electric key meter

[philkool]

does anyone know if the electric will run out overnight as i cant get to a top up shop ?

[Count-A-Strong]

Only if you leave the door open.

[philkool]

i asked for that one Count lol

[philkool]

im on emergency now but im sure when i changed supplier it said in the contract that the power would not go off between 11pm and 7am , suppose im going to find out in the morning, ive got 32p left

[Count-A-Strong]

Sorry phil.

[philkool]

thats ok count i would have jumped at an answer very similar

[ChuckFickens]

unless you've got some seriously high power stuff (storage heaters?) that come on over night I doubt you'd even use that 32p in a night.

Anyhow, did it go off?

[philkool]

no it still has 32p but keeps beeping every minute, i have just got top up so will never know the answer chuck

[mrs_nordling]

When the credit on your meter is less than one pound the meter "beeps" warning you to either purchase more credit or, press the emergency credit button (this will normally give you two pounds). Pre-payment meters are normally configured not to go off between 23:00 and 07:00 hrs because of off-peak heating. However, if you use up all the remaining credit, including the emergency during those hours, your supply will go off at seven am and you will owe not only the emergency pay back but any credit you had left on the meter plus the cost of any additional units you consumed during the night.