Unlike traditional analog electric meters many digital meters transmit your meter reading wirelessly to the electric company via radio frequencies.
Electric meter reading digital.
If you have an electricity single rate smart meter the display will automatically show the reading.
The utility company charges you for the power you use based on the monthly readings of an electric meter that measures the current passing through the service entrance into your electrical service panel the meter can either be a mechanical analog meter that is read monthly by a utility service person who visits your home or a newer digital meter that may send information via internet or radio.
For instance if you go back to your meter later and it reads 001940 then you have used 534 kwh for that time period 001940 001406 534.
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.
They may not be exactly as those illustrated above.
A kilowatt is equal to 1 000 watts.
Using our example the initial meter read is 001406.
This meter reading shows a reading of 75085.
In the example above the dial meter reading shows as 44928.
A digital meter has an electronic or digital display.
Every dial on every meter revolves from 0 to 1 and through to 9 before continuing to 0 again.
For this meter type you need to take two readings reading 1 and 2.
The red number at the end should be ignored.
Digital electric meters have numeric displays that show numbers in kilowatt hours.
To find out how much energy you use in a given time subtract this first reading from a second reading taken at a later date.
Ignore any other numbers.
Thus a digital electric meter is much simpler to read than a traditional meter because it has fewer readings to decipher.
Write down the first 5 numbers shown from left to right.
It will show 5 numbers in black or white and might be followed by 1 or more red numbers.
To read the meter.
First just check your meter says multirate single phase watt hour meter along the top if it doesn t you need the digital meter.
To read an electric dial meter correctly.
For gas smart meters press and hold the red button a for 5 10 seconds this will then display credit on.
