taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 I'm 100% sure I know what this meter reading is ,,it seems the pea are not sure would anyone Luke to confirm for me it is 9 units...nearly 10.The meter reader has read it wrong and had it down first at 35 units,obviously have used electric since last reading so before we went to pay Bill yesterday took the is picture to show pea ,the cashier guy at pea said it's 99 units[emoji33][emoji33][emoji33][emoji33] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Maybe the meter reader had it right. That's a new meter and I would agree with your reading of 9 nearly 10 units, but perhaps there was an outstanding usage on the replaced meter of 26 making a total of the 35 he recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 4 minutes ago, gmac said: Maybe the meter reader had it right. That's a new meter and I would agree with your reading of 9 nearly 10 units, but perhaps there was an outstanding usage on the replaced meter of 26 making a total of the 35 he recorded. It's a new build place and I had to bring 4 poles and 80 meters of cable so there was never a meter to replace. We are also on temp supply so have paid over 800 bht Bill so far.....Lol. To be honest I wouldn't expect the cashier who you pay the bill money to to actually know about meter readings told the misses she needs to go into the meter department. Have had 3 bills so far 270 bht,380 bht and then a bill last week 27 bht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Well the KWh is on top of last digit. So I will say it is 99 KWhSent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 51 minutes ago, Forkinhades said: Well the KWh is on top of last digit. So I will say it is 99 KWh I agree, on that model of meter the rightmost digit is whole kWh. EDIT The version that shows 1/10 kWh has a decimal point and a red square round the rightmost digit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 I disagree it has the little lines in the last box and meter reading only ever go to 4 digits,,,,it would mean I have used 35 units in three days ....impossible.the first picture is pea meter installed 3 months ago,the 2nd picture is private meter installed on my property 5 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 OK, then put a fixed load on it, for a known time. Why is 35 units in 3 days impossible, that's an average load of just under 500 Watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 1st meter reads 106.52nd meter reads 42.5Sent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Never seen a meter that measures 1/100 of a kilowatt Sent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Ok pic in first post was yesterday 11am9.9 or 99 the other pic 10.6 or 106 was midday today, ,,was out all day yesterday came home midnight and had 9000btu air con running midnight to 7:30am....7 units or .7units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, Forkinhades said: Never seen a meter that measures 1/100 of a kilowatt Sent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app It measures 1/10th same as old speedometers on cars measure 1/10th of a kilometre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, taninthai said: Ok pic in first post was yesterday 11am9.9 or 99 the other pic 10.6 or 106 was midday today, ,,was out all day yesterday came home midnight and had 9000btu air con running midnight to 7:30am....7 units or .7units that's normal. so what's your problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, taninthai said: It measures 1/10th same as old speedometers on cars measure 1/10th of a kilometre like many TV-members you are "advice resistent" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 It measures 1/10th same as old speedometers on cars measure 1/10th of a kilometreYes indeed the little lines are the 1/10th of a unit. Sent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, Forkinhades said: Yes indeed the little lines are the 1/10th of a unit. discussing the colours of a sunrise with blind people is a futile attempt. the consumption of 7kWh in a period of 7½ hours should have been evidence enough that the digits of the meter show kWh and the lines utmost right show fractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEnigma Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 14 hours ago, Naam said: discussing the colours of a sunrise with blind people is a futile attempt. the consumption of 7kWh in a period of 7½ hours should have been evidence enough that the digits of the meter show kWh and the lines utmost right show fractions. Sometimes one has to get the glove puppets out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEnigma Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 When Taninthai wakes up from his dream, perhaps we might get an apology, or thanks even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, Forkinhades said: Yes indeed the little lines are the 1/10th of a unit. Sent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yeah I suppose it makes sense ....Lol. Going down to pea Monday to start the ball rolling to get of temp supply .....do they change the meter or just lower the rate......thanks for sensible replies ..the others know what they can do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forkinhades Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 OK keep it civil gentsSent from my SM-G935F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalabob2 Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 The PEA might change the meter. If you have your "permit to build' your process of obtaining permanent electricity and the lower rate to go faster. The inspection from a PEA employee will check your actual grounding. You may be asked where is the location of your grounding rod. I use over 650 KW each month. 7 units in 7 hours with an a/c running along with other light load seems possible to me. I've had beat up meters as the "temporary" service meter and when the home was ready for inspection I had a new meter installed by the PEA on my wife's property on a pole I own. Each month the PEA meter reader rings our gate bell and comes to read the meter. Never a mistake, but the meter is installed in a metal box at a height the meter reader can read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Your 9000 BTU A/C will use about 900W when the compressor is running. Let's say it's not set seriously cold and runs at 30% duty cycle. That gives us an hourly usage of 0.29 Units. Midnight to 7.30AM = 7.5 hours equating to 2.2 Units. If it were running flat out (100% duty cycle) it would use 6.75 Units. Both are larger than 0.7, therefore the meter is reading 7 Units. EDIT We manage to have a standing load not including A/C, water heaters or water pumps of about 7A (1.5kW) 24/7/365. I'm doing a detailed study to see where it's all going, thread coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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