Discuss Faulty Electric Meter - HELP! in the The Welcome Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

Welcome to ElectriciansForums.net - The American Electrical Advice Forum
Head straight to the main forums to chat by click here:   American Electrical Advice Forum

MDL83

-
Reaction score
0
Hi all,

Having a bit of a nightmare with my electric meter in my currently empty property. Despite no electricity being used in the property the meter has been constantly moving forward at more and more of an increased rate as the weeks go by and nights draw in. Nearly 100 units were used in last 7 days! I'm currently only using about half of that in the property I'm currently living in!

Any ideas why it would be doing this? I've ruled out that the meters have been wired up incorrectly to my neighbours - theres is a pre-payment meter. There's no outside socket which somebody could tap into and no outside security light.

I've raised the issue with Scottish Power and having got nowhere have now escalated to the Energy Ombudsman.

Has anyone experienced similar issues?
 
Hi all,

Having a bit of a nightmare with my electric meter in my currently empty property. Despite no electricity being used in the property the meter has been constantly moving forward at more and more of an increased rate as the weeks go by and nights draw in. Nearly 100 units were used in last 7 days! I'm currently only using about half of that in the property I'm currently living in!

Any ideas why it would be doing this? I've ruled out that the meters have been wired up incorrectly to my neighbours - theres is a pre-payment meter. There's no outside socket which somebody could tap into and no outside security light.

I've raised the issue with Scottish Power and having got nowhere have now escalated to the Energy Ombudsman.

Has anyone experienced similar issues?

Hum ..... switch off Fuseboard ..... then go round inspecting all sockets, switches and lights on or near the dividing wall with next door.... and in the loft .....
 
Either someone is stealing and using your electricity ?
Or your electrical instalation has a leak to ground ?
Both require the services of an experienced electrician
Call one
In the mean time turn off the main switch
And lock it out if need be.
 
Either someone is stealing and using your electricity ?
Or your electrical instalation has a leak to ground ?
Both require the services of an experienced electrician
Call one
In the mean time turn off the main switch
And lock it out if need be.

Leak to ground using 100 units a week are you having a laugh??
 

Reply to Faulty Electric Meter - HELP! in the The Welcome Forum area at ElectriciansForums.net

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Electrician Courses Green Electrical Goods PCB Way Electrical Goods - Electrical Tools - Brand Names Pushfit Wire Connectors Electric Underfloor Heating Electrician Courses
These Official Forum Sponsors May Provide Discounts to Regular Forum Members - If you would like to sponsor us then CLICK HERE and post a thread with who you are, and we'll send you some stats etc
This website was designed, optimised and is hosted by Untold Media. Operating under the name Untold Media since 2001.
Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock