Has anyone suggested buying a cheap clamp meter ?
Excessive electricity consumption 3 Bed House.
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I don't think so, and if there were still some doubts, that would clearly be a good idea, but there surely aren't any significant outstanding doubts, are there? We have a single pair of meter tails going only to a CU, the BT man has confirmed that the main switch in that CU is performing satisfactorily and yet, when that switch is off, the meter continues to tot up usage. That's all pretty 'decisive', isn't it?
Kind Regards, John
You seem extraordinarily tenacious, your writing is persuasive vs objective and the quality, length and content of your posts is telling me something but I don't know yet what it is.
Stay tuned!
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Can you send me via a PM either your MPAN which is the 13 digit number on the front of your electric bill or the meter serial number.
Do not post this info here.
I will find out who your meter operator is and may be able to get it bumped foward a bit.
Can you send me via a PM either your MPAN which is the 13 digit number on the front of your electric bill or the meter serial number.
Do not post this info here.
I will find out who your meter operator is and may be able to get it bumped foward a bit.
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Waste of money, waste of time. Clamp meters measure current not watts. Likewise energy monitors such as the Owl measure current and display watts incorrectly as they don't take power factor into account.
It wouldn't have been a waste of money or time in this case, since the OP was attempting to find where an 'unexplained' ~2A of current was going. However, it's now almost certain that it's going nowhere, and is just a figment of the imagination of a faulty meter!
Kind Regards, John
I had in mind more for confirming 'zero' when amps and watts are the same.
Is there a wattmeter to which I could have linked?
A wattmeter needs to measure current, voltage, and phase angle at the same time. The Maplin plugin device mentioned earlier does this but is not practical in this case. To be honest I don't know of a suitable device which is why Scottish Power want £50 for a check meter I presume.
NanoVip, exspensive but they work.
http://www.fluke.com/fluke/uken/pow...r-meters/434-pwr-power-analyzer.htm?PID=70790
Ok, that is poly phase but same thing rearly
To be fair, it's probably also because, without such a deterrent, there would probably be countless people requesting a check meter because they felt that their bills were a bit high. I presume that SP are by no means unique in this respect, and I also presume that any of the companies would waive (or refund) any charge if it transpires that the meter actually is faulty.
Kind Regards, John
Then they should bill the 'customer' after the work has been done as I have to do.
Yes, they should. BT do the equivalent of that with (telephone) callouts - one is warned that one will be charged (after the event) if a problem proves to be due to the customer's equipment or wiring. I think much the same often happens (per their Ts&Cs) will warranty callouts.
Although not real excuse, maybe the electricity companies have found that it's difficult to get people to pay for 'unnecessary' meter checks 'after the event'?
Kind Regards, John
just add it to the bill and that's that?
Don't pay & get cut off
Don't pay & get cut off
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