Any downsides to a smart meter?

[alphaomega16]

It's nice to see how much you are using on both electricity and gas though.

Nice to know early if you got a gas leak as well if you see it going up and you are not using it.

 

[200sols]

Nice to know early if you got a gas leak as well if you see it going up and you are not using it.

You'd smell it.

 

[Bluecube]

Still not sure, if smart meter is worth upgrading to.

It really is. I’ve saved hundreds of pounds since getting one along with Octopus Tracker.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Hundreds per year here just from the smart meter.

They then enable the installation of other things and when you combined them altogether it’s >£1k a year.

 

[alphaomega16]

You'd smell it.

If it was in the house sure

 

[TheVoice]

They've been okay for me, after sending them a photo of the rear a couple of days ago it's showing connected to my meter now, though it isn't actually pulling any data about usage etc yet.

Unfortunately it seems to have disconnected my old IHD in the process.

My new IHD started fully working over the weekend and is now showing all the data as normal, which also means the Geo app is updated live too, which is handy. Even better is that the old IHD now works again, so I can have one in my living room/kitchen and one in my office.

 

[Panda60]

It's nice to see how much you are using on both electricity and gas though.

We only use Electricity. No Gas at all.

 

[pastymuncher]

Maybe you only use electricity but I have both and was what I was referring to.

 

[Darujhistan]

My meter is from 2004 - soit's not smart, do they just upgrade the one I have - or install something else inside the house? - My meters are in the the usual grey box on an outside wall.

 

[pastymuncher]

Complete replacement of the meters although they did some replacement wiring where the mains enters the house and goes to the meter on ours as well.

 

[TheVoice]

My meter is from 2004 - soit's not smart, do they just upgrade the one I have - or install something else inside the house? - My meters are in the the usual grey box on an outside wall.

They replace the meter and will provide an In-Home Display, but you can plug that in wherever you like (within range of the meter).

 

[LeeUK]

Is it possible to get a smart meter taken out of a new build property and replaced for a proper dumb one, not the smart meter being placed into dumb mode?

 

[b0rn2sk8]

No. Why would you even want that to happen?

 

[LeeUK]

No. Why would you even want that to happen?

Because I don't want a smart meter.

 

[b0rn2sk8]

Because I don't want a smart meter.

Why don’t you want a smart meter?

 

[GravyMonster]

I think we're back to this previous post:

Pretty sure that this thread has been answered now, and it's just going around in a loop.

Some people like them, some don't, some just have an irrational dislike.

We may as well just close this thread now.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Why don’t you want a smart meter?

People are going to say "you can save money"

Lee says "I am rich"

"But you don't need to read out meter and report

Lee says "I am rich, I don't work, I have lots of time"

"But but....money"

Lee says "I just don't want it."

 

[b0rn2sk8]

is that when we recommend Bacofoil as our preferred brand?

 

[Raymond Lin]

is that when we recommend Bacofoil as our preferred brand?

It is when you accept some people don't want the same thing, and you just have to accept it and move on.

 

[200sols]

Smart meter literally does the same thing as a dumb meter, wanting to swap one out for an old meter is just nonsensical.