How to replace an electrical counter

Sooner or later, each person faces when it is necessary to install a new electricity meter or simply put another. In this article, we will tell you how to replace the electrical counter do it yourself. However, if you decide to do it yourself, remember that you need to get an appropriate prescription from an energy-saving organization, otherwise you can get a serious penalty.

Replacement counter what you need to know

If you're all right, and you are ready to independently replace the meter electric, then you prepare the following tools:

1. Insulating tape.
2. Indicator screwdriver.
3. Passatia.
4. Marker.
5. Screwdriver.

Such materials can be found in any house, there are no problems here.

How to remove an electrical counter

To remove the electric meter, you must do the following uncomplicated actions:

1. Disconnect circuit breakers and UzO.

   

2. Turn off the batch switch and two-pole automatic.
3. Remove the cover of the terminal row from the meter.

   

4. Check the presence of voltage using an indicator screwdriver.
5. Number of wires, according to the principle: 1,2,3,4,5, etc.
6. Pull the wire from the first terminal and isolate it.
7. Disconnect the wire with the third terminals of the counter and isolate it.
8. Disconnect the wire with the fourth and second terminal.
9. Remove the electrical counter, here you just need to unscrew all the bolts, if installed on a Ding Rake, then pull it out.

It is quite simple to remove the counter, even a child can do, but remember, for the wires, disconnect them in order - this is important.

How to connect a counter directly

To connect a counter directly to the network will have to try a little, the process resembles removal.

1. We connect the wires of the first and second terminal, all connections are insulating.
2. Next, connect the wires fourth and third terminals counters, also insulated.
3. Turn on the batch switch.
4. We include single-pole machines or Uzo.

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After removing it, it is quite simple after removing it, the difficulties occur when you need to connect a new electricity meter, we will talk about this with you further in the article.

Connect a single-phase meter to the network

Before connecting, see article: Connecting a single-phase meter connection scheme, all the nuances are described in detail. And we will talk in this article only about real practice.

1. Fix the counter to the electric boards.
2. We connect the wires to 2 and 4 terminal, they must be designated if not - make the designations yourself.
3. Connect the third wire.
4. We connect the first wire to the terminal.
5. Stretch the voltage screw (if any).
6. Turn on the batch switch.
7. Checking all the connection scheme, here we will focus more than more. To check the connection scheme, we take the usual indicator screwdriver and check the phases. If everything is correct, the indicator will show the presence of a circuit on the second and first counter terminal. If not, it means you need to look for a phase in other ways.
8. Turn on circuit breakers.
9. Check the serviceability of the meter, here read: how to check the efficiency of the electric meter, in this article it is described in detail.
10. Install the counter cover.
11. We call the representative of the organization so that he set the seals and signed the necessary documents.

How to replace an electrical counter video

Especially for you, we all found a few excellent videos that will tell you how to connect, remove and install the counter at home.

So we disassembled how to replace the electric meter at home. There are no special difficulties, but it is impossible to allow the error. She will not threate a person's life as a large fine.