Installing a Prepaid Meter

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  • @adambrothwood
    @adambrothwood 7 років тому +2

    I just started work as a prepay salesman, and this tutorial helped me understand the process a little better. Thank you

  • @electriciandallastx9182
    @electriciandallastx9182 7 років тому +4

    Thanks for the ideas you have discussed here.

  • @SeanWheller1
    @SeanWheller1 12 років тому +4

    Well done chaps. Nice clean job. Only thing i would suggest is 4-wire connection. 2 lineside and 2 loadside.

  • @brendancollins8706
    @brendancollins8706 11 років тому +1

    Nice video. Fast, tidy and competent work.

  • @Lachlant1984
    @Lachlant1984 8 місяців тому +1

    Don't forget to put the door back on the circuit breaker panel.

  • @danielelise7348
    @danielelise7348 8 років тому +4

    +John Schroeder,mate you might want to watch it again,he most certainly did use it to tighten screws & I never said he didn't prove dead,it was a general statement endorsing the practice!

  • @michaelcostello6991
    @michaelcostello6991 Рік тому +1

    Very clear explanation. Thanks

  • @dougdiplacido2406
    @dougdiplacido2406 5 років тому +1

    No connectors on the side of the panel? Really shaky installation.And what is the switch next to the panel marked "cooktop" for?

  • @christopherhulse8385
    @christopherhulse8385 4 роки тому

    Pre-Paid meters are a solution for budgeting, but they are difficult to get changed out for a normal credit meter as the utilities make more money out of pre-paid meters.

  • @danielelise7348
    @danielelise7348 10 років тому +15

    I would NEVER use a cordless driver on any busbar or mcbs as they have a tendency to overtorque ,bad things happen use a certified electrical screwdriver & prove dead before commencing the job.
    Be safe boys!!!

    • @johnschroeder3072
      @johnschroeder3072 8 років тому

      +Daniel Malik I don't think using the drill is good practice but he only used it to remove screws (not tighten) and used a screwdriver to tighten up correctly. There also is no proof that he didnt prove that it was dead beforehand

    • @razaullahshaikh2318
      @razaullahshaikh2318 7 років тому

      Daniel Malik Scarlett

    • @razaullahshaikh2318
      @razaullahshaikh2318 7 років тому

      Daniel Malik Ragini wiring

    • @razaullahshaikh2318
      @razaullahshaikh2318 7 років тому +1

      Daniel Malik Hindi

    • @rolfzeller421
      @rolfzeller421 6 років тому

      Daniel Malik .

  • @Anifa737
    @Anifa737 Рік тому +1

    My worries was to know where do you connect wire from to the next meter box if you have a main one

  • @allyquinn4587
    @allyquinn4587 2 роки тому

    SUNSHINE HAS ALL THE ENERGY WE NEED 🤫

  • @obsaidelight1730
    @obsaidelight1730 2 роки тому +1

    Good job

  • @sharmaarkeabdilaahi1038
    @sharmaarkeabdilaahi1038 6 років тому +2

    the process that you told us is not declare why don't you use a mark wires or color wires how do i know the wires that you used to install the prepaid meter

  • @manuelmireles9907
    @manuelmireles9907 3 роки тому

    Hi what what is the pliers beand that you are using?

  • @gautamkumardas7716
    @gautamkumardas7716 7 років тому +2

    Nice

  • @khalilk6538
    @khalilk6538 2 роки тому +1

    So neat. Please come install for me in south africa

  • @ZhaoLaw
    @ZhaoLaw 9 років тому +10

    What the hell is that wall made of??

    • @blackforest_fairy
      @blackforest_fairy 3 роки тому

      dry concrete i guess ( Not sure If the translation is correct i used Google translate since i don't know the English word for the material)

  • @walexsyfigueroa1146
    @walexsyfigueroa1146 6 років тому

    well done

  • @adi0517
    @adi0517 5 років тому

    THEY ARE CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS AND CHARGE $80/HR IN AUSTRALIA.

  • @ocayaro
    @ocayaro 10 років тому +3

    Aaah! The showiness of youth! Good job though.

  • @Andycheong-ei4es
    @Andycheong-ei4es Місяць тому

    Load = ground?

  • @mdsani6290
    @mdsani6290 7 років тому

    nice

  • @EricsiPhone
    @EricsiPhone 9 років тому +1

    What was metering the electric before this? The mains cable is supposed to only be solid core? It's funny how easy this sort of thing is, and how apparently lax the regulations are that a video like this exists. Replacing the service cable in a US house is quite a bit different. It's commonly 4/0 gauge aluminum SER. The kind of thing you cut with a saw and just about can't bend with two hands. Is this 32A service or something? The wire is so tiny. Australia gets a lot right, but the electrical is a toy compared to modern American service. The normal 200A service is starting to get replaced with 320A, and that's split phase 240/120V. Literally 10x the power.

    • @FutureCurrent
      @FutureCurrent 8 років тому

      Frank You got to remember that Australia, the UK, Europe etc all use 230V so the current is halved. Its common in the UK to have a main 100A 230V service so just as much as your 200A services but the copper size will be literally half because the current is half. This is probably a 40A panel but you can still push almost 10KW with that.

    • @EricsiPhone
      @EricsiPhone 8 років тому

      Luc Mathlin The US uses 120V for outlets and most light loads, however the electrical service is 120V split phase. That means two live 120V conductors 180º out of phase and a neutral. Across both is 240V, one to neutral is 120V. So US homes that have 200A service, breaker the two live legs, for 200A on each phase, or 200A at 240V. That's 48kW assuming even loading on both legs. 320A service here is 76.8kW. Now, of course these services are not actually intended to run at those levels, and the POCO generally sizes the transformer for the load, not the service. My understanding is that Australia commonly uses 32A service on older homes, 64A on some newer homes. However, I still don't understand how this guy is adding a prepaid meter. So, the house had no meter before?

    • @FutureCurrent
      @FutureCurrent 8 років тому

      Frank I would guess its probably some kind of land lord thing to bill his tenants directly for the electric they are using or something along those lines.

    • @frankertolacci7542
      @frankertolacci7542 8 років тому

      +Frank i think all the loads are 220 vac many are 3 phase service // a 240 center tap is still single phase service // true 2 phase at180 degrees out is pretty much non extant

    • @amarchetrychetri591
      @amarchetrychetri591 7 років тому

      Luc Mathlin nic

  • @user-hl7wf4ec5o
    @user-hl7wf4ec5o 2 місяці тому

    How about temp code?

  • @ahsanmaqsood8186
    @ahsanmaqsood8186 7 років тому +6

    you forgot to put the door cover back.

  • @stuartjones2997
    @stuartjones2997 9 років тому

    other then that well done fella hmm

  • @bitsofskin2088
    @bitsofskin2088 2 роки тому

    Quick work. But man, you just pushed the cable in to the casing. I would have cut them a lil bit shorter to make them sit tidier. Thats just me tho.

    • @IAmThe_RA
      @IAmThe_RA Рік тому

      Longer cables are better in case the owner decides to make changes to the set up of the panel board in the future. Professional electricians don't like working with short wires.

  • @NyashaChamuka
    @NyashaChamuka 10 днів тому

  • @tresorkushamukuna2349
    @tresorkushamukuna2349 6 років тому

    easy to have free electicity

  • @Professional_Youtube_Commenter
    @Professional_Youtube_Commenter 8 років тому +1

    why would you seal your own meter?? this isn't a diy video is it?

  • @Stormprobe
    @Stormprobe 9 років тому +1

    What keeps someone from bypassing the meter?

    • @cybraxcyberspace
      @cybraxcyberspace 9 років тому +5

      Exactly my thought, rip off the circuit breaker casing change some wires, kablam free power.
      Not to mention all the bad practice
      Fixing the meter on plain drywall
      Cutting a hole into a wall right next to a electricity panel without checking for running wires, pipes etc. behind a wall
      Not checking if the current is actually gone (faulty breaker)
      Need to turn off all breakers not just the mains
      Using a cordless drill on busbar
      Using powertools on the breaker connectors
      Touching the metal drill bit while connecting to the busbar (it may be neutral but still)
      _Use of stranded wire (pretty sure I saw him twist it up) should always be solid core in applications like this_
      nvm on that one why was he twisting the core tho?
      I wouldn't want this guy to do my electric work, and while the job itself looked pretty clean and neat putting videos like this on UA-cam will cause other to take on these bad practices, only a licensed electrician or someone who knows how to do it properly should make such videos, and if he is a licensed technician then shame on you.

    • @barryfromeastenders7032
      @barryfromeastenders7032 6 років тому

      Cybrax Cyberspace how would you bypass it??

    • @jamiekieranjukes
      @jamiekieranjukes 6 років тому

      It doesn't but it's easy to catch

  • @khalildas741
    @khalildas741 8 років тому +2

    U shud hav slowed down at the part where ur talking about the terminals, ie, line vs load and positive vs negative. This part wasn't v clear - was straining to understand ur accent thru the background noise. Also, initially was unsure what u meant by "neutral," cause in some countries (like mine), they hav positive, negative & earthing. I suppose it means "negative."

  • @mysweetcat1996
    @mysweetcat1996 5 років тому +1

    Pakistan me ye hona chahye log free k light use karte he thanks

  • @barrywhite7073
    @barrywhite7073 5 років тому

    Please is gud but the video is not clear.

  • @dharmaramkumavat7065
    @dharmaramkumavat7065 7 років тому

    थ्री फेस हाउस वायरिंग कैसे करते हैं

  • @fridaynnannasolomon6986
    @fridaynnannasolomon6986 6 років тому

    I like the meter but I have a better designed meter for Nigeria

  • @robinsaini4420
    @robinsaini4420 7 років тому

    ROBIN,,SAINI

  • @gufrannagma8868
    @gufrannagma8868 6 років тому

    LB

  • @keithterry2169
    @keithterry2169 9 років тому +2

    Meters should never be fixed direct to walls, a wooden board should be fixed to the wall first. I can't believe that the guy is actually using a spirit level, doesn't he trust his eyes ??

  • @smzm111
    @smzm111 4 роки тому

    The time of video upload date and recorded date are not same
    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @Twizzy15g
    @Twizzy15g 2 роки тому

    Rough

  • @erickmaina7410
    @erickmaina7410 6 років тому +1

    This is my career

  • @bwanikamustapher9848
    @bwanikamustapher9848 6 років тому

    Hi to all youtubers how a u

  • @21LOLxPRO
    @21LOLxPRO 5 років тому +1

    Im by bass a d disconett veri intil device

  • @electrohacker
    @electrohacker 10 років тому +3

    what the hell is a prepaid meter?

    • @keithterry2169
      @keithterry2169 9 років тому

      A prepaid meter is one that has an electronic key which you 'top up' by buying credit at a shop that has facilities for doing such. A credit meter records electricity used which you pay for after you have consumed it

    • @meeshqahcarolissen8002
      @meeshqahcarolissen8002 7 років тому

      Keith Terry

    • @ronnieg6358
      @ronnieg6358 7 років тому

      I'm about to get one fitted. In UK you are not allowed to profit from supplying power.

    • @barryfromeastenders7032
      @barryfromeastenders7032 6 років тому

      Ronnie G what do you mean? How did it work out? I’m Getin g one to

    • @TheChipmunk2008
      @TheChipmunk2008 5 років тому

      @Ronnie G I thought you were allowed to but only to a degree? (as in there's a max charge per kWh that's allowable)
      Weird way to wire a meter tho, only 1 neutral... it works, but... wouldn't pass muster here in the UK

  • @robotergaming_offl_2.0
    @robotergaming_offl_2.0 Рік тому

    L&T

  • @DeepakPandey-qq2jm
    @DeepakPandey-qq2jm 5 років тому

    Hii

  • @bofaceof6541
    @bofaceof6541 4 роки тому

    Slave

  • @stuartjones2997
    @stuartjones2997 9 років тому +1

    mess

  • @himanshubhardwaj2492
    @himanshubhardwaj2492 7 років тому +1

    hello I electrician

  • @alexanderangelov7325
    @alexanderangelov7325 Рік тому +1

    Poor workmanship! Amateur! No use of PPE and not switching and locking up by the source! No use of correct tools for the different task!
    No use of danger tape! Using same colour wire for live and Neutral 😐! No need to install of big wire for the Neutral, because no big current going true, Never see the end product of the job! Prepaid meter in operation mode!

    • @IAmThe_RA
      @IAmThe_RA Рік тому

      RCD or RCBO will trip if the current imbalance between the Neutral and Phase (≥10mA) is detected.

  • @nehalahmed8737
    @nehalahmed8737 4 роки тому

    Good job