Smart Meters and Beating Them.

[Budweiser13]

OK I am going to ask for some input on this what ya think. Another member of another site has been sayin these are being used in canada. If ya do a google search on "smart meters" you can read more info. These look to be another weapon to possibly catch growers. I knew a person once who tapped is electric line before the meter and was getting free juice for many years and never was caught. I wonder if these things can detect illegal taps or if they only read in one direction. Here is the post the other member asked......

"Okay guys I am here in southern ontario and we have a problem of these new smart meters coming into effect. I am wondering how to beat them, and this is my question. If you have two rooms going and you have a harvest master that makes the light schedule 6/12 and you have each room going turing off and on at differnt times, would that make your light schedule look erractic enough that it does not look like you are growing anything, hence not getting nabbed by LEO for suspicous light usage?"

Or does anyone there have any good ideas on beathing the SMART meters?

This looks to be something growers should be concerned I also heard these are going to start being used in California also with SCE customers. So does anyone know more about these and can offer any info....

 

[bounty29]

The first thing that comes to my mind would be to have two flowering rooms, each with the same wattage, and use a flip-flop box or w/e it's called. As soon as one goes off, the other comes on. That way there are no 12/12 patterns in usage, no spikes in electricity. Just something to smooth out the electricity usage maybe?

 

[Undrgrnd Armory]

Stealing electricity is a stupid way to draw attention to yourself. Pay for your power and don't be running 30 600w lights in a residential dwelling.

 

[Budweiser13]

Look I am not going to get into this not stealing electricity thing. The Fact is many growers do it maybe you dont but many do. Is it OK no and either is growing weed with out a medical card. I seen a guy for years who was pulling free juice he tapped the legs on the line side before the utility meter guy was an electrician. He was running about 7000 to 8000 watts of juice including lights fans and all that stuff he did it for many many years at the same place and never was busted. I am not saying it is ok to do but it is being done. I think people should start being concerned with some of the new technology that is coming out. They are saying they can see precise patterns in useage that can potentially raise red flags for 12/12 and 6/18 patterns and exactly how much juice is being pulled. These smart meters are starting to go in every where just wondering if they can be beat or what the deal is. Not every one is going to be running flips. Oh and the guy I seen jump the power he said there was no way for them to detect it unless he was tipped off.....................I am in no way condoning electrical theft but I am curious as to how peeps do it and get away with it so long............be safe....................

 

[Guest]

Ok, I also don't want a long drawn-out discussion about it... but I have to ask: If you've got a ~5-7k grow (~7-8k total pull), shouldn't you be bringing in more than enough dough to not have to worry about little shit like utility bills? Shouldn't you be bankrolled for that?

Stealing that much electricity to fund an illegal operation is probably not going to help with the number of charges you'll be facing if you were caught. With that size of a grow you'd likely be facing enough charges to keep you busy for a long time anyways, but adding extra to that...

I really don't understand the motivation, as the risk/reward ratio, IMO, for that to be worthwhile is way off.

 

[tuttlebudd]

Well..one OFTENTIMES schedules your lights during "down times" such as at night when one is sleeping...PERHAPS if one were the schedule the SWITCH mid evening...being home for SEVERAL hours to mix it up...switch...mix it up...PERHAPS the home life during the swithch time would smooth out the transition??
tutt

 

[Budweiser13]

good link with lots of info.....

http://www.torontohydro.com/electricsystem/residential/smart_meter/faq/index.cfm#q22