gas card....i wonder

[KillerDog]

Can i be a cheeky monkey and ask if anyone knows how to slow down the eletric meter, only for educational purposes, i disagree with fiddling or stealing from certain companies.

[thered]

turn all your appliances off too a bare minimum ie fridge this will slow your meter down and you wont be breaking the law


sorry i couldnt resist

[KillerDog]

You know, i swear i even laughed myself,. Im just so sick of paying high electric bills for a house that i only use 1 room in and only have 1 friggin touch lamp on. I have chaned from n-power to southern electric, so im hoping that will help a little, in the long run anywayz

[firestorm]

drill a small hole about 1mm just below the wheel on the side of the meter then put a kneedle with a fishing wieght attached on a piece of cotton then put the kneedle in the hole so the wieght pulls the kneedle down stopping the wheel from going round

[thered]

i have heard of this being done i have never tried myself though has anyone tried it?


have you tried it firestorm id be interested myself

[firestorm]

maybe put it this way it works

[thered]

so i take it as a yes then

you could always wedge one of those jeb's against it


anyway what about when the meter reader comes round is it notice able and does it stop it competely

[firestorm]

when the meter reader comes round you then put the pin in leave it for 2 months then for the last month take it out this shows you have used some elecky but you bill is cut by a third

[portbhoy]

Powerfull magnet attached to the side

[KillerDog]

When i was doing up my house(i didnt live there), i hardly used any electric. The power company, came out and changed my meter, i guess they think i was fiddling it, but i wasnt.I like most am finding it really hard to keep up paying for electric, even though i only have a tv, 1 small fridge and a pc with an lcd monitor.What if i had drilled a hole and then the electric come out and take that meter for inspection.Isnt there a way to slow the bloody thing down without actually harming the meter itself ?

[thered]

When i was doing up my house(i didnt live there), i hardly used any electric. The power company, came out and changed my meter, i guess they think i was fiddling it, but i wasnt.I like most am finding it really hard to keep up paying for electric, even though i only have a tv, 1 small fridge and a pc with an lcd monitor.What if i had drilled a hole and then the electric come out and take that meter for inspection.Isnt there a way to slow the bloody thing down without actually harming the meter itself ?

portbhouy suggested a strong magnet should work in theory this will not physically harm your meter

im thinking more along the lines of bypassing it altogether for a month or two

might need some big rubber boots and gloves

[KillerDog]

Im wondering how u bypass it now. Someone might even pm me to talk to me (hint)

[s_a_x_o_n]

Just my 2p worth. Most or all utility, financial and continous payment companies operate statistical analysis on individual accounts. This means if your account undergoes an uncharacteristic change it will be red flagged. Obviously gas/electric use is expected to fall winter to summer so if u come across a valid workaround 1. Implement it gradually and 2. do so in the spring months.
Discipline always applies and remember you have to be on the ball ALL the time where as 'the man' only needs to catch u once.

[bluefin]

gas pressure can be handled very simply and effectively every house has a lever to turn off the gas

pressure can be turned down by slightly turning the lever to the off position i found this out when installing a combi the pressure was too high it was blowing the pilot out a simple little turn on the lever stopped this

its basic stuff like running a tap the more its open the more pressure is behind it

omg..........gas powered digi boxes what ever next....pmsl

[melloned]

The Reds gas meter reversing trick didn't work for me , i tried it on the meter i had 15yrs ago , when i was made redundant , and all it did was stop the gas flow , a mate told me there was a one way valve inside it , worth a try with your own meter if you're struggling though .
As for the elecy meter , a nappy pin in the side worked a treat for 18 months , until i got another job and back on my feet.
Drill a tiny hole (in the blind side) of the meter , just below the wheel ,and use a bent baby's nappy pin to stop it for six weeks or so , to bring the bill down to somewhere near what it should be (robbing B*stards).
A few mates have recently been made redundant , but now have the new digital meters and don't know how to get around them , any idea's people ?