Search results for query: smart meters

True, a non-'smart' meter cannot report a failure to the electricity supplier, but that's a situation we've had to accept for a century or so. However, there should be no difficulty in the provider of fibre-optic internet connection being made aware of the failure of communication through their...

The cabinet, can both distribute and boost the signal, and often it needs power to boost the signal even when it both arrives and leaves as fibre. So my friend like myself, has batteries for his solar array, and can have part of his house on an EPS supply, so it made sense for power to the...

Of course. It's incredibly common these days. Think of the millions of people in 'call centres' conversing with the public about a vast range of topics, oten about which they know little/nothing, purely on the basis of algorithm-driven menus that appear on their screens. In fact, I'd go as...

Actually there is some precedent for non- qualified persons following a set of instructions Smart meter installers if I recall have some training but are not qualified

...reality is, we don't have the data, we are not required to inform should a solar array fail, so the only way is to get the data from the smart meters. Loss of the teleswitch should have resulted in a massive increase in smart meters, but as it stands, we do have a two teer supply, but the...

This is exactly what I have found, I am sure if I pressed the button enough times I would get the right readings. As said it is not that important to me, as the app is telling us what has been used or exported, but if I had to give the reading to someone else, having a smart meter is hassle I...

One of the sites I rent, one of my commitments to the landlord since 1998 (I think) has been to take 3 monthly meter readings for them, in the old days it was easy and when the smart meter was fitted (bit of a surprise) I scrolled through about 8 readings in order and noted them in columns in...

But how does this change the question, smart meter or not? I was also asked by British Gas, and in the end realised I needed one to be paid for export, but other than that, the change has just meant I can no longer read the meter. I know how much I am using with the app, but down to...

Water board sent letter smart meter showing 11 baths full of water flowing through house day n night since May 2025, it's the 22mm it seems. The pipe goes right angle on wall. Can't see how I can insert a connector. Best fix anyone please?

My smart meter 5 inches wide, and 7 inches wide, but needs another 4 inches below it to have a reasonable curve for the cables. My old meter this type and there was not enough room to change it. Other items on the board had to be moved first, but I wanted a smart meter to be paid for export, so...

And not the only one I've heard of. Current rules seem to be that only one wire may be terminated in each port and the meter fitter will then have to chose which to reconnect, but they should negotiate with the customer which it should be. If no customer is present (frequent situation with...

OK, but that happened to your friend because BG, or someone working for them, interfered with something which they should not even have touched (and theoretically 'was not allowed to touch') - so not really anything to do with a meter replacement - you would have the same problem if BG (or...

You have little to no choice: You don't own the meter. Supply Co do. Out of certification meter needs replaced. THEIR choice to do it. Ofgem want them to replace with Smart. Just let them in to do it. Changing meter is just moving the existing 4 wires in the bottom of existing to a new...

I had a friend who was in a similar setting to mine - a block of 4 flats - with a share of the freehold. When BG changed the meter to a smart meter, the fire alarm was disconnected, and BG was adamant it was not their responsibility. So if something were to go wrong, the least I want is to have...

a '3-outlet' single-phase 'smart' meter? - i.e. one with at least 6 terminals (L&N in, one N and 3 Ls out, or maybe 8 terminals (L&N in, L&N x 3 out)

I can think of one straight away but only 3 outlets.

Even with 'dumb' meters, I've hardly ever seen a meter reader at my current house- just a tiny handful of times in about 40 years. Does such a thing as a 'multi-user' ('communal') 'smart' meter actually exist? That would have to have multiple 'outputs', and I've personally never seen such an...

I fitted solar panels just at the point when billing agents changed their rules, I had an export meter fitted, but by time I came to register they were no longer accepted. I also made a mistake, the installers said they would do all the work to get us set up with Scottish Power, but my wife...

I fear that you did things in the wrong order. If you were going to need a smart meter in order to be paid for export, you really should have ascertained that, and got the smart meter fitted, before you made a large 'investment' in your PV installaton and batteries etc. (particularly given...

Your lucky they are going to change it. I had solar panels fitted, and could not be paid for export until smart meter is fitted, took three months and three attempts before it was changed.