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additionally:
some jurisdictions have flat rate water heaters etc which
bypass the main breaker and/or are remotely controllable
by the utility to help manage peaks.
if there is this feature or history of this feature in your area
its enough to cause great variance in the connection configurations.
Dave

At 02:28 PM 3/18/04 -0500, Denny Esterline wrote:

>The disk should not turn when no power is being drawn. But, the main
>breaker in the house may not disconnect ALL of your power. I've seen
>outbuildings and other add on connections tapped directly to the meterbase
>(not going through the house main) so this may or may not be a significant
>problem.
>
>-Denny
>
>Standard disclaimer:
>When in doubt consult a professional, kids don't try this at home, your
>mileage may vary, professional driver on closed course -do not attempt, etc
>etc etc, yada yada yada..
>
> > A couple weeks ago, I had do do some house wiring so I threw the main
> > breaker on my panel.  In the course of my activities, I happend to look
> > at the meter and noticed I could still see it spinning, albeit very
> > slowly!  Is this normal?  It's an older (mechanical) style meter.  I've...

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