid to give testimony that jumped from thousandths to hundredths. What can you tell me? Thank you in advance.
The photo is illustrative.
The photo is illustrative.

I reviewed the issue and advised Nina within the framework of my knowledge and qualifications as follows:

Your electricity meter has eight digits. The first six are the integer part of the readings, after the decimal point, the fractional part.

Your readings should appear in the following order:

  • First - Total electricity consumption (daytime plus nighttime).
  • The second is the consumption of electricity during the daytime.
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  • The third is electricity readings at night.

All this procedure will be observed only after you conclude an agreement with the supplier on the transition to two-tariff metering of electricity, while the cost of consumption at night will be much less than in daytime.

If you do not have such an agreement, your readings should be displayed on the meter at the beginning of the month as follows 000346, XX. At the end of the month, these readings will look like this 000457, XX.

Electricity consumption for the month will be - 000457 (we discard the hundredths or round off) minus 000346 (we discard the hundredths or round off) 000111 or 111 kW. Those. the readings of the 346000 counter are nonsense or a temporary failure, the more so that the subsequent readings corresponded to reality.

Please note that, as a rule, multi-tariff electricity meters are equipped with a radio module and the energy supply company is able to turn you off for non-payment without leaving the office. Find the instructions for your meter on the Internet and read it. You will find a lot of interesting things in it.