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single phase Watt hour meter
Just recently moved into this house and it has a single phase watt hour
meter, it is positioned just above the normal main switch box. To be honest I dont know if I had similar in my previous house. What is it? as in whats it for. and Every so often I see a red light flash on momentarily, what is that for? |
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On 15/08/2011 23:33, SS wrote:
Just recently moved into this house and it has a single phase watt hour meter, it is positioned just above the normal main switch box. To be honest I dont know if I had similar in my previous house. What is it? as in whats it for. and Every so often I see a red light flash on momentarily, what is that for? Sounds rather like the electricity meter! You probably know what they are for ;-) There will usually be a indication of the flash significance printed on it - say one flash every 100th kwh consumed. So basically the faster it flashes the more its costing. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... On 15/08/2011 23:33, SS wrote: Just recently moved into this house and it has a single phase watt hour meter, it is positioned just above the normal main switch box. To be honest I dont know if I had similar in my previous house. What is it? as in whats it for. and Every so often I see a red light flash on momentarily, what is that for? Sounds rather like the electricity meter! You probably know what they are for ;-) There will usually be a indication of the flash significance printed on it - say one flash every 100th kwh consumed. So basically the faster it flashes the more its costing. Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. |
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"harryagain" wrote in message ... "John Rumm" wrote in message ... On 15/08/2011 23:33, SS wrote: Just recently moved into this house and it has a single phase watt hour meter, it is positioned just above the normal main switch box. To be honest I dont know if I had similar in my previous house. What is it? as in whats it for. and Every so often I see a red light flash on momentarily, what is that for? Sounds rather like the electricity meter! You probably know what they are for ;-) There will usually be a indication of the flash significance printed on it - say one flash every 100th kwh consumed. So basically the faster it flashes the more its costing. Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. Thanks for replies, wasnt sure if the light was a warning light of some kind. |
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On 16/08/2011 10:21, SS wrote:
wrote in message ... "John wrote in message ... On 15/08/2011 23:33, SS wrote: Just recently moved into this house and it has a single phase watt hour meter, it is positioned just above the normal main switch box. To be honest I dont know if I had similar in my previous house. What is it? as in whats it for. and Every so often I see a red light flash on momentarily, what is that for? Sounds rather like the electricity meter! You probably know what they are for ;-) There will usually be a indication of the flash significance printed on it - say one flash every 100th kwh consumed. So basically the faster it flashes the more its costing. Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. Thanks for replies, wasnt sure if the light was a warning light of some kind. Only that someone is dipping into your pocket on every flash ;-) (just looked at mine - that is one flash per 1000th kwh as well) -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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John Rumm wrote:
Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. Thanks for replies, wasnt sure if the light was a warning light of some kind. Only that someone is dipping into your pocket on every flash ;-) (just looked at mine - that is one flash per 1000th kwh as well) Wouldn't it be simpler to say 1 wh per flash? :-) -- Chris Green |
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On 16/08/2011 15:31, wrote:
John wrote: Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. Thanks for replies, wasnt sure if the light was a warning light of some kind. Only that someone is dipping into your pocket on every flash ;-) (just looked at mine - that is one flash per 1000th kwh as well) Wouldn't it be simpler to say 1 wh per flash? :-) It would, but I was indicating how it is marked. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:39:14 +0100, John Rumm
wrote: On 16/08/2011 15:31, wrote: John wrote: Usually 1000th of a Kwh. Ie, it flashes once per watt hour. Thanks for replies, wasnt sure if the light was a warning light of some kind. Only that someone is dipping into your pocket on every flash ;-) (just looked at mine - that is one flash per 1000th kwh as well) Wouldn't it be simpler to say 1 wh per flash? :-) It would, but I was indicating how it is marked. With a *small* w ???? -- |
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