Why did I change my digital electricity meter at home, and the electricity bill seems to have doubled? What are the conditions?

Many post-80s friends should still remember the old mechanical ammeter used at home, which is hard to see now. Because with the progress of science and technology, mechanical watches have been basically eliminated and replaced by digital watches.

However, after the electricity meter was upgraded, it successfully attracted the attention of the people who ate melons. They complained one after another: Why did the electricity consumption soar or even double every month after changing the digital electricity meter? Many people began to wonder if there was something fishy about this new type of digital meter, and secretly read a few more words, which led them to pay a lot of electricity bills every month.

In fact, in our early days, we used a mechanical turntable in electromagnetic mode. Because of wear and tear, the longer we use them, the slower they walk. Moreover, this kind of electric meter is not very sensitive and has an error with the actual electricity consumption. For example, use a little electricity, such as TV computer standby, mobile phone charging and so on. It is difficult for the ammeter to detect the surge of small current and the turntable cannot be driven. Just like a water meter, it can't detect the water dripping from the faucet. Bian Xiao still remembers that when he was a child, a relative always used a tap to drip water to save money, and he could receive several buckets of water every day.

So the old mechanical watch used for a long time feels like an energy-saving and environmentally-friendly baby!

But now with the popularity of digital meters, this situation is becoming less and less common. After all, under intelligent monitoring, the actual electricity consumption can be detected even if it is small. Also, in the days when the old-fashioned mechanical turntable electric meter was used, many household appliances were few, and they were basically televisions, washing machines and refrigerators. Now, in addition to those traditional appliances, every family has not only a mobile phone, but also air conditioners, air purifiers, computers, microwave ovens, water heaters and so on. And many home TVs have several sets, one in the living room and one in the bedroom.

Careful friends can also compare their old TVs with new TVs, outdated old washing machines with new washing machines, and find that the power of household appliances is getting bigger and bigger just like the memory of mobile phones. So people think that the electricity consumption seems to have increased a lot by changing the digital meter.

In addition, if you think you are an expert in energy saving and the electricity consumption in your home is still rising, you should check whether the electrical appliances in your home are leaking, or whether they are old or even defective. In fact, many electrical appliances, such as TV set-top boxes, have the same power when they are in standby, so if you want to save electricity, you'd better try to turn off all the unused appliances when you sleep at night.