Signs Of Electricity Theft At Home, Beware Of Fires

Illustration of signatures of electric theft (photo: dock. Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) reminded everyone to be aware of the theft of electricity by irresponsible people. Electric theft cases often occur in residential areas that are very detrimental to victims. Therefore, you need to know signs of electrical theft.

The theft of electricity was carried out by the perpetrators by manipulating the electrical meter. In addition to targeting residents' houses, there are also perpetrators who take electricity secretly by connecting the cable to the nearest electric pole. This action includes the act of stealing electricity because it helps PLN's electricity freely.

The act of theft of electricity is detrimental to the owner or victim because it has to pay for electricity costs more than its use. Especially if the perpetrator takes and uses large amounts of electricity. So what are the signs of electrical theft that you need to know?

PLN revealed that there are various ways that can be done to find out whether the electricity in the house is stolen or secretly used by foreigners. Here are some signs of electrical theft that need to be known to prevent loss of electricity use at home.

PLN reminded the public to check the electricity line at their homes. Make sure there are no cables from the installation that pass from the electrical meter to the neighbor's house or other places.

Home owners are also advised to self-test to ensure the electricity is safe from theft. Self-testing is carried out by turning off all Minatur Circuit Breakers (Mini Circuit Breakers) or tools used to limit electricity and safety flows when there is an excess load.

When doing self-testing, make sure all electricity lines in the house have been turned off or out. Then you can check the kWh meter of electricity, whether it has been added or not. If the number of kWh increases, then you need to be suspicious of theft of electricity.

The next step that can be done to check the safety of electricity at home is to contact PLN. You can ask PLN officers to check the electrical at your home. Officers will come and check for suspected theft.

PLN said that it had taken preventive measures so that there would be no cases of theft of electricity. The effort carried out by PLN is to install a kWh meter equipped with a Mini Circuit Breaker.

The device can help owners measure and limit the electrical power that enters their users' homes. This method is used to ensure that electricity flowing to the home is in accordance with the subscription power and installed cable capacity.

In addition, PLN also conducts routine inspections of electricity networks that become PLN assets ranging from generators to kWh meters. With the Electricity Usage Control (P2TL) program, PLN ensures that the kWh meter at its user's home functions smoothly as a gauge and limits electricity to the house.

P2TL officers will conduct an inspection at the electricity meter of the user's house. The inspection aims to see if kWh meter is in normal condition, has no abnormalities, and flows electric power according to the need for subscriptions.

PLN said that electricity theft could have a dangerous impact. Electricity theft has the potential to cause major damage, which not only harms electricity owners but also residents around them.

Electricity theft could cause a fire in residential areas. This condition can occur because excessive electricity causes hot cables and is prone to short circuits to sparks.

Such is the review of the signs of theft of electricity that every electricity user needs to know. Every home owner must always ensure that the electricity in his home is in a smooth and safe condition from theft. The act of theft is not only detrimental to the owner of the house, but can cause a dangerous impact on the surrounding house.

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