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Charlotte Home Inspector Shows You How People Steal Power

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http://charlottenchomeinspector.com Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin was recently inspecting a house near the Dilworth section of Charlotte when he noticed one meter box that has been tampered with and another that was missing only to be found in the crawl. People take the plastic off these meter plugs to steal power or electricity. Sadly Home Inspection Carolina runs into this all the time on inspections. Watch this video as the inspector shows you how they do it. http://www.askthecharlotteinspector.com

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  • hey thanks now i know how to steal power!

  • and now the power company is screwing us right back with their inaccurate smart meters. Only thing that makes them smart is that they show more usage than really is being drawn. go to hell ONCOR

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  • Energy is everywhere

  • people will live better with free energy...

  • I havent paid for electricity in 15 years. Fuck you and fuck Oncore. I took a shit your wifes pussy

  • if it's made BY HUMANS it will be hacked !

  • @ddanielmiester Continuation:

    (If you can't turn them all on at once, a few minutes isn't going to change anything measurably)

    At the end of your experiment, note the total time the bulbs were on, and note the final reading on the meter.

    Your ten bulbs were drawing 1KW. now multiply that by the number of hours they were on and you will get KiloWattHours.

    Compare your calculated estimate to the difference between the readings on your meter.

    If they differ by more than 5% you may have a case.

  • @JoshMcGrath98 If they're so inaccurate, then why hasn't some group brought forth a class actions lawsuit?

    Prove that they are inaccurate.

    Turn off everything in your house, unplug *everything*

    Go note the meter reading.

    Get (10) 100w bulbs and leave them on for as many hours as you can stand to be without power. The longer, the better. (Go for at least 10 hours, if at all possible)

    Note the time you turned on the bulbs.

  • they need to just burn that place down....

  • @analyize I thought I heard him say he was doing a code inspection - although I may have heard wrong. I agree that if it's just a private home inspection, for example in connection with the possible sale of the property, then yes the inspector has no duty to report the crime. However, there is also nothing preventing him reporting it to the proper authorities.

  • @bladedspokes Interesting. Is this a home inspection or building code inspection. VA home inspectors have nothing to do with code inspections and have no authority or qualifications to interpret or enforce municipal building codes. It's just not part of our venue. (Thank God) Certainly we would point out such things as they may impede the home inspection, impact the property value or be a safety risk. But this kind of stuff is regulated and enforced by the city and state code officials.

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