British gas smart meter install

suvers9

Hi there,

I have received a letter from British gas stating that they are going to change my gas and electricity meters to new 'smart meters'

I need to be at home for the visit, can anyone advise me on how long i takes so i can book the time off work?

Also has anyone had any issues with this?

thanks

S

Joyful

I had mine done last month. The actual job takes about 40 mins but the problem my engineers had was getting the first signal. In my case it took 2 mins but others on the day had taken up to a couple of hours.

ginvzt

I want a smart meter!!!! I hope they come to us soon too.

spiro

ginvzt wrote: »

I want a smart meter!!!! I hope they come to us soon too.

Remember these are only trial meters, they won't remain 'smart' if you change supplier.

ginvzt

spiro wrote: »

Remember these are only trial meters, they won't remain 'smart' if you change supplier.

I know... I am still jealous. (sorry...:o)

Premier_2

No matter how quickly they do it, BG will probably only tell you the day they are coming. (8am - 8pm)

If you ask them, they should give you a morning, afternoon, or evening appointment.

If you really push them, they may give you a two hour window for arrival time ... but it's not easy.

Best to choose an appointment after work or perhaps a Saturday morning?

MillicentBystander

TomASM,

If you are posting in an official capacity you need to ask the permission of the site owner/admin.

TomASM_2

MillicentBystander wrote: »

TomASM,

If you are posting in an official capacity you need to ask the permission of the site owner/admin.

Thanks MillicentBystander.

I'm not sure if this counts as official or not - it's independent market research. However, I'll check with the forum moderators.

Thanks again
Tom