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It's no mystery! Your electric meter can easily be read if you understand some basic rules. Each of the five dials represent one digit of the present reading. As you can see, the dials move both clockwise and counter clockwise. When the hand of one of the dials is between numbers, always take the smaller number.
If you cannot tell if a hand is past a number or not, simply look at the dial to the right. If it has passed zero, then the hand is pointing to the correct number. If the dial to the right has not passed zero, then use the next smaller number. Totally confused?
The third digit is a three because the digit to the right has not yet passed zero. If the second dial from the right was between the zero and the one, then the third digit would have been a four. Easy isn't it! To practice, go outside to your home or business and record the readings for several days in a row. By subtracting yesterday's reading from today's reading, you can get a feel for how much energy (kilowatt hours) you use each day.
Keep in mind that when the power company representative reads your meter, they do NOT set it back to zero. Therefore the dials keep turning until the next time the meter is read. By subtracting two consecutive readings, the amount of kilowatt hours is determined for the month. Greeneville Light & Power System personnel use hand-held computers to record the meter reading. The computer immediately checks to see if the reading is about the same as the one the previous month. If it is quite a bit lower or higher, the meter reader is asked to re-read the dials to make sure the reading is correct. This helps insure your bill is accurate each and every month!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoModern types are easy. They usually have a digital counter, just read the number.
Older types with dials takes a bit more savvy. Each dial for the Thousands, hundreds and tens etc, operate in opposite directions. Pay attention to which way the dial reads. Start with the highest number and work towards the lowest. Take the lowest number nearest to the pointer.
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