Two electric meters
 

We have just moved into a property and found what we thought was the electric meter inside the property (I Still think this is our main one). It looks like this
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_EHU5vpuG0Q...0/DSC00831.JPG

Now outside in a cupboard I have found one of these.
http://www.flameport.com/electric_mu...gamo_meter.jpg

Now on the one outside the disc is spinning. If I turn the power off in the house the disc stops spinning. But I am unsure why this meter is here? Or what reading to give?

Any one have a clue because I don't.

Cheers

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i would suggest that the first meter may an economy 7 meter as here

http://www.photographersdirect.com/b...mageid=2395860

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Thing is we dont have Economy 7 heating just standard boiler and radiators

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A separate meter for the teenagers room? ;)

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British Gas removed that black thing from my property sometime ago and replaced it with the white box. Give your energy provider a call or if youre renting give the council/landlord a call.

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might be just a remnant from an old instalation,just give your supplier a ring

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Was the property previously split into two? In which case the digital type meter could be a landlord's type meter? There is no fuse apparent on the digital meter which suggests it is powered from something else?

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The one in the picture is not mine. Just a picture from Google Images

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Some actual pictures of the meters in question would be more helpful.

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http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps8646d15d.jpg
And
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps7f345de6.jpg

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Is this a house or a flat, and are you renting or is it yours?

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House and renting. Landlord does not know about it or why it's set up like this.

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Odd. As Rob says, it looks like an extra landlord meter, so he can see how much leccy individual tenants in a conversion are using.

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Turn off the main switch by that digital meter. See what goes off - power sockets, lights etc. If nothing obvious, then leave it off and see if someone starts banging on your door?

In the analogue meter picture, you can see the mains intake fuse below that trunking. A meter is above the trunking, but you don't show the fuses related to that meter. On the bottom right of the picture you can see a heavy cable dropping down to the floor, and that probably goes to your alternative digital meter? Take the trunking face off and you'd perhaps trace that, but don't disturb that as you are not an electrician so don't know it's safe to do so (if you were capable of knowing it was safe you wouldn't have posting this thread).

As a secondary issue, if your landlord doesn't know what these meters do, and given the older fusewire style wiring with no indication of a RCCD, or even trip fuses, plus rather feeble earth bonding, I would doubt whether the installation meets safety standards. If the landlord is letting to a shorter term tenant he will have a duty of care to you. He may not have a legal requirement to have a recent electrical test, as these are recommendations, but he is prudent to have done so as he could be liable if you were to suffer an injury due to some deficiency. Ask him for his test documentation, as you are concerned that he does not know enough about the system to know that he has let the property to you in a safe condition.

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There aren't solar panels on the roof?

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Could be interesting as to which meter is used for bills?
(Get the landlord organised to get something sorted re test/inspection of electrics)

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Now here is the weird one.

My online account has been activated today. The serial number on the white meter matches what my supplier has. I have not given them this.

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No solar panels

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As a safeguard against having a mega electric bill, have you made a note of meter readings.
Given that you have a meter capable of reading an 'off peak tariff', and a reading of a normal 'day time tariff'. Plus total of units used.

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We have an Economy 7 meter. It's not just for central heating; it simply charges less for off-peak electricity. We set the dishwasher and tumble dryer to start at 11:30 pm, for example.

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If your supplier has given you the meter number of the white meter, that is the one that they will be billing you against.

It is possible that a previous tenant had a prepayment meter installed inside the flat. The old credit meter could have been left outside, so the meters could be connected in series. You can check this by checking what consumption is recorded by both meters (if they are in series they will be the same).

I wouldn't worry too much about the black one, but give your supplier a call and give them the serial number if you're concerned, they will be able to see what property and supplier it is registered to.