On Jan 28, 12:55*pm, Steve Barker wrote:
On 1/28/2011 8:18 AM, Limp Arbor wrote:

Recently finished upgrading to a 200A panel and replacing all the
wiring in the house. *Instead of Al entrance cable I used 2" conduit
to get from the meter to the panel and ran copper feeds to the panel.
The electric company replaced my old ham slicer meter with a digital
meter.

First, can I putty or caulk around the wires inside the conduit to
stop the cold air from coming in?

Second, my electric bill is up about 15% since I started. *The only
additional load I added was six 75watt bulbs on two dimmers that
replaced one 100watt table lamp, these run 16 hours a day. *Also three
hard-wired smoke detectors. *Are the digital meters more accurate? *Is
there a way I can test the meter?

I've heard dozens of times never change out an old mechanical meter.
They are almost always sluggish and slow. *You found this out.

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Steve Barker
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Wasn't my choice. I had to change the meter socket to one that was
rated for 200A when I changed the panel. The new meter socket was
only 1" taller.

When the electric company got the OK from the inspector to turn me
back on they stuck in the digital meter.