Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10.

edwardhart1980 · 09-08-2010, 02:23 AM

Do some Older home KWH meters measure by multiples of 10. My manager rents us a house but has the garage. He has a fridge, 2 tv's Air conditioner. Assortment of lights. and some other stuff and gas heater. All this stuff is on our electric. He has a KWH meter and gas meter. He says to read the KWH meter every month, but its old and i feel like he uses more power than what it says. Does this one go by multiples of ones or tenths. our bill says we use 1500 to 2000. KWH a month. In summer. On the meter in the ones place, it dont move and has a picture of a zero. but rest of numbers move. looks like this. (1 6 8 7 0). The zero place dont move. The rest do. Its a spinning disc type. I think when the 7 moves to 8 it would = 10 KWH. Not = 1 KWH.It also moves slow.

kbsparky · 09-08-2010, 07:09 AM

Your photo is a bit blurred. Do you have a better camera available?

A fixed -0- as the last digit would indicate a 10x multiplier meter.

A monthly usage of 1500 to 2000 kWh would be considered normal consumption for many residential occupancies.

AllanJ · 09-08-2010, 08:05 AM

How much do you use the air conditioner?
Is your water heater electric?
These use a lot of power.
If the landlord uses power from a metered system, the landlord must pay the electric bill but may charge the tenant a fixed monthly amount.

edwardhart1980 · 09-08-2010, 12:36 PM

I rent the house and he has the garage as his club house. He is a biker. His power comes from the house I rent. I found out and he paid me half of all electric bill for the whole time i lived here. Now I read the meter he has on his garage I use a program to calculate his portion. But I did not know that its a x10 multiplier. Are you sure.

edwardhart1980 · 09-08-2010, 01:07 PM

Attention. I did find the number 10 above that fixed zero today, Indicating a x10 multiplier. Its rediculous that it took this long to find that out.

09-08-2010, 02:23 AM	#1
edwardhart1980 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10. Do some Older home KWH meters measure by multiples of 10. My manager rents us a house but has the garage. He has a fridge, 2 tv's Air conditioner. Assortment of lights. and some other stuff and gas heater. All this stuff is on our electric. He has a KWH meter and gas meter. He says to read the KWH meter every month, but its old and i feel like he uses more power than what it says. Does this one go by multiples of ones or tenths. our bill says we use 1500 to 2000. KWH a month. In summer. On the meter in the ones place, it dont move and has a picture of a zero. but rest of numbers move. looks like this. (1 6 8 7 0). The zero place dont move. The rest do. Its a spinning disc type. I think when the 7 moves to 8 it would = 10 KWH. Not = 1 KWH.It also moves slow. Attached Thumbnails

09-08-2010, 07:09 AM	#2
kbsparky Electrical Contractor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delmarva Posts: 3,148	Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10. Your photo is a bit blurred. Do you have a better camera available? A fixed -0- as the last digit would indicate a 10x multiplier meter. A monthly usage of 1500 to 2000 kWh would be considered normal consumption for many residential occupancies. __________________ -KB Life is uncertain -- eat dessert first!! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-08-2010, 08:05 AM	#3
AllanJ Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 6,775	Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10. How much do you use the air conditioner? Is your water heater electric? These use a lot of power. If the landlord uses power from a metered system, the landlord must pay the electric bill but may charge the tenant a fixed monthly amount. __________________ The average homeowner who lost his house in the Oklahoma tornadoes should move for good and not rebuild. Too much complexity watchdogging the contractor. Too much a chance to be defrauded. Last edited by AllanJ; 09-08-2010 at 08:09 AM.

09-08-2010, 12:36 PM	#4
edwardhart1980 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10. I rent the house and he has the garage as his club house. He is a biker. His power comes from the house I rent. I found out and he paid me half of all electric bill for the whole time i lived here. Now I read the meter he has on his garage I use a program to calculate his portion. But I did not know that its a x10 multiplier. Are you sure. Attached Thumbnails

09-08-2010, 01:07 PM	#5
edwardhart1980 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10. Attention. I did find the number 10 above that fixed zero today, Indicating a x10 multiplier. Its rediculous that it took this long to find that out. Last edited by edwardhart1980; 09-10-2010 at 05:53 PM.

Does this KWH meter measure in multiples of 10.