Electrical Meters & Monitoring

Electric meters measure how much electricity a supply uses: the prepaid models here are Metro prepayment meters for landlords, and a Haydon inline meter reads the DC volts and amps of a CCTV camera supply. The choice between the Metro meters comes down to supply type, current and how the occupant pays.

Single phase or three phase

The MET001 and MET004 are single-phase meters rated 80A and the MET200 is single phase at 60A. The MET003 is a three-phase prepaid meter rated 100A for workshops, plant and larger units.

How credit is added

All four Metro meters use PayPoint vending, so an occupant buys a power code through PayPoint and enters it on the meter. The MET004 also has a remote keypad, which lets the meter sit in a cupboard or riser while the occupant enters credit from a more convenient position.

Where the meter goes

All four Metro meters are rated IP54 against dust and splashing water, suitable for plant rooms, outbuildings and communal cupboards.

Standards & compliance

MID certification means a meter is approved under the Measuring Instruments Directive, which is the approval expected of a meter whose readings are used to bill. Check the MID status on the product page if the meter will be used for recharging electricity.

Low-voltage monitoring

The Haydon HAY-DC-M reads volts and amps inline on 5-35 V DC circuits up to 7 A through a 2.1 mm DC socket and plug, for checking the power supply to a CCTV camera.

Brands we stock in Electrical Meters & Monitoring

Haydon and Metro.

Metro supplies the four prepaid meters and Haydon the DC meter.

Related categories

For testing circuits see electrical test equipment, and for the low-voltage supplies the Haydon meter checks, DC power supplies.