Theft of electricity is a common factor, which is found in high-rise buildings, and in the private sector. The fact is that necessarily have to be responsible for such activities.
For example, the account can grow to pay for electricity from the neighbors in good faith. If you find that your neighbors involved in electricity theft, you should immediately contact the appropriate authorities to punish the schemers.
Try to figure out what to do if you suspect their neighbors of stealing electricity and where to go.
How do you determine what your neighbors involved in electricity theft
Even if you are new to the Electrical and understand what the wiring, it is first necessary to reliably make sure that there is a fact of theft of electricity.
Determine this fact can by using the following methods:
- Check the integrity of the seals on the counter, make sure that the wires do not bypass electricity meters. Also pay attention to the connection of the phase and neutral conductor. See, do not fit to the counter if extra wires. Below is provided an image properly connect electricity metering counter;
- If possible, you should turn off the machines and check the voltage in outlets, and turn on the light. If, however, automatic circuit will light the bulb or in the outlet will be the voltage, then the neighbors involved in the theft of electricity, perhaps even you. If you suspect that your crafty neighbor engaged in such illegal activities should be carried out revision of its wiring, test sockets, switches and junction boxes in the presence of excess compounds;
- The most popular method of electricity theft in multi-storey buildings - ground through the battery risers. On account of the electric device is can not be determined, but there is a possibility of electric shock. If the bathroom has a current, then it is likely that your quirky neighbor above or below grounded through the battery. To accurately determine the need to take a screwdriver indicator to check the battery in the presence of even the slightest pressure;
- If you turn off their machines, and the counter will continue to wind off the electricity, it is safe to go to the neighbors with a very pertinent question.
Where do I go if the neighbors are stealing electricity
So, you have determined that your neighbors are engaged in theft of electricity. Initially should resolve this issue simple human conversation, because the fact of theft of electricity prove very problematic.
For example, cunning neighbors can throw fact connect to your outlet on the previous owners of the apartment, or to say that the master, repair the wiring in the house that got it wrong.
But if a simple call is not successful, call a professional electrician and, if it determines the fact of theft of electricity, it is necessary to act according to the following procedure:
- Write an application to the company by providing energy services to conduct regular audits;
- Try to talk with the management and sales;
- At the time of installation technician must make theft fact act compound photograph in front of witnesses, and they take signature;
- Asked the prosecutor.
Professional electricians can detect the theft is not only the visual method, but with the help of special devices, for example, the "Stork" or "Search".
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