Reading an electrical meter

[Shadow_Storm56]

Anyone know how to read an electrical meter? I'm trying to figure it out but following the ru>les that websites tell me I end up that the numbers going down so obviously I'm doing it wrong. Heres the 2 pictures I wanna read. I'm trying to help a buddy with his power problems and I don't want to wait until the bill to fix it

[Shadow_Storm56]

No one has a clue either? It's not quite as simple as looking at the number the dial is on or closest to. 

[DataEmo]

20166

[Shadow_Storm56]

9 minutes ago, DataEmo said:

20166

I thought that at first to..... but it can't be as the other reading is before that one and it looks like 20932. Plus the bill was 20397 which is before both. I thought the second one was 21166 

[corrado33]

17 minutes ago, Shadow_Storm56 said:

I thought that at first to..... but it can't be as the other reading is before that one and it looks like 20932. Plus the bill was 20397 which is before both. I thought the second one was 21166 

Often times power companies "estimate" based on passed usage if they don't feel like sending a person out. 

[Shadow_Storm56]

2 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Often times power companies "estimate" based on passed usage if they don't feel like sending a person out. 

True but the other one is 20932...... so it can't be 20166 after that. Pictures are in order of time, but yes I know they do that. Luckily in this case we saw the reader stop in.

[corrado33]

20 minutes ago, Shadow_Storm56 said:

True but the other one is 20932...... so it can't be 20166 after that. Pictures are in order of time, but yes I know they do that. Luckily in this case we saw the reader stop in.

Top is 19932, bottom is 20056.Some of the dials are read clockwise, the others are read counterclockwise, confusing AF. 

[Shadow_Storm56]

31 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

Top is 19932, bottom is 20056.Some of the dials are read clockwise, the others are read counterclockwise, confusing AF. 

Extremely confusing.... especially since the meter person was there a  few weeks ago when it was bill time and read 20397. Like they were there no estimate, it's annoying..... digital meters FTW! 

Or they actually drove by and did all the nearby building and then estimated it....frig I gotta check my meter now lol

 

Edit: mine fits so likely not estimated.