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Originally Posted by baddog
You really don't have a clue.
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Originally Posted by baddog
The part you are clueless about is that the electric companies have gone around and wholesale changed out meters just to make them all digital.
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As an Electrician I want to say a few words.
One, all the moving internal parts are aluminum, or plastic on any meter made in the last 15+ years. Most new ones are digital and some even report the reading via wireless so they can read the meters just by driving by, gated communities and condo buildings more then others so far.
Two, I find the replies funny as a couple of them say they are electricians but fail to notice that the wire and water are doing nothing a string couldn't.
Three, if the power company caught you trying to tamper with the reading equipment, via internal or external ways they WILL cut your power. I doubt they would think that is doing anything more then looking stupid though.
Four, Meters do get changed, but not normally untill there is a service upgrade in the area, the house has the panel upgraded, or their is a problem with the current one. Although anywhere with a 600+amp service are being upgraded all the time, as the digital meters are much more accurate at those power levels.
Most average homes only have a 100amp service, a 200 amp service would be a very large house, or one with a lot of power needs, and 300/400amp would be for like a mansion. I have never seen larger then 400amp in a single residence.