What you need to know about electric meters before installing them? Why is it needed and will it help to save on paying for a communal apartment? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in this article. And you can order services for the replacement and installation of two-tariff electric meters in any proven installation company, for example . This organization is a market leader in similar services in Yekaterinburg.
Is it profitable to install a counter? Yes, because then you will pay for the actually consumed electricity, and not according to the standard, when at the end of the year there is also the cost of the light burnt out at the entrance. Do you want to pay for others? Here we note that the greatest benefit from installing an electric meter will be gained by families of two or three people with a small amount of “gluttonous” equipment.
Where to buy an electric meter and how to choose it? In specialized stores - there they will sell you a counter with a passport, a form in which there is the OTK stamp, a verification mark by the manufacturer and a number, as well as a seal on the case.
By the way! Single tariff or double tariff? It depends on your everyday habits, but most people choose two-tariff: at night and on weekends, the cost of electricity is less. An interesting fact: all over the world it is customary to maintain a certain ratio of the amount of energy consumed at different times of the day. Most of it is spent in the morning, when the organization starts work, and in the evening, when people come home from work and do household chores. At night, energy consumption decreases sharply, and due to such surges, the equipment of power plants can fail. To even out the amount of consumption, it is recommended to turn on the devices at night. The leadership of many countries decided to encourage this initiative and made the night tariff preferential.
Domestic or foreign? Any, but domestic, is better adapted to our realities, for example, under power surges. In addition, the foreign will have to be reprogrammed.
What type? Depends on where you want to fix the counter. They come in three-screw mounts or with DIN rail mounts. Mounting on three screws is necessary when installing in the drive panel, and mounting on a DIN rail - when installing the meter in the apartment or moving it. You can find out which one you need from sales consultants in the store.
The counter is installed. What's next? Contact the management company or HOA to seal the meter. There you need to find out all the nuances of further operation. Representatives of the managing organization will send the documents to the meter to the settlement center and approximately one month after installation, receipts with updated data will begin to come to you.