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Safety Check
- Do not play with electricity.
- Do not place objects on top of electrical cords or wires becasue the wires may become damaged.
- When using electrical devices, follow all instructions.
- When you remove a plug from a wall outlet, use the plug; do not pull on the cord.
What you already know:
What you need to know:
- Electrical energy comes from a source and enters your house.
- Different appliances in your house need energy to make them work.
An electric meter is located on the outside of your house where the power lines meet your house. The electric meter keeps track of the amount of energy used by your household. So, all you need to do is remember a few steps, know how to subtract, and reading a meter can be a snap!
- How much energy is your house using?
- How is it measured?
Rules to remember when reading an electric meter:
- Always read the faces of the meter from left to right
- On the face of the meter, the first and third dials are read counterclockwise and the second and fourth dials are read clockwise.
- The dials on a meter represent place values of a number. The dial farthest to the right represents the ones; the next position to the left is the tens, then the hundreds, and finally thousands.
- If the arm of the dial falls between two numbers, record the number it has just passed.
Practice Reading an Electric Meter
Below are pictures of P.U.'s meter on the first day of the month and the last day of the month. Read each meter and type the four-digit number it shows in the box below it.