The Onion Bag
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Got hassled to have them installed, electric meter sends readings, gas one doesn't. When I emailed the supplier, they said it was a known fault & are now asking me for manual meter readings.
Smart meters, any good?
- Thread starter glen
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Bob Fleming
Striker
Not that I recall.
The Cheat
Winger
They asked? Lucky you. Mine are normally phrased as demands accompanied by blatant lies about how I'm contractually obliged
Dobblemackem
Winger
Smets 2 meters are widely available. Smets 1 meters were rolled out, however it was found they couldn’t change with a change in supplier. That’s not to say you couldn’t change, it just meant your meter would revert to a standard meter.
Some suppliers used a type of smets 1 meter, that wouldn’t configure to other suppliers so had to be changed on switching.
A standard install now will be smets 2. A plan was needed to allow suppliers to use each other’s smart meters. The DCC was introduced. They are a centralised hub for smart meters. They are not a supplier.
Most smets 2 meters connect to the dcc. Providing the meter connects to them, any supplier can take this over, and it will function as a smart meter.
the DCC can connect to a large percentage of smets 1 meters. If connected any supplier can take this over and operate your smart meter.
If a meter can not connect to the DCC for any reason, then chances are it won’t be smart when switching.
All suppliers are now installing smets 2 as standard. If a meter does not connect to the DCC, this is not a supplier issue.
@Ghfd your source is either not explaining it very well or is just plain wrong mate.
Some suppliers used a type of smets 1 meter, that wouldn’t configure to other suppliers so had to be changed on switching.
A standard install now will be smets 2. A plan was needed to allow suppliers to use each other’s smart meters. The DCC was introduced. They are a centralised hub for smart meters. They are not a supplier.
Most smets 2 meters connect to the dcc. Providing the meter connects to them, any supplier can take this over, and it will function as a smart meter.
the DCC can connect to a large percentage of smets 1 meters. If connected any supplier can take this over and operate your smart meter.
If a meter can not connect to the DCC for any reason, then chances are it won’t be smart when switching.
All suppliers are now installing smets 2 as standard. If a meter does not connect to the DCC, this is not a supplier issue.
@Ghfd your source is either not explaining it very well or is just plain wrong mate.
Cheers
Yeah just saying check for available slots and how well prepared Jo is to come and do the work safely.They asked? Lucky you. Mine are normally phrased as demands accompanied by blatant lies about how I'm contractually obliged
Old Prestonian
Striker
Jo Guest. Now that would be a treat.
alanturing
Midfield
We got one. Asked the bloke from our electricity supplier how it works. I couldn’t understand the jargon spouting forth from him. As he was leaving he said we will need a new electricity meter even though ours was only about 10 years old.
So.. a few months later the fitter came and said you will need a new outside cable and left without fitting the meter. Next thing about 100 yards of our street was dug up by Powergrid and also the concrete path of our next door neighbour to lay the cable into our house. We then got a new meter.
As for the Smart meter its under the kitchen sink gathering dust. Unused.
So.. a few months later the fitter came and said you will need a new outside cable and left without fitting the meter. Next thing about 100 yards of our street was dug up by Powergrid and also the concrete path of our next door neighbour to lay the cable into our house. We then got a new meter.
As for the Smart meter its under the kitchen sink gathering dust. Unused.
