How Do You Read Electric Meters

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.

How do you read electric meters.

For smart gas meters your reading will be a number followed by m3. Just choose your meter type and follow the instructions. Electric meters are devices used by power companies to measure how much electricity a household or apartment uses. For example if you have 4 dials but the form asks for 6 numbers enter two zeros and then your reading.

The electric companies take readings on these electric meters typically monthly and charge the electricity user for the amount of power consumed for the month. Ignore the dial marked 1 10. Digital electric meters do not reset after every reading. Subtract the current reading from the last reading you were billed for to get the most recent kilowatt hours used.

Find your meter type below to see how to read your smart meter. If the pointer on a dial is between two numbers write down the lower number. Some older electricity meters have dials instead of a row of numbers. On gas meters do not write down any numbers from the following if your meter has them.

They re simple to read but it may help you to write down the numbers as you go. This means that in order to calculate the number of kilowatt hours you have used you need to keep track of consecutive readings. How to read an electric dial meter. Read the dials from left to right.

How to read a dial meter. For smart electricity meters your reading will be for a number followed by kwh. The large dial the dial marked 100 or any red dials. Red dials dials with no pointer dials with no numbers or dials marked 1 10.