Well I actually can't check it myself cause I live in an apartment building and the doors to the electrical and water boards are locked always.

There are only 3 people living in my house..2 go to work daily from 8 and return back late night.

I'm the only person who actually uses anything in the house..A/c runs merely 3 hours at night, and my laptop is on for about 16-17 hours on weekends. On weekdays I go to college so no ones at home basically..

I used to receive 30-40 ringgit monthly when we were running on the old meter. After they replaced it to the digital one, I got hit right in the face with a 212 ringgit bill yesterday..

Wat do?

Better check are they rating it as Business or Housing lol...it can't be so much different lol...I guess

You still can check the accuracy of the meter. By just 1-2hr of your time and an applicance that you know the wattage. As long as you can see the meter usage lcd screen.

How to check, search back weekee instruction.

That's right .

Get one watt meter and test one high power appliances and test, switch off all others including fridge and wait and watch.

Today meter read 125, 15 days. Average about 8.3333 per day.

So its about the same as ur previous meter?

i think is slightly lower. Wonder if TNB can give me the extra i charged from the old meter.

i will advice that dun modify the meter even by TNB staff or 3rd party.
if one day u kena tangkap, they will check and summary out all, ask u pay back.
LOL! this happen to my neighbour next door. maybe kena ppl report, so end up need pay back the short since 1st day modi.

Question : Do you really need a meter to send electricity to your home? Putting my black mask on has anyone split the source, metered for ground floor, no meter for 1st floor, direct connect? Would it ever work?

Eh....what do you want? You want steal electricity is it?

Yes, you split to 2 DB..this is in Weikee's thread, you can read about it ---> http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1920588


It has also been mentioned a few times in this thread by Weikee...hope it helps. but this is splitting the DB...NOT STEALING electricity... u still pay for what u use.......not sure if this is what u meant

Don't steal la bro...nanti kena tangkap then habis

This post has been edited by coconutzz: Mar 27 2012, 08:31 AM

my two story house got 2 DB.. 1 for first floor and another 1 for second floor.. almost all new two story house got 2 DB.. yet it's only ONE METER..

and yes it not stealing.. if you study in POWER ELECTRICAL you will know it..

Guess this is not what GOKS said, he intent is connection into the wires before going into meter. Your designed is out from meter than split it to Grd and 1st floor.

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Added on March 27, 2012, 5:44 pmI borrowed a Amp meter from a electrician and monitored a week, it seem like not much different (+-10%) between the reader at TNB vs Amp meter (V x I = P(W)
I indeed used 10KW per day without A/C, with A/C on two hours with hit 16KW per day

Side question: ANyone know how the electric usage of Ceiling fan count? For Deka Q8 / KDK K14X8-CL ? Appaerently it was hit up on night time due to it...


This post has been edited by Jo_da48: Mar 27 2012, 06:12 PM

Dam Keng..

Today I check online for my TNB Bill.. !@#$!@#!@#$@ they charge me 1000 unit.

!!@#!#@!#@!@!#$%#$%

Dam, Call them up, and I tell them you over charge me, and the number is incorrect, cause they use old meter reading, I told them my meter change, and last reading was way lower.

You know what, they don't have record my meter was change.

Lucky I have all the photos as proof.

Walau, what else you using that cause 10kw?

Things that consider high, but not many people aware

- Thermo Pot
- Halogen lamp (I notice many fancy design light use halogen)
- electrical hob
- Fridge (especially old fridge)
- Water heater
- Electrical hob
- Iron

BTW, i also use about 9kwh without a/c. With one A/c around 13 +-

Fan usually is about 60 to 90watt/hour

About aircond. For every 1 degree lower consume a lot more than the previous degree . For every one degree lower it is not same, the lower the higher per degree comsumption. Eg. from 29 to 28 = 1unit of power, fr 28 to 27 = 1.1 unit of power, 27 to 26 = 1.3 unit, something like this. The most effecient is set to auto where the aircond adjust itself to be 1 or 2 degree colder than the air temp outside. That save electricity. If you set more than 2 degree lower than the outside temp it will consume much more. Most mordern home aircond has this function.

where you take the amp meter reading from or clamp where to get the reading?

Is also depend the user. For me it have to 23 or lower. Anything higher is much better not use.

When you need to be lower, it is better to use higher horse power so that it will "not" consume more power than it is needed. With higher power aircond lower temp can be achieved sooner and therefore "save" power consumption. for example if you use an underpower aircond and set it to 16 the aircond will keep on running, no off and yet cannot achieve the desired temp, ie. 16. It is therefore important to know your need and also to select the correct size/power of your aircond.

If you use too high power aircond you will also have problem. The aircond will keep on and off within minute and you experince unncessary short period too hot and too cold. Witinin minute the aircond on to cool the room, becuase it is so powerful it cool so fast and it goes off then on again as the other part of the romm was warm air flow into it.

Why you need to set to 23?. You use comforter and wear heavy cloth?. Yes to really enjoy sleeping in aircond room is set the temp to low, very low and use comforter like winter. But due to $$$$ cannot tahan the bill I set to 25 and use light blanket and wear little. For normal day in hall I set it to 1 degree lower than outside temp. A one degree cooler than outside feel comfortable in the house and comsume little power. You see there are many ppl have aircond in the hall and dont use worry about bill but if you know how things work you enjoy what you bought and pay little. May be a lot of ppl dont understand this. Just give you a situation using fan. when you sit under the fan with the fan on you feel so much comfortable than without the fan on even the fan is at low speed. A little different make so much different and so much more comfortable but if you swtich the fan to max speed the feeling of comfort is not much different.