Write the numbers in your notebook.
How to read a digital electric meter dial.
The large dial the dial marked 100 or any red dials.
For example dial c is read as 9.
In the example above the dial meter reading shows as 44928.
An analog electric meter has dials from left to right measuring kilowatt hours kwh by the thousands hundreds tens and ones a kilowatt hour is the electricity needed to burn ten 100 watt light bulbs for one hour.
The meter example 1 above reads 04980.
Read the first 4 dials from left to right along the bottom row only.
A dial meter has 4 or more dials.
Failure to properly locate the decimal point will result in a reading that is grossly wrong.
Before you read your dial meter check the direction of your dials.
Read the numbers on the digital electric meter display.
On gas meters do not write down any numbers from the following if your meter has them.
Read the dials from left to right starting with the dial marked 10 000.
This means that dial b is between the numbers 4 and 5 so it would be read as 4 the lower number.
To read a digital electric meter read the series of large numbers near the center of your meter and write them down.
Of the varieties the easiest to read is the digital electric meter while the dial based meters require the most amount of work.
If the right dial reads 0 or 1 the left dial is read as the number that the dial appears to be on.
How to read your meter.
Each one turns to point to a number between 0 and 9.
Reading your analog electric meter is easier than you might think.
Learn how to take readings from the different types of electric meters using the step by step instructions below.
Pay particular attention to where the decimal point is.
To read an electric dial meter correctly.
To read the meter.
Every dial on every meter revolves from 0 to 1 and through to 9 before continuing to 0 again.
Note that many electricity companies will not make adjustments to the number called out on the meter.
How to read your dial electricity meter.
There are four types of electric meters.
Now try reading these electricity meters with dials.
They may not be exactly as those illustrated above.
Digital electronic smart and traditional dial meters.
Write down the number closest to each pointer if the pointer is between 2 numbers give the lower number if the pointer is between 9 and 0 write down 9.
Use this handy guide to help learn how to read your electric meter no matter which kind you have.
How to read a dial meter.
On electricity meters do not write down any numbers from the following if your meter has them.
Ignore the dial marked 1 10 as it is only used for testing.
Red dials dials with no pointer dials with no numbers or dials marked 1 10.
Follow along with our helpful guide.
