Measurement and Instrumentation
In DC potentiometer measurments, a second reading is often taken after reversing the polarities of the DC supply and the unknown voltage and the average of the two reading is taken. This is with a view of eliminate the effects of

  Stray thermal emfs.
 Ripples of the DC supply.
 Stray magnetic fields.
 Errorneous standardisation.

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Measurement and Instrumentation
For power measurement of three phase circuit by two wattmeter method, when the value of power factor is less than 0.5 lagging

Pressure coil of the wattmeter will become ineffective.
One of the wattmeter connections will have to be reversed
Both give the same readings
One of the wattmeters will read zero

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