集中设置电表箱不合理，影响使用空间和观感，并且浪费材料，增加费用。分层设置电表箱可以考虑，但每层都设太过频繁，对于抄表工作带来很大难度，建议每单元分段设置，如每单元四层为一个区段。
The unreasonable centralized setting of meter boxes affects the use of space and appearance, and wastes materials and increases costs. Layer-by-layer setting of meter boxes can be considered, but each layer is set too frequently, which brings great difficulty to meter reading. It is suggested that each unit be divided into sections, such as four layers for each unit.
以16层住宅为例，根据网友提供的数据：16层的楼的电表箱可采用半集中式，也就是1、5、9、13层设置，每个电表箱包含四层住户的电表箱，电表箱最好安在强电井内。
Taking 16-storey residential buildings as an example, according to the data provided by netizens, the meter boxes of 16-storey buildings can be semi-centralized, i.e. 1, 5, 9 and 13 storeys. Each meter box contains four-storey household meter boxes, which are best installed in a strong electric well.