Is it dangerous to buy a home that is 20 meters from power lines?
No. As far as I know, there is no scientific evidence of any health hazards associated with living near power lines. There have been claims of "cancer clusters" and other health effects among people living near high transmission power lines, but none have been proven as having a definitive causal relationship between sickness and proximity to power lines.
What can I do with the "smart power meter" installed at my house?
Great question! Reminds me of a similar question that many asked when they first laid eyes on an IBM PC in the early eighties (at least that's what I've heard). Then someone showed them VisiCalc and the rest is history.The installation of the digital "smart meter" is the very first step in a long road that if properly executed will have many benefits to consumers and the larger society in terms of Energy Efficiency.There are and will be many examples of what you can do with the data from your smart meter. For example, here is a bit of text I copied from the Bidgely company website. I spoke to them recently at an industry conference:"We empower consumers to lower their energy bill through greater insights into energy consumption and real-time feedbackConvenient and cost-effective means to generate real time appliance level itemized energy cost and usage without any plug level hardware.With patented cloud-based disaggregation algorithms, Bidgely extracts energy signatures that are unique to appliances in any household, measures energy consumption by each appliance, and identifies the source of highest inefficiencies, whether it’s an appliance replacement or a behavior modification."Really cool stuff. I don't work for Bidgely, but I'm very interested in using their service, or something similar, to better understand my families energy consumption so that we can lower our energy bills.Disclosure: I am a management consultant whose clients are large electric and gas utilities. I specialize in the SmartGrid, Energy Efficiency and Big Data Analytics.
How do I turn off the main power to my house?
You may have a "split bus" panel. The code allows up to 6 switches to turn off all the power, so some old style panels use up to 5 double pole breakers to feed the large loads, like range, dryer, hot water, then one turns off all the small single pole breakers. Look at the picture linked below, it uses 4 main disconnects, looking a the left side breaker 5,7 (using the NEMA counting method by counting odds left, evens right) it has large wires that go behind the breakers. They feed the breakers on the bottom portion. You can turn off breaker 5,7 in this picture, all the lights and plugs will go out, but the range will still be on. You can then replace a lower breakers. If you have a panel like this you may want to be aware that most electricians will strongly recommend replacing the panel. Some have a high rate of failure, and specifically it has been reported that "Federal Pacific (FPE) had fraudulently obtained their UL listing"
How much power does a home power meter draw and who pays for it to run?
The home or business own pays for it. The draw is very minimal with the old style (rotating disks), around 2W. But now that they can be remotely read the modern versions, they use a measurable draw. While the radio transmission uses a low-power method, like Bluetooth, this is still more than the previous meter used. And it will vary with the method used, so no clear answer is available.
How can a coil of wire foil a home power meter?
The analog power meter is an eddy current “motor”:Voltage coil lags (highly inductive current) 90° to current coil, creating eddy current and torque on aluminium disk, with a gap of only a couple of millimeters (5/64 in.).Deflect the flux with an external coil? With a single coil, near impossible! the coil is at centimeters (inches)outside the current coil poles, so the acting field is very very low (this under the assumption of no ferromagnetic cage!).Maybe without cage and a Helmholtz coil (radius equal wide of power meter) and probably a N (number of turns on each coil) over 100R (coil radius), …with same current!, better stop the disk ;-)
How do I test my house for power fluctuation?
We live in an old house with old power, I believe this is the cause for the death of two fairly fragile tube amps. Before I fix them I want to know the cause, how can I tell (cheaply) if the power fluctuates enough to cause damage. What meter should I buy and what variance (what readings) is significant enough to buy a power conditioner?
How to stop house electric meter?
Quit using electricity, that will do it.
Can a Electricity Meter be inside the house?
Hey Gilbert A, I am an electrical associate from The Home Depot, and yes an electric meter can be inside the house. I know because I actually have one right now in mine! Lots of older homes have them due to the technology of the time, or even local codes that required it. To move the meter to the outside can be done. But in terms of an estimate it would be next to impossible to give you one here since we would need to see and/or get more information on your house. Moving the meter can will also directly effect placing extra wire from the meter socket to the main distribution panel inside, so be mindful of that as well. Different electricians will charge and ascertain prices, but again for an estimate, it would be best if they came out. Local licensed electricians are aware of the various codes and regulations in your area. From what you are telling me, it maybe better just to leave everything alone as is, unless you are planning on a massive upgrade and/or have easy access to moving the meter socket outside. And with moving a meter, you will need to contact your local utility provider who owns the reader inside to see if it can be done. Hope this helps you out, aboveaveragejoe
Who pays for the electricity that a power meter uses while measuring your electricity usage?
Electricity meter measures amount of electricity which passes through it from main line to your home. Electricity consumed by electric meter is also get measured and billed. And you pay for this bill.Now day traditional metal disk meters are being replaced with digital meters which consume very less amount of electricity so you end up paying almost nothing in the end of the month. There are so many meter for measuring amount of electricity Switchboard Meters, Sub meters and many more.