electric meter faults

nor · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:42 pm Post Subject: electric meter faults

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 Post Subject:

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

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

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

nor

JohnD wrote:

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

nor

fireman22 wrote:

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

JohnD

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 Post Subject: electric meter faults

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 Post Subject:

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 Post Subject:

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