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Originally Posted by Tali
That is something that is possible. While not common, sub-metering is a known and accepted practice. Unfortunately, the access you have to the sub-meters and rights to ask for visibility of the readings in a private arrangement is defined in the contract with the re-seller. (Additionally, the land-lord can sell on the electricity to you at a higher price if he wants to. There used to be a maximum re-sell price, but I'm not sure whether this is still the case.)
If there is a sub-metering arrangement, there will only be one 'settlement' meter point in industry systems. Anything on the consumers side of the meter has nothing to do with electricity suppliers (as long as it's not fraudulent).
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Thats exactly what happens, but i'm sure the agreement is they sell it to us at the price they get it to keep costs down. I believe they buy it in high voltage and then reduce it to low voltage.
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What sort of lock is on the cupboard? If it's a standard meter cupboard lock (triangular key) I can arrange for one to be sent out to you. If it's a Yale lock or any other sort of lock, I can't help with that I'm afraid.
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Unfortunately its a mortice lock
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One more check worth doing, to make sure you've got the right meter is to turn off everything in your flat at the consumer unit (fuse box) and then check that the meter isn't recording any usage. If it is, it's wired up incorrectly or you've been told the wrong meter number.
Good luck, hope you can sort it.
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As soon as i gain access, i'm planning to do just that. I also wanted to see just how many kWh certain appliances use etc.
Thanks for your advice, i'm a fountain of electrical knowledge now
