Smart meters?
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I wouldn't have thought so. What did they say when you asked them?
Nothing just got a email to say they had booked me in on the 5 December.
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OVO did mine a couple of years ago. The guy checked what was working (boiler, hob and fire in living room in my case) before touching anything and then that it was all working afterwards. Electrics are easier - provided the distribution box has power (i.e the lights work after) then its good. From chatting with him, it seemed like some people had tried it on getting free repairs because "you broke it".
Take a photo of the old meters when they're out so that the old readings are clearly visible - just in case there's a problem with billing afterwards.
Take a photo of the old meters when they're out so that the old readings are clearly visible - just in case there's a problem with billing afterwards.
Do you want it doing or have they forced it on you?
Definitely do this,had a `smart???` meter installed a few years ago,engineer could not get it to work .No signal i think so he decided to put a brand new meter back in with settings at 0000
Took over 18 months for it to be sorted as leccy company would not accecpt that we were giving the correct readings
Useless customer service by EON
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Why wouldn't you want one? They're very useful.
I had my gas meter replaced recently and the guy had to come inside and check the boiler and hob were running OK.
I didn't express any opinion on whether I want one or not, I was simply asking the question as to whether he wants one or was forced to have it.
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Fair enough. You know how people can be, felt loaded!
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If you decide to have them installed, make sure you do this
That's what I thought which is why I asked the question.
If you don't want it, point them towards the nearest ocean and suggest they immerse themselves
Maybe never thoughtSmart meters are not compulsory. You may or may not want one. You can tell them to do one if you choose.
Maybe your elderly neighbour signed you up
I wasn't going to have smart meters at all, because initially there was zero benefit to me having them.
However, had them installed today (well, the electric one anyway, gas to follow) as there is now a potential personal benefit due to cheaper smart tarrifs, etc.
However, had them installed today (well, the electric one anyway, gas to follow) as there is now a potential personal benefit due to cheaper smart tarrifs, etc.
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They will ask you switch it off and then they will install the new meter. Once installed the meter the pilot light will need to be lit again and then they will check it's working.
sorry to hi jack the thread but similar with eon fitting scheduled for first week in january. normally have to go and get readings every month outside and email them through so thought it makes it simple with a smart meter set up so why not?.
now i got wondering is the smart meter idea going to be compatable with solar as we are still on the fence about having it installed, and for those who had the meters fitted, did you stay on the same tariff /contract , just incase we decide to switch providers etc.
the reason about possible solar is if we had it fitted would we need a different smart meter of are they all compatable. our energy bill is usually about 100 pounds a month as we are pretty frugal , which is why we are undecided about solar (one company came out to quote ,looked at our energy bill and advised us that in there opinion it may not be economical to install)(returns/paying for itself i guess)
now i got wondering is the smart meter idea going to be compatable with solar as we are still on the fence about having it installed, and for those who had the meters fitted, did you stay on the same tariff /contract , just incase we decide to switch providers etc.
the reason about possible solar is if we had it fitted would we need a different smart meter of are they all compatable. our energy bill is usually about 100 pounds a month as we are pretty frugal , which is why we are undecided about solar (one company came out to quote ,looked at our energy bill and advised us that in there opinion it may not be economical to install)(returns/paying for itself i guess)
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Some of us don't find them remotely useful and they can cause all sorts of problems. Perhaps in a few generations they might be better but right now I can see why some wouldn't bother fitting them.
It's possible I missed a change but last time I looked most if not all Smart meters are not compatible with solar in that the smart meter will not take Solor Readings. You can still have a smart meter fitted it's just you will still have to submit the solar readings manually kind of defaulting main benefit for Smart Meters which is to save time by not having to submit readings. Then there are the problems like many Smart meters are going to stop working in a matter of years and need replacing. Changing suppler can also sometimes be a problem with the smart meter no longer being smart. Also, very rarely smart meters can cause billing problems if you're in an area with a poor signal and they miss the readings when the signal drops or worse the smart meter can interfere with other devices although that is also rare. Generally speaking, Smart Meters don't really offer much of a real benefit or any savings and in the worst case they can increase bills as a recent change means suppliers are in the future allowed to use the smart meter data to change consumer energy prices multiple times a day to charge households more at certain hours of the day but only for smart meters users.