faulty meter

[lorraine]

Hi Everyone

Apologies for hijacking the thread. going back on topic

If you've checked for neutral and live on circuits and the current through both is almost the same, how can there be an earth leak? Going by logic I would say in my total numptyness that the most likely place for an earth leak is somewhere between the meter and the earth sheath, so before the CU or somewhere within the CU before any RCD's etc.

but thats going by logic so may be wrong!

Lorraine

 

[andy]

Hi Everyone

Apologies for hijacking the thread. going back on topic

If you've checked for neutral and live on circuits and the current through both is almost the same, how can there be an earth leak? Going by logic I would say in my total numptyness that the most likely place for an earth leak is somewhere between the meter and the earth sheath, so before the CU or somewhere within the CU before any RCD's etc.

but thats going by logic so may be wrong!

Lorraine

still aint found the problem. have tested insulation and everything is OK (lowest readng was 800M). thing is, they asked us to take meter readings every 24 hours.... 17 day 1, 15 day 2. they say weve used 3000 in the last month, which is 100 units per day. unlikely

 

[slippyr4]

silly question: have you x-refereced the meter reading they wrote on your bill with what the meter actually says? it wouldn't be suprising if some meter reading numpty didn't read the meter properly.

 

[andy]

silly question: have you x-refereced the meter reading they wrote on your bill with what the meter actually says? it wouldn't be suprising if some meter reading numpty didn't read the meter properly.

i havent actually checked for that... ill have a look for the bills now and see what its like

EDIT: have checked and its currently 200 units higher than bill but im not sure when the meter got read

 

[andy]

quick update: after loads of testing for faults etc.... it turns out then npower has ****ed up big time which is why the bills are so high....

 

[HDRW]

quick update: after loads of testing for faults etc.... it turns out then npower has **** up big time which is why the bills are so high....

Can you tell us what they did?

Cheers,

Howard

 

[andy]

quick update: after loads of testing for faults etc.... it turns out then npower has **** up big time which is why the bills are so high....

Can you tell us what they did?

Cheers,

Howard

long story. 18 month long...

basically, they charged us monthy for the last 6 month for power used. then we got another montly bill for 3000 units. after lengthly phone call etc we finally found out that the bill was actually power used from jan 05-aug05. even tho we have paid monthly all this year. its all because of mistakes made when we went to DD in jan 04