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Article #243Re: Two phases to house - loss of neutral
From: Thomas Tornblom
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:26
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:26
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Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> writes: > Sylvia Else wrote: >> Leaving the neutral failure issue aside, what would happen if I >> disabled the Earth leakage detectors and drew power across the two >> phases. >> Would the two utility meters correctly reflect the energy I consumed? yes. >> Sylvia. > > On second thoughts, it's pretty obvious that they wouldn't be correct, > and that I'd be significantly overcharged for the power. > > Sylvia. No you wouldn't. Each of the meters will indicate what you draw from the phases, and as you now have a higher voltage, you will also draw more power, which is what you are paying for. Thomas
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