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I have two homes (read flat or apartment) in two different buildings a few blocks apart. The homes are both the same size but, home 1 gets a huge electricity bill while home 2 gets 1/5 the electricity bill.

I've spoken to a few electricians and they have told me that this could be because of a few reasons;

  1. Home One has a wiring issue where one of my neighbors homes is linked to mine. Have switched off all my appliances and the meter slows down to a near stop - I'm not quite sure if its supposed to stop completely or spin slowly when everything is off? Even if the ring is spinning when everything is off I assume, its slow spinning is adding a few units to my bill at the end of the month?

  2. There is an earthing issue. I've apparently got some circuit installed that

  3. The meter is busted (refer point number 1).

Any other guesses?

Tester101
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By FAR the best bet for billing questions and complaints is to call your POCO (power company). In my area they take high bill complaints very seriously and will send a representative out quickly.

Also, things like this are absolutely NOT grounding/earthing issues. It is possible that it is a neutral problem and the grounding has become part of the issue that way, but grounding has nothing to do with the day to day operation of the electrical system.

Speedy Petey
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