How Do You Read Digital Electric Meters

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How do you read digital electric meters.

If there are more spaces in the meter reading form than you have dials just enter zeros at the beginning. Your energy supplier will need this when calculating your bill if they don t have it they ll estimate your usage meaning your bill might be too high or low. Your gas or electricity meter records how much energy you ve used. If you have an electricity single rate smart meter the display will automatically show the reading.

Read the numbers on the digital electric meter display. Your gas meter records and sends gas usage data through a smart module located behind the dials. Failure to properly locate the decimal point will result in a reading that is grossly wrong. The digital display has two sections the display id or code and the display data or the actual reading.

For a single rate meter simply write down the five numbers as you read them from left to right including any zeros at the start. First just check your meter doesn t say multirate anywhere within the large grey writing at the top if it does you need the digital meter. The smart module moves the dials as gas is used. You can read from left to right or right to left.

Digital electric meters do not reset after every reading. You should give your supplier regular meter readings you should be able to do this by calling them. Reading a digital meter standard electronic meter. Reading your gas meter is as easy as reading the dials on a clock.

In this case you need to press the blue button on the meter until day or night is visible on the screen. This means that in order to calculate the number of kilowatt hours you have used you need to keep track of consecutive readings. Press 1st screen. This meter reading is 00254.

Find your meter type below to find out how to read your gas meter. Pay particular attention to where the decimal point is. For gas smart meters press and hold the red button a for 5 10 seconds this will then display credit on. Then take the reading from left to right ignoring figures after the decimal point.

Reading your digital electricity meter rm257 258 or 259. There s no need to push any buttons on the meter to obtain the reading. For example if you have 4 dials but the form asks for 6 numbers enter two zeros and then your reading. Subtract the current reading from the last reading you were billed for to get the most recent kilowatt hours used.