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HELP, How to prove power theft through my circuit from the flat above
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<blockquote data-quote="binky" data-source="post: 541316" data-attributes="member: 490"><p>an inspection would not necessarily reveal anything. </p><p></p><p>When you first switch on, it will flash a few times, but it will only continue to do so if there is something using electric. That could be a long list of things, from gas boilers to electric showers to Tv signal amplifiers to cooker clock - there's nearly always something using leccy at a low level. </p><p></p><p>So they had some flooring work done, in which case it maybe that they tapped into one of your circuits depending on how the flat was built and wired. Chances are, if they had done that they would have tripped your RCD or the Circuit breaker as that would involved working live. </p><p></p><p>When you say 'switch off a socket' are you talking about the wall socket or a socket circuit? There's no way of switching from a socket on the wall. Next time they have a noisy appliance running, turn off your entire board and see if it stops. </p><p></p><p>One final question, are you on a smart meter, are your bills estimated, or do you take your own readings for billing purposes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="binky, post: 541316, member: 490"] an inspection would not necessarily reveal anything. When you first switch on, it will flash a few times, but it will only continue to do so if there is something using electric. That could be a long list of things, from gas boilers to electric showers to Tv signal amplifiers to cooker clock - there's nearly always something using leccy at a low level. So they had some flooring work done, in which case it maybe that they tapped into one of your circuits depending on how the flat was built and wired. Chances are, if they had done that they would have tripped your RCD or the Circuit breaker as that would involved working live. When you say 'switch off a socket' are you talking about the wall socket or a socket circuit? There's no way of switching from a socket on the wall. Next time they have a noisy appliance running, turn off your entire board and see if it stops. One final question, are you on a smart meter, are your bills estimated, or do you take your own readings for billing purposes. [/QUOTE]
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