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Any electricians here ? Off peak meter question..
Our hot water went cold and rang electrician. he said to have a look at the off peak meter and flick the little switch. I flicked it and the water heated up again, Magic !!
I had to cut some type of security seals off the screws to open it ... do they need to be replaced so i don't get accused of tampering ? and do i leave that switch on now lol.?? cheers
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I wouldn't think you are allowed to tamper with security seals.
Originally Posted by commodore1310
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hoho you maybe right, but i had an electricians screwdriver so hopefully that makes it ok doesn't it ?
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yeah, prob shouldnt be playing with the seals
just means that when the electrical suply authority comes around and reads your meter, they will have to re-seal it. but in the future, next time dont do that, one day of cold water wont hurt you. do it to many times and they get suspisious,
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ahh..what do you mean? if ur saying u cut the wire tag things off ur meter well yeah thats not good the supply authority wont be happy, i no its illegal and you dont touch them but dont really understand what uv done to behonest
argh they have a few diffrent ones in nz as long as its not the one that is on the cover of the terminals for the cable conections , as thats when they get really shitty as then u can unplug the neutral cable going to the meter and stop it
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i think i need to take a photo .. but basically there was no power at the water heater and the sparky told me to look in the 'fuse box' near the off peak meter. there was another small box with a little switch inside. this box had a clear cover on it held in place by 2 screws with security seals on em. i had to cut the seals, open it up and flick the switch. Is that making more sense ?
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you're talking about the off peak relay switch. We cut those seals all the time at work - but we're certified to put them back on.
Really what he should have told you to do, was ring up country energy (or whoever your electrical supplier is down there) and tell them that your hot water isn't working, and they send someone out to check it for free.
Is it working like normal again now, or constantly on?
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I'd have thought he was directing you to a fuse or trip switch (whatever they call them now...)
I've never known anyone to cut these things and not go to jail.
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ok now you are making sense. I have not looked at it since this morning. I guess i'll let it do its thing overnight and check it again in the morning. It should have heated up and switched off by then yeah ?
So then i open up the seals and put some new fishing line on them ?
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I'd say the people you know were cutting the seals and bypassing their meters. Cutting meter seals carries a ~$200-300 fine.
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If it's working it might still be on in the morning depending what time your off peak turns on/off. I'd just check it a few times over the next few days to see if it's actually switching by itself.
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Like i said, i've never known anyone to do it.
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Power core is the only provider on the security seals and they need to be fitted by powercore.
If you leave the switch set to day mode, it means that it will heat the water 24/7 and cost a fortune.
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I don't think he set it to day mode, usually you don't need to break seals to change over the day/night switch. If he's done what i think he has, everything will still be charged to off peak.
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OK here is the thing i was playing with. The switch is in the recessed bit at the bottom. It has a switch symbol with open and closed circuit pics on it and i moved it to closed ... ( ON )
It the switch like a circuit breaker ? if so then i should leave it switched to on yeah ? I heard there was a power surge around here yesterday so maybe that tripped it ?
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that's not your hot water circuit breaker, thats the off peak relay. The electrical company sends a pulse down the line that tells the relay to kick in at certain times of the day, so i'd say yours is just broken. Give the supplier a ring tomorrow and they'll come and replace it (if it's broken) for free, or they'll just seal it up again.
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