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ceb58

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I know this has been ask before but quite frankly I am to tired to do a search. Looking to start a new construction home in a few weeks. Customer will have a separate apartment above the garage and wants to meter the apartment. What is the most cost effective device I can install?
 
ceb58 said:
I know this has been ask before but quite frankly I am to tired to do a search. Looking to start a new construction home in a few weeks. Customer will have a separate apartment above the garage and wants to meter the apartment. What is the most cost effective device I can install?
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How bout a two meter pack since its new construction...
 
the advantage to a sub meter is if your tenant moves out, you dont have to change the service over to your name and back and forth every time you get a tenant if you want to have power for whatever reason when it is vacant, also no additional meter charge every month.
 
ultramegabob said:
the advantage to a sub meter is if your tenant moves out, you dont have to change the service over to your name and back and forth every time you get a tenant if you want to have power for whatever reason when it is vacant, also no additional meter charge every month.
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I understand, but is it legal to sub meter in your location?
 
stickboy1375 said:
How bout a two meter pack since its new construction...
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That was my intent but this is a single family dwelling. The apartment will be "rented" to the customers son who has a disability but insist on paying his own way the best he can. This way they can "charge" him for the electric and at the same time not worry about him not paying a real electrical bill. Also if the customer ever sells the home every thing will be in place for some one else.
 
stickboy1375 said:
I understand, but is it legal to sub meter in your location?
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to tell you the truth, Im not sure, I have had several people inquire about it, but no one has ever had me actually install the equipment. who would make the call whether it legal or not?
 
stickboy1375 said:
I understand, but is it legal to sub meter in your location?
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that would be my question too, but after reading this. . . .

ceb58 said:
The apartment will be "rented" to the customers son who has a disability but insist on paying his own way the best he can.
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i would say there's probably just some verbal agreement between family, and I don't think there's anything illegal about that.
 
I can't think of a situation where sub metering would be illegal unless the entire occupancy was illegal. In which case it would be easier to slide in a submeter under the radar than a 2nd meter.
 
I wouldnt think it would be a matter of legality to have the meter, but it probably would have to be inspected and certified by the dept. of weights and measures anually to be able to charge someone with it, just like a meat dept. scales or gas pumps....
 
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ultramegabob said:
I wouldnt think it would be a matter of legality to have the meter, but it probably would have to be inspected and certified by the dept. of weights and measures anually to be able to charge someone with it, just like a meat dept. scales....
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I can see the point. But the reason for demand meters IMO is the difficult task of adding utility metering to existing occupancies. I can't think of any reason not to put separate poco meters in a new install.
 
stickboy1375 said:
I understand, but is it legal to sub meter in your location?
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Some states have strict rules, on sub metering, some require a third party to record and bill the sub metering.
 
j_erickson said:
I can't think of a situation where sub metering would be illegal unless the entire occupancy was illegal. In which case it would be easier to slide in a submeter under the radar than a 2nd meter.
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In Indiana, it is legal to sub-meter but the record keeping of the meter testing and the fact that you can only split the bill up without a profit makes it unpalatable. If you are interested, look here on page 52 (starts on page 48, Rule 5). :)
 
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