The real story of what the counter rewinding might threaten

Who deceives a consumer or an electricity supplier, or how suppliers make money for us in excess of the electricity consumed.

I think most of us fell into such a situation when representatives from electrical household organizations came to allegedly check electricity meters, but at the same time, they offered their services, illegal, of course: “wind the meter back” in exchange for the nth amount, and the difference is false electricity to pay on receipt, citing new evidence.

So, about 5 years ago there was a case. Electricians came and offered their services. I figured, well, it seems to be profitable, and then there were problems with money, in short, without thinking for a long time, I agreed. Everything went seemingly normal. I paid them, they rewound the counter to the readings that I could meet, the difference I paid as expected. (Note that there were no openings of the induction meter itself!)

Time passes and position exits change counters from induction to electronic. So, an electrician comes again and says that you need to change the counter to electronic. To do this, you need to buy it yourself electronic meter - work, supposedly free. Well, if so, I agreed.

We remove the counter (and to remove it, it is necessary to open the seal) and here, attention (!), The most important thing is “illegal opening of the state seal”.

Showdowns began, I explain to him that it’s not me, but HE opened this fucking seal in front of my eyes. In short, nothing could be explained. An electrician drew up an act of breaking into a state seal (of course, I did not sign it).

And then the process of proving innocence began: the meter was taken to the city laboratory - it did not help, to the regional one - it did not help, well, we can say that I stopped there. As a result, they charged a fine in such an amount that I immediately remembered that case with the rewinding of an already old counter.

Later, I met a former employee of a laboratory checking electric meters. He gave me an answer, why, after all, did the laboratory then give a negative answer. The answer was, what do you think? Yes, yes, it was all because of the illegal rewinding of the counter!

So, dear readers of my article, I want to assure you: DON'T ATTEND ANY PROMISES OF ELECTRICIANS, because as a result it will result in such a penny that you will immediately remember all the illegal moments of concealing the consumed electricity! So think: do you need it ?!

Mikhail Korotkov. Article written for i.electricianexp.com.