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Comment by forinti | original | Hacking IKEA Furniture
[−]forinti · 2026-08-30 Sun 16:18 UTC · link
That is weird.

Why is it inside your apartment?

Does someone have to check the meter regularly?

Anyway, great job.

[−]AnIrishDuck · 2026-08-30 Sun 17:17 UTC · link
Presumably because it's cheaper. Ours was also originally in home; the utility recently came through and replaced all of ours with exterior units, likely at great cost (horizontal drilling machines aren't cheap)

I suspect the tragedy in Pennsylvania [1] was the catalyst. There are lots of potential issues with keeping these things indoors.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrimack_Valley_gas_explosion...

[−]conductr · 2026-08-30 Sun 17:24 UTC · link
Meter still looks very accessible to me