How to Read Your Meter
There are four types of meters: Dial Meter, Digital Meter, Three phase electronic A2 tariff meter and pre-payment electricity meter. Each of these meters is contained within a special meter box.
Dial Meter
The Dial Meter is read in the following way:
- Stand directly in front of the dial meter.
- Read each dial in turn going from right to left, writing down each figure, again from right to left, as you go.
- In the first illustration the reading is 2-7-0-3-8 (you would start by writing the 8 first i.e. right to left).
- When a dial points between two numbers write down the lower of the two numbers. For example, if it points between 0 and 1 write 0. Between 9 and 0 write 9.
- It is important to only read dials that are black.
Illustration 1
When a dial hand appears to be exactly on a number as on dial (D) in the second illustration, look to dial (C) to the right. If the hand on dial (C) has not passed zero, the number 5 has not actually been reached on dial (D) and the reading on that dial is the next lower number....4. In the second illustration the reading is 0-4-9-8-1.
Illustration 2
Digital Meter
Is similar to a car's odometer, where you simply read the numbers.
Three phase electronic A2 tariff meter
This meter continuously scrolls through the display sequence below, pausing on each of the displayed ID's for a period of six seconds.
| Displayed ID | Tariff Display Description |
|---|---|
| 4 | Current Time |
| 5 | Current Date |
| 7 | Total kWhs |
Pre-Payment Electricity Meter
The pre-payment meter has an LCD display which shows how much credit is available for power use. By scrolling through the "blue" button, which is used for programming, the kWh consumption figure will be displayed.