That is intresting as even on the pre paid sub meters they say not to replace it.Originally Posted by ians
So they take the whole meter out and place the CitiQ in there or do they keen the main meter then just after put the pre paid sub meter?
The latter would work as just comes after Munciple meter but the former then is strongly illegal ?
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Lets try clear this up in simple terms:
If you own a house or simplex or duplex and decide you wan to rent it out ... I would advise you have a council meter installed .. .why ... because then there is no middle man ... no electricity account every month ... no sms or emails ... no meter reader etc etc ... no transferring of funds from one account to another and then still having to pay the electricity every month.
If you decide to move back into your house for a period of time ... you wont be paying a fee and only get a percentage of what you buy ... you could bypass the prepaid ... as I did for an owner a couple days ago.
If you plan to live on the property (the main house with the main DB) and sub let ... a granny flat or a couple buildings on your property ... then you have no option but to use private pre paid meters ( you could mange them yourself and sell the tenant token ... but I dont know if you can still get this type of prepaid) unless you sub divide the property and go that route ... then you can apply for council meters on each part of the property.
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@Dylboy.
Cannot speak for all the companies administering sub meters,but only for CitiQ.
The answer is no. Upon registering the meter, it is coupled to the Municipal tariff of the area in which it is registered. CitiQ will also only register the meter after it has been installed.
They also do an ERF check to make sure that the person on whose name the meter is being registered is the legal owner of the property.
Peace out .. Derek Stuart
Dylboy (28-Jan-22)
Ahhh ok that is good. Thank you.
Makes sense to do it in its regeistred area and off the tariff.
Will try get hold of the recharger one and see what that is about.
Thank you !
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Fact:
To confirm that I have received an email from the council ... and yes it does take about 1 year (12 months) to get a council prepaid meter installed ... depending on availability.
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One more thing regarding the administration charges. Remember I'm only speaking CitiQ.
The administrative charges can either be included at the POS in which they are paid for by the tenant.
However
There is also the option of the landlord paying the administrative charges. I know of many who do. They consider the administration charges a small price to pay for the convenience offered by the system. Should they choose this option then these charges are deducted from their rebate each month.
Peace out .. Derek Stuart.
I think it is more about not ending up with a massive outstanding bill for electricity when the tenant ducks.
I am surprised someone hasnt come up with a pre paid meter and an app which can be controlled by the landlord to cut out the middle man.
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They leave the council meter in the meter box and have a private pre paid meter fitted at the main DB ... or additional pre paid meters fitted at sub DB's if they are sub letting rooms or outbuildings.
It is becoming popular for landlords to buy properties in the suburbs and rent out all the rooms ... out neighbour has had external doors fitted to all the rooms ... so now instead of one family they have a business and a family in each room ... the house next to us apparently is going the same route ... they plan to rent out every bit of space in the building and wooden huts and I wouldnt be surprised if the carport is converted in a room. One good thing is the property values seems to have gone up by about R300 000 ... I have about 15 rooms that can be converted ... so I am hoping when the time is right to get a at least R1M on the current value ... but I am not a property expert ... so I think it might be a good idea to get some advise ... before the property dumps again ... like it did a while back ... the neighbours were battling to get R1M even taking R2-300k looses ... now they selling for closer to R2M
Doing it like this means you still have to sms or phone in the meter reading ... you still get a bill from the council every months and pay them every month ... the private metering company makes their cut and every one (not the tenant) is happy.
Last edited by ians; 01-Feb-22 at 12:38 PM.
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@Ians
I am surprised that you are wondering about the time difference. It's Council versus private. Enough said. 😁
Have a lekker weekend.
Xolani has just finished another meter install while I've been playing with my phone.
Time to pack up now.
Peace out .. Derek.
It should have been or not and ... you okes are too sharp today
I am trying to get my paper work up to date so that I can go to site ... rushing and all.
I should remove this forum from my work PC and only have it on my Ipad ... which is what I did in the past ... then used tapatalk ... but the ads got the better of me ... so I canned that idea.
This work laptop blocks everything.
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