Really high electrical bills?

[stevels4]

That’s an Elster Smets 1 meter, you should have one of the energy display units paired to the meter in order to monitor your usage.
Also which tariff are you on? It should state this on your bill i.e single rate, E7, E10.

 

[Francis Mahon]

on two rate Economy 7; the usage noted is the total energy throughput by the Horstmann meter (i.e R1 + R4)

 

[*-jester-*]

I got called out about 10 years ago to a customer complaining of high electric bills, it was loose meter tails!

They had warmed up the Bakelite insulators on the old wylex incoming terminals and over time blackened it with carbon which conducted electricity, but not enough of a short circuit to blow the main 80amp fuse.

It could've been very dangerous which is why It is imperative to double check all connections, it's to easy to get distracted and forget to tighten connections.

Just putting it out there ...but it would need to be checked by a qualified sparky or Scottish Power Engineer.

 

[Francis Mahon]

Many thanks Jester, will have the tails looked at , much appreciated.
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[brianmoooore]

There's what appears to be a 5W dual connector block in the bottom right of the pic., with four ways in use, so this isn't a 'simple tails from meter to single consumer unit installation'.
Where do the other two pairs of tails go to? One set appear to feed a switch fuse in the top right. What's this for, and is it switched on?
Looks like there's a very good chance the OP could well be supplying a.n.other with free electricity.

 

[Wilko]

Where do the other two pairs of tails go to? One set appear to feed a switch fuse in the top right. What's this for, and is it switched on?

Yes that was my thought too, I did ask for a pan right pic in #12, but none forthcoming

 

[Taylortwocities]

@Shannon L Foreman well, thank you for digging up a topic from more than two and a half years ago. I imagine that the OP has resolved the issue by now.

 

[loz2754]

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@Shannon L Foreman well, thank you for digging up a topic from more than two and a half years ago. I imagine that the OP has resolved the issue by now.

Love this.
Should automatically appear whenever a thread resurrection occurs.!

 

[Timbo]

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@Shannon L Foreman well, thank you for digging up a topic from more than two and a half years ago. I imagine that the OP has resolved the issue by now.

Self confessed fireplace expert.
Seems to be trying to be a resurrection expert.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Self confessed fireplace expert.
Seems to be trying to be a resurrection expert.

Well, she is from overseas…

 

[DJAndy]

Self confessed fireplace expert.
Seems to be trying to be a resurrection expert.

It is approaching Easter, apparently it's a thing

 

[Lucien Nunes]

Not bad for an AI though.

Shannon, if you are not a bot, I apologise. But you should use a better translation app if you want to sound convincingly American.

 

[DPG]

100% a bot.