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How does one read their own electrical meter?

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There are two types of electric watthour meter displays digital and analog The digital is the easy one: it is read as the numbers show in the display from left to right, this type display looks similar to a digital clock (without the semi-colon) The analog type is harder. It has four or five round dials> each dial has numbers from 0 to 9 > each dial has an arrow pointer that rotates from the low numbers to the high numbers > the dials are geared together in a 10 to 1 gear ratio You read this type from left to right > when the arrow is in between two numbers on the dial, you always pick the lower number > when the pointer crosses from "9" to "0" it gets tricky. The only time the reading can be "0" is if the dial to the right has past "0" and is on its way to "1" > otherwise it is a "9"

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