Keeping Count: A Sparky's Guide to Electrical Metering

From a simple single-phase residential service to a complex, multi-tenancy commercial board, a safe, accurate, and compliant metering setup is the official gateway for all power entering a property. For any professional sparky or switchboard builder, using high-quality, approved metering hardware is absolutely essential.

At SCHNAP, our comprehensive Metering range is your one-stop shop, stocking all the heavy-duty, professional-grade gear you need to get the job done right.

The Foundations: Group Metering & Enclosures

For apartment blocks, shopping centres, or any multi-tenancy site, a robust group metering setup is required.

• Group Metering Enclosures: We stock purpose-built, compliant enclosures designed to securely and neatly house multiple electricity meters, main switches, and service protection devices.
• Heavy-Duty Meter Links: The rock-solid, high-current links and busbars required to safely distribute power from the main supply to each individual meter within the panel.

The Brains: Modern Smart & Sub-Metering

Modern metering is about more than just reading the numbers off a spinning disk.

• Smart Energy Meters: The key to modern energy management. A smart meter provides detailed, real-time data on a property's energy consumption and, crucially for solar owners, its energy production and export. We stock leading options from Fronius and Enphase, which are essential for optimising a solar power system.
• CTs (Current Transformers): For high-load commercial and industrial boards, you can't connect a meter directly to the massive mains cables. A CT clamp is a safe and highly accurate device that clamps around the conductor to measure the current, feeding that information back to the main meter.

All the Essential Hardware

We've got all the bits and pieces to complete your fit-out, including DIN kits for neatly mounting meters in standard enclosures and a full range of busbar accessories.

Top Brands for Compliant Metering

When you're working on the main board, you have to trust your components. We stock a huge range of metering hardware from the most respected brands in the Australian electrical and renewable energy industries, including Clipsal, Hager, NHP, Fronius, and Enphase.

Why Switchboard Builders Choose SCHNAP

From tracking every kilowatt to building a full multi-tenancy board, we've got the gear that’s built to comply and built to last.

• A complete range of group metering enclosures, smart meters, and CTs.
• Industry-leading brands for both standard and solar metering.
• Check live stock levels across Australia.
• Backed by serious trade discounts and fast delivery.

For all your professional metering needs, trust SCHNAP to have a compliant, high-quality solution in stock.

Need metering at the best prices and good quality? Shop now at Schnap