electric meter faults

nor · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:42 pm

can anybody tell me if it is normal for an electric meter to run on after the consumer unit is switched off, (domestic).Manweb say this is normal and a check meter they fitted has confirmed (they say) that my own meter is OK. my meter still turns for at least 40 minutes after consumer unit is switched off.

JohnD · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:47 pm

in this 40 minutes, how much electricity is recorded by the meter?

fireman22 · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:49 pm

no way something must be wrong have you only got one consumerunit connected

nor · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:52 pm

JohnD wrote:

in this 40 minutes, how much electricity is recorded by the meter?

nor · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:53 pm

fireman22 wrote:

no way something must be wrong have you only got one consumerunit connected

JohnD · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:56 pm

nor wrote:

meter moves very slowly and records about 3 or 4 segments

What is a segment, and what does it cost?

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nor · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:05 pm

meter disc is divide into segments or lines which can be seen when rotating. no idea how much power is being used but probably very little

Steve · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:39 pm

3 or 4 segments is probably 0.0000001 pence, if that. Look at your meter, it will say "__ turns per kwh". This refers to the number of times that disc spins right round before one KWh is consumed. One KWh costs about 9 pence.

Mine says 200r/Kwh, down next to the meter's serial number.

fireman22 · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:37 pm

just read post again, 40 minutes! you watched it for 40 minutes and it move 5mm. wasn't there any paint drying somewhere