two-tariff electricity meter

How to pay less for the light without changing the lifestyle.

is becoming more and more with each passing year the price of electricity used.It's time to think about how to save on paying for this service, and it is not necessary to use illegal means.Installing in your home multi-tariff electricity meter can no longer think about the extra outlet included in the network.In the execution of documents and installation of such accounting devices need quite a bit of time, and it can be purchased at an electronics store, or at special sites on the Internet.

At the moment, there are three systems of energy supply tariff payment services:

• first - payments are made on a single rate regardless of the time of day;
• second - from 7.00 to 23.00 pay the normal value, and the rest of the 30% less (two-rate system);
• third - trehtarifnaya when day cost of 1 kW / h - Standard, on the night - 70% lower, and only during peak hours: from 07.00 to 10.00 and from 20.00 to 23.00 - the cost is 70% of normal.

necessary to get used to wash at night and try not to use electrical appliances during peak hours.Installation of electricity meters trehtarifnyh win-win deal, since sharply reduced the load on the network, and in the daytime rises again at night, and this leads to a voltage drop and premature aging of plant equipment.

How to take readings with trehtarifnogo electricity meter.

Almost all models trehtarifnyh counters (including the popular brand "Mercury") displayed on its LCD display the following indicators:

• numerical value of active and reactive energy in all four tariffs and total power;
• amperage and voltage value of each phase;
• active, reactive and apparent energy output;
• for the last three months of maximum power during the peak period;
• total phase power factor separately for each phase
• phase angle;
• frequency current in the network;
• day, month, year and current time.

Additional technical capabilities trehtarifnyh electricity meters include:

• journal to record the events, in which fixed time:
  1. when the meter has been disconnected;
  2. interruption or disconnection of one phase;
  3. opening device;
  4. time correction;
  5. overruns electricity depending on the time of day.
• Ability to set time interval on day and night.
• surges and current frequency;
• connectivity secondary energy source.

order to take readings with trehtarifnogo electricity meter is necessary and right to bring them to a receipt for the payment, follow the instructions:

• press "Enter" and record the readings T1, then again - "Enter" - write T2 and then "Enter"- T3;
• obtained from T1 subtract the figure for the last month and multiply by the time for the peak rate (morning and evening)
• tariff T2 - night tariff being done the same math with this indicator as T1;
• T3 half-peak time - the largest rate to pay for the light;
• add up all the results and take away a privilege, if any.

«smart» trehtarifny electric meter will help if a receipt is lost for the last month, holding the button "Enter" key for 2 seconds, get on the line, all the indicators.Model trehtarifnogo electricity meter "Mercury", as well as many others have this function and store data during its life.