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Meter Reading Exercise

The document provides instructions for reading a 5-dial electric meter. It explains that some pointers move clockwise and others counter-clockwise, and to read from right to left and always take the lowest number if the pointer is between two. An example meter reading is provided of 83895 kWh used over the previous week. Activities ask the reader to determine readings from meter examples and record their home meter's readings over three days.

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Meter Reading Exercise

The document provides instructions for reading a 5-dial electric meter. It explains that some pointers move clockwise and others counter-clockwise, and to read from right to left and always take the lowest number if the pointer is between two. An example meter reading is provided of 83895 kWh used over the previous week. Activities ask the reader to determine readings from meter examples and record their home meter's readings over three days.

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14 – METER READING

Below is an example of a five-dial electric meter. Notice that the pointers on the
first, third and fifth dial move in the same direction as a hand of a clock. The
second and fourth pointers move in the opposite direction.

When reading your electric meter make sure to:

• Stand directly in front of the meter so that you can clearly see the location
of each pointer.
• Read the numbers from RIGHT to LEFT, and write them down in the same
order.
• If the pointer is between two numbers, read the number the pointer has
just passed, always the lowest number.
• If the pointer is between 9 and 0, always read 9.
• If the pointer appears to be exactly on a number, read the next lowest
number unless the pointer to its right has passed zero. Since the first dial
has no dial to its right, the number must be read independently.
• Each meter is numbered make note of your meter number.

In the example above, the current meter reading is 83895. The meter was read
the previous week at the same time and displayed 83770. Therefore the energy
used over the course of the week for this location is 125 kWhs.
ACTIVITY 1

Determine the reading for each electric meter example shown below.
ACTIVITY 2

At your house you will find a meter outside that has similar gauges to the ones
above. For activity 2 you will need to record the numbers on your home’s
kilowatt meter. Observe meter readings over three consecutive days and record
the numbers you find in the spaces provided below.

Day 1 ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

Day 2 ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

Day 3 ------------ ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------


ANSWER KEY:

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