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You guys need to come together and carry out load assessment in each person's flat or room. You have to lookout for water heater, electric iron and electric cooker.
Na those appliances dey drink energy

It's obvious one or more of you guys are using maybe hotplate or something higher.

You need to investigate this and be sure.

You might need to stop buying gas so that all of you will be on same page.

I don't like cheating!

SenecaTheYonger:
I don't think the landlord forced them to stay in his house. Also getting prepaid meters can be quite hard.

Bro you Dey right but no one is supposed to share prepaid meter with another person..I’ll never get a house with shared prepaid meter..

doctore212:
Thank goodness na one sugar mommy dey pay my house rent.

I dont know anything about prepaid meter.
My work na to take care of her needs.

Although she dey frown any day I carry olosho come house.


My brother, talk to the lady, if she no green, give me her number make I talk to her

my brother I can help you talk to am. Just send me her number.

OgogoroFreak:
You people can install sub meters. It's sold in the market. With that, everyone get to use exactly what they paid for.

information is powerful never knew this kind meter is available, already saw it on jumia.imagine one meter to the 4 flats in my compound.Thanks for this info.

It's simple, install the reader for each room, it will monitor what each room is using and at the end you pay accordingly.

Host78:
we have been on band A ever since

If you are using just bulb and fan, why don't you go for a small solar+battery solution.

Obviously, the person using fridge is consuming a lot energy and since it's bandA the fridge burning up the units.


Alternatively, you guys can create a sharing formula based on appliances in each room. But be aware that your neighbours can purchase an electric cooker closely.

Dzzzz:
Bro you Dey right but no one is supposed to share prepaid meter with another person..I’ll never get a house with shared prepaid meter..

Exactly. There is no way it won't bring trouble
Humans can be very complex
Best is to use direct connection, but making neighbors to share one prepaid must end in trouble.

empron:
information is powerful never knew this kind meter is available, already saw it on jumia.imagine one meter to the 4 flats in my compound.Thanks for this info.

If the sub meter only reads & u can't recharge through it individually, it won't solve the problem. Arguments will still arise.

Dzzzz:
How can 3 people use one prepaid meter..You shouldn’t have accepted such thing cause,it will look like a face me and face you problem..

I've seen an apartment complex of about 8 self contains, 2 shops sharing one prepaid meter. To make matters worse, the present and previous tenants have accumulated bills of almost half a million naira. Tenants have started moving out and nobody wants to move there because they know they're going to offset debts accumulated by other people.

Kai,,, 7k daily? That's much but is it in your business place?

saphiere:
I was waiting for someone to create a thread on this. I base in PH. Woji precisely. Ever since these people brought their new prepaid meter omo I am dying.

My over 1000 units in the old meter has not been refunded. I spend up to 7k daily on prepaid meter.

Someone should please help me. I have gone to their head office at Moscow road nothing happens. Spending over 7k daily on light is killing me.

Jayce242:
Exactly. There is no way it won't bring trouble
Humans can be very complex
Best is to use direct connection, but making neighbors to share one prepaid must end in trouble.

Such things will make tenants to look at your appliance in the house..One tenant fit say”Oga you Dey use microwave and AC”..Next thing na wahala go Dey sup..If a landlord can’t arrange prepaid for everyone then you just living in a upgraded face me I face you..

You guys should buy what the call card reader,one for every tenant,it will read your light consumption,so when the card finishes,you get the accurate amount of electricity you used ...and pay accordingly

dominique:
I've seen an apartment complex of about 8 self contains, 2 shops sharing one prepaid meter. To make matters worse, the present and previous tenants have accumulated bills of almost half a million naira. Tenants have started moving out and nobody wants to move there because they know they're going to offset debts accumulated by other people.

Brother if I tell you say Landlord no Dey pay for light bill cause him done put the bill on everybody..

Host78:
ok this seems good. like how much does this cost and what's the installation like?

It doesn't work that way. You cannot use what you pay for, you will only pay for what you used.

The sub meter will only tell you how many kW each person used in that month and you can now used that to divide the billl

Fridges consume power like mad. Especially when it is operated 24 hours nonstop

Mynd44:
Costs 12k sef. Cheaper than the headache he is currently having

https://www./generic-single-phase-electric-prepaid-meter-unit-check-410899922.html?utm_source=PMAX&utm_medium=Paid&utm_campaign=NG_P-max-NC_Excluding_Brands&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22537973241&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxsjt-9fOkgMVtppQBh0Z6zQIEAQYBCABEgJEw_D_BwE

What's the function

Please

Host78:
Hello guys

Please I'm having electricity problem with our new neighbour and I'm confused with what to do right now.

Here's the issue:

So we live in a compound where 3 rooms are connected to one prepaid.

So 3 of us donate to fund our prepaid meter.

A few months ago we were paying 4k and this usually last us for 2+ months. The reason I believe is that all we had to power is ceiling fans and charging of our devices (phones and laptops)

But ever since we got our new neighbor, the light bill has suddenly increased.

This month alone, we've recharged 8k+ individually and by my calculations, it'll cost each of us 12k+ for light to reach us for one month.

This is a significant jump from the 4k that will normally cover us for 2+ months.

I'm really not happy about this and don't know what to do right now.

I can't imagine paying 12k+ a month just to power my ceiling fans and laptop.

I have spoken with her and she told me she's using only fridge with the light, which I don't quite understand, how much our bill has jumped so significantly.

Please any suggestions on what to do will be welcome.

*File photo

Few things I will like to ask you?

What area do you reside?

4k for 2months for 3 Tenants in this present day Nigeria? Electricity isn't that cheap na?

Maybe each person should get their individual meter or install a card reader for the prepaid meter.

Dzzzz:
Bro you Dey right but no one is supposed to share prepaid meter with another person..I’ll never get a house with shared prepaid meter..

Yes, you shouldn't get a house with shared meter. But doesn't mean other people won't do that especially if they see a house that satisfy every other criteria they're looking for.

Mynd44:
Costs 12k sef. Cheaper than the headache he is currently having

https://www./generic-single-phase-electric-prepaid-meter-unit-check-410899922.html?utm_source=PMAX&utm_medium=Paid&utm_campaign=NG_P-max-NC_Excluding_Brands&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22537973241&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxsjt-9fOkgMVtppQBh0Z6zQIEAQYBCABEgJEw_D_BwE

Where is this sub meter sold?

ThiefnubuBandit:
After the terrible experience I had sharing prepaid meter with people, I made vow never to experience it again.

I have four numbers of one bedroom apartment, I make sure each of the apartment had pre paid meter, before I rented it out, because having a single meter for 4 apartment is a very serious situation.

Infact all them of haven't recharge the meter since they came in because the meter came with 100 units and it almost a year now.

SenecaTheYonger:
Yes, you shouldn't get a house with shared meter. But doesn't mean other people won't do that especially if they see a house that satisfy every other criteria they're looking for.

Bro na the little things Dey cause problem..

Buy smart meters. They are sub-meters to track everyone's usage.

Host78:
each of us pay 4k so that's about 12k and all we have is fans and phones. so I think its pretty reasonable

Now it adds up. No wonder you have energy to carry woman matter for head. 🙂

Jayce242:
If the sub meter only reads & u can't recharge through it individually, it won't solve the problem. Arguments will still arise.

Exactly. Just to read. I was thinking one can recharge through it individually. That's waste of money.

[quote author=Host78 post=138418054]we have been on band A ever since[/quote

It is not possible for you guys to be on Band A and 3 rooms recharge 4k each in a month and used it for 2 months.So nobody uses iron for their clothes or what.You guys were on band B ,hence the cheap unit token that last for that period of months

Host78:
we have been on band A ever since

I’ll advise you get solar or get your own meter. It’s better…when all of you are connected to one meter and some have more appliances than others you can’t really monitor how everyone is using it. And it’s tiring.

OgogoroFreak:
You people can install sub meters. It's sold in the market. With that, everyone get to use exactly what they paid for.

Exactly what I wanted to say

Host78:
ok this seems good. like how much does this cost and what's the installation like?

.Card readers cost 11k each and find electrician that will help you install it.Here,the card reader will show the amount of units consume per each room

How could this be true? Pre paid meter don't allow you to run on credit. Your debt must reduce after installation. It can never increase.

dominique:
I've seen an apartment complex of about 8 self contains, 2 shops sharing one prepaid meter. To make matters worse, the present and previous tenants have accumulated bills of almost half a million naira. Tenants have started moving out and nobody wants to move there because they know they're going to offset debts accumulated by other people.

GloriousGbola:
correct. they must however put it in a place where no one can by pass, where it is visible, and agree on a day to take the reading

Of course yes, the 3 sub-meters must be placed together at a place accessible and visible to them all.
Just that I'm busy now, I can design a template for him that they can use to record readings and payments.