Your gas or electricity meter records how much energy you ve used.
How do you read digital electric meters.
Digital electric meters do not reset after every reading.
For gas smart meters press and hold the red button a for 5 10 seconds this will then display credit on.
If you have an electricity dual rate smart meter press and release the blue display button and this will show rate two.
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.
Failure to properly locate the decimal point will result in a reading that is grossly wrong.
This means that in order to calculate the number of kilowatt hours you have used you need to keep track of consecutive readings.
This meter reading is 00254.
Subtract the current reading from the last reading you were billed for to get the most recent kilowatt hours used.
You should give your supplier regular meter readings you should be able to do this by calling them.
Download the detailed how to read your meter fact sheet.
Read the numbers on the digital electric meter display.
Your gas meter records and sends gas usage data through a smart module located behind the dials.
Write the numbers in your notebook.
The digital display has two sections the display id or code and the display data or the actual reading.
Pay particular attention to where the decimal point is.
Reading a digital meter standard electronic meter.
Your energy supplier will need this when calculating your bill if they don t have it they ll estimate your usage meaning your bill might be too high or low.
You can read from left to right or right to left.
There s no need to push any buttons on the meter to obtain the reading.
Then take the reading from left to right ignoring figures after the decimal point.
For example if you have 4 dials but the form asks for 6 numbers enter two zeros and then your reading.
Reading your digital electricity meter rm257 258 or 259.
If you have an electricity single rate smart meter the display will automatically show the reading.
The smart module moves the dials as gas is used.
Press 1st screen.
If there are more spaces in the meter reading form than you have dials just enter zeros at the beginning.
Reading your gas meter is as easy as reading the dials on a clock.
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