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A Creep Test can help determine whether your electricity meter is faulty.
The test works by checking if your meter continues to record consumption even when all power is switched off. If the meter keeps increasing — or "creeping" — with the main fuse off, this could indicate a defect or mis-registered meter. A properly functioning meter should not move, or move by only 1–2 units (residual power) over 15–20 minutes.
If the meter continues to turn with the power off, contact your energy supplier to report a faulty meter. The supplier will typically send an engineer to inspect it, and if found to be faulty, they will replace it free of charge.
If the meter does not move during the test, it is likely that a specific appliance is consuming high power. In this case, a Load Test is recommended — checking the meter while turning appliances on one by one.
Bright Spark Electrical Services can carry out this Load Test using specialist Energy Usage Data Logging equipment. Find out more here.
Contact us today for professional electricity monitoring.
For further information, or to discuss the installation of monitoring equipment, please speak with our Managing Director and Senior Electrician, Karen Smith, to arrange a visit and installation.
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Telephone: 01892 531728
Email: karen@brightsparkelectrician.co.uk
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