PSE Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Not for me, I would rather pay the extortionate rates and have my front door left on its hinges. As I said earlier, my mate works for the utility co, it's surprising the stories you hear of things people have done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew.brough Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Not for me, I would rather pay the extortionate rates and have my front door left on its hinges. As I said earlier, my mate works for the utility co, it's surprising the stories you hear of things people have done Do share, sounds interesting. www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSE Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Inboxed you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 What Rulland says is very true - well over 99% of meter bypass is done by ordinary householders. There isn't really anything fancy in most local substations to detect higher than usual consumption. Often there isn't any metering equipment at all outside of a basic meter on the infeed. Temporary equipment can be installed though, but it's for diagnosing problems like an intermittent short in an underground cable. Nearly everything is caught through back-end auditing and meter readings. As far as I know, the electricity company is rarely involved in tracking down cannabis factories, it's just not technically easy or even worth it for them. Smart meters will make bypass much harder. Commonly, people bypassing meters will un-bypass them for a couple of days a month so there is some bill, just low. A smart meter will see this odd pattern. you could, say, take a feed from before the meter to power your sockets/shower/etc, and then leave the lights running via the meter. then there would be no odd pattern to spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Do share, sounds interesting. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSE Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thats a bad idea, What happens id for some reason your power needs to be turned off on your consumer unit Youre left with live supply's roaming around the place & will be potentially severely dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSE Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Is an open forum the ideal place to discus this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalker Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thats a bad idea, What happens id for some reason your power needs to be turned off on your consumer unit Youre left with live supply's roaming around the place & will be potentially severely dangerous i'm not suggesting i'd do it, but the tyoes who bypass meters don't usually care about stuff like that do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfur mo Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Is an open forum the ideal place to discus this ? very true, much better colours and graphics to be had on YouTube ! If you think education is difficult, try being stupid!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSE Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Hey ? You lost me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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