Smart meter incompatibility and chaos
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Has anyone actually had any benefits from Smart Meters, other than some of them being read automatically?
I had my OVO ones removed because no one at OVO could tell me how to read them manually.0 -
SnakeDoctor wrote: »Has anyone actually had any benefits from Smart Meters, other than some of them being read automatically?
I had my OVO ones removed because no one at OVO could tell me how to read them manually.0 -
You can have a usage display without having to have a smart meter - I've had one for years. I had my smart meters removed and replaced with standard dumb meters.0
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You can have a usage display without having to have a smart meter - I've had one for years. I had my smart meters removed and replaced with standard dumb meters.
My display cost me £0. Was yours cheaper?0 -
Lol! In a sense, yes. I was pointing out that an in-home display of electricity usage is not limited to smart meters. Currently the big disadvantage of smart meters is that you have to read them manually should you change provider - and none of the suppliers offering smart meters offer the cheapest tariffs so in effect you are paying extra for the privilege - certainly much more than you'd pay for a cheap in-home display.
Once you change supplier the smart meters have to be read manually and usually for electricity this involves pressing a button on the meter to display the reading - if your meter is in an awkward location, as mine is, it makes the job potentially more dangerous.0 -
I have never used any smart functionality from my Eon smart meter, don't know where the little device is either. I've moved to British Gas last year after years with Eon and saving hundreds of pounds to take a minute out every 2-3 months to read the metre is fine by me.0
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Deleted_User wrote: »Right now, as I type this, the reading is fine and I know that neither the fridge nor any other high power device is switched on.0
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You switch your fridge off to save electricity?!0
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Currently the big disadvantage of smart meters is that you have to read them manually should you change provider - and none of the suppliers offering smart meters offer the cheapest tariffs so in effect you are paying extra for the privilege - certainly much more than you'd pay for a cheap in-home display.0
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