How do you know if your electricity is being stolen?
The theft of electricity is very common, therefore every second law-abiding citizen has an interest in the ability to calculate a thief. Of course, electricity - this is not potatoes and after his theft does not remain evidence. Disconnected from the network, your neighbor instantly erases all traces.
To begin with, in order to understand the issue of the theft of electricity, it is necessary to find materials and books that provide methods of theft and methods of calculating theft. There is a lot of information in the network concerning this issue. It is easiest to steal electricity in private homes, rather than in multi-apartment buildings. Therefore, considering the most common ways of calculating thefts, it will be repelled from a home that is private property.
How to calculate a thief: common methods of
Consider ways to steal electricity and how to calculate them.
- The most common way is to output one or more outlets in the house for permanent connection of powerful devices.
How to calculate: when checking all over the house, turn on the light, unscrew all the plugs, then walk around the rooms with the indicator and see where the light is still on. Check the hidden sockets, which are mounted usually near washing machines, refrigerators, electric cookers.
- The second method is to change the phase at the input with zero, with zero on the counter being disconnected and connected to ground. The counter stops. To protect yourself with a superficial check, zero is quickly disconnected from the ground and connected to the counter. Naturally, the counter starts working in the normal mode and the check in this case will not detect anything.
How to calculate: to detect the theft of a counter open and see how the phase is connected. If everything inside the device is messed up, then surely the citizen is engaged in theft in pure form. True, it will not be possible to prove anything at once. Therefore, one should go to the trick: forgive his neighbor's sin, while changing everything as required. If the next time again everything is messed up, doubts about the theft must be dissipated. - Next, electricity is stolen by plugging a zero to ground through the socket, while the pin is inserted into the zero terminal.
How to calculate: in this case, when checking, attention should be paid to the outlet itself: one hole will be more broken than the other. Uniform indications of the meter regardless of the time of year should also alert, because it means that a person stops the meter and writes the necessary indications so that they do not calculate. - Many in order for the counter to start rewinding connect the most powerful transformers. Such comrades are very difficult to detect, since they are engaged in unwinding periodically, skillfully sweeping their traces behind them. This method of unwinding requires knowledge of a specialist who is versed in electrical engineering.
How to calculate: in order to catch such a thief, you need to walk around the storerooms, sheds in order to find a transformer for winding. As a rule, this device is bulky and easy to detect.
- A primitive way is to jot down wires. This option is common in the case of connecting a powerful machine or welding in the process of construction and repair. The sketch is removed when the appliance is used up.
- How to calculate: the test is performed according to the complaints of neighbors, which most often detect voltage drops, manifested in the blinking of light. Communicating with neighbors is always useful, because some of them are well aware of who actually steals electricity.
All the folk tricks at once and do not tell, but the above are the most common methods of theft. The people are rich in fictions and sometimes the fact of theft of energy can not be detected.
Examination for stealing
If you do not have enough time and effort to calculate the attacker, and you have already bothered to pay excess order, contact a knowledgeable electrician or the police. As a rule, a good electrician can immediately find a leak and determine which neighbor steals electricity from behind you.
Ordinary citizens are not at all required to understand the device of electrical counters and wiring. For this, there are special bodies that should be responsible, not involving consumers. But not all cities have this. Therefore, if there are suspicions of theft from neighbors, call experts for examination. They will immediately solve your problem.
How to protect yourself from theft
Be sure to purchase a multimeter equipped with a ring sensor. Thus, you will be able to measure on the input cables the degree of magnetic field strength. If at the same time the meter does not wash, then unequivocally your neighbor steals, and you can convict him of lying.
Periodically contact the management company, which will be able to determine the theft of electricity.
In addition, you should periodically check the counter, which is located on the site( if this is an apartment building).It is important that the meter winding is connected to the phase conductor. No other options are allowed. This way you will protect yourself against overpayments at the end of the calendar month.
