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Need to understand my home electrical meter to see why bill is so high and/or if neighbor is on same meter

I would like to know how to understand my digital home electrical meter. This picture shows what my home meter CURRENTLY reads. I intend to unplug everything in my tiny apartment in order to get another read. My reason? My apartment consists of 1…
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How is my analog electric meter being read?

I am trying to figure out how the electric utility service reads my meter. We have an old electric meter, with a mechanical spinning disc and the analog faces above it. The meter has not been upgraded by the utility in many years (at least 10 for…
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Where can I get a cover for a main supply?

My house (I live in the UK) failed an electrical safety inspection because of a missing main supply cover. I have tried using google to find one to buy but can't find anything at all. Does anyone know how I can go about getting the right kind of…
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What wireless temperature monitoring systems should I look into?

I'd like to monitor and log temperature on few locations in my home. Wireless monitoring with normal consumer batteries etc would be preferable for the sensors. I have an Mac OSX server running at my home where I could log the temperatures and…
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Are unions considered harmful to plumbing?

Disclaimer, I have pulled all the permits, I already passed several inspections, my jurisdiction is happy to have the homeowner do their work. I need to connect two underground PE gas lines downstream the meter pictured below that will go to a BBQ…
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Using an Ohm Meter to test for bonding of a subpanel

I'm selling my home and the home inspector is saying my neutral bar is bonded to subpanel box. He is basing this on his ohm meter reading continuity between the neutral bar and the ground bar. There is no bonding between the neutral and the box. I…
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How do I read *instant* wattage draw from my spinning-disc electric meter?

I have the old school electric meter with the (far too rapidly) spinning disc. I already know how to read five little clock faces for cumulative KWH. I want to know the instantaneous kilowatts my house is drawing right now. How can I figure that…
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Half of my lights and oulets are not working after heavy winds?

We have solar panels and mains power. Last night was very windy; we heard quite a few bangs from outside and thought it might be the wires getting knocked together. Woke up this morning and we have power to everything except the lights and our…
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Can a private electromechanical meter be placed between the utility's meter and the main breaker?

I want to run an experiment which compares the readouts of the newer electronic smart meters against older electromechanical meters. Is there anything in the NFPA 70 or any other law or code which prohibits feeding the loads from the utility's power…
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Line Side Tap for metering, overcurrent protection?

I have a generator behind my house. It has its own internal breaker for overcurrent protection. The generator has a disconnect next to it. Eaton Heavy Duty 200 amp, DH364URK. It is unfused given that the generator has its own internal circuit…
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Design review request for 200amp meter upgrade

I am looking for eyes on a 200amp upgrade for my family's property to make sure I'm on the right track. Appreciation in advance for any improvements or refinements of the plan. I'm located in Monterey county, California. Our current setup is this…
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How can a "class 320" service legaly/safely supply two 200 amp panels?

I have a "class 320" service with a single 320A meter that feeds two 200A main panels in parallel. USA, Evergy (formerly KCPL), Built 2014 How can a 320A service safely supply 400A of downstream loads? The main panels should each be able to safely…
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Electrical design for a house with an ADU, solar, and backup generator

I recently moved into a fixer-upper house, and have some questions about how to go about (re)designing the electrical system in a way that meets my somewhat unique timeline and site requirements. This is my current situation: 200A service with…
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Thinking about replacing old fuse box. Looking for advice

In my detached workshop/garage, I have an old fuse panel servicing that building only. I am thinking about switching it out with a new small breaker panel. I have been reading everything I can find on properly making this switch, and for a while…
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Electric Meter Runs Backwards

The service for the site was recently upgraded from 200 amps to 400 amps service. The sub-panels were re-run from the new panel. There are now a 200 amp panel, and two 100 amp panels. I decided that I would like to know how much electricity is…
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