Old fasjioned meter reading

damole

I just started with Scottish Power and my meter is of the old fashioned dial type. I am not allowed to post links as a new user so I will post the photo of the meter once I am allowed.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

so is it like this,



this one reads 96191, ignore the red digits.

Edit: oops, 96161

damole

The meter reading hasn't changed since I moved in. The photo of the initial reading and today's reading are identical. Scottish Power are going to send someone out to check.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

so if needle is over say 4, look to dial on right, if it has not yet past the 0 then it's a 3, if past the 0 then it's 4.

dggar

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

so is it like this,



this one reads 96191, ignore the red digits.

I read that as 96160(8)

[Deleted User]

Hi,

yes, but ignore the red, only used in meter testing.

dggar

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

yes, but ignore the red, only used in meter testing.

That's why I put it in brackets to show why I was 31 kWh less than your reading.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

dggar wrote: »

That's why I put it in brackets to show why I was 31 kWh less than your reading.

oops, , I've correct previous post, I'll go to the corner now.

EachPenny

I hope someone somewhere is keeping at least a few old meters like that. I asked recently and was told anything non-digital was going in a recycling skip. It would be nice to know there was a museum somewhere that the 'digital kids' will be able to go one day and see how it was done in the past.

The Brand Museum in London is a real education... and shows the importance of some people hoarding 'rubbish'

House_Martin

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,



oops, , I've correct previous post, I'll go to the corner now.

You had two attempts at it and eventually got it right, and YOU are the one constantly correcting my grammar..You stick to that and leave the dial meters alone..get in the corner !

[Deleted User]

Hi,

House_Martin wrote: »

You had two attempts at it and eventually got it right, and YOU are the one constantly correcting my grammar..You stick to that and leave the dial meters alone..get in the corner !

jings, might've known you'd stick your neb in.

Edit: just noticed, you've got 2 full stops (..) after grammar, and it should be commas (,,) after alone.