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electric meter change

iceage3
iceage3 Posts: 235 Forumite
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i have just had my electric meter changed to a new one

with built in clock

i have just checked this and found out that they have put this a hour behind in "real time"

i just want to say its now 15.16 but its saying 14.16 .

can people check theres if been done recently

and does it change when the clock goes forward/backwards
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    It is 14.16 UTC or GMT ...We are currently in BST which is UTC+1 or GMT+1
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  • iceage3
    iceage3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    i just wonder wheter they are trying to get another hour of me at nite peak hours

    i just want people to check theres
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    iceage3 wrote: »
    i just wonder wheter they are trying to get another hour of me at nite peak hours

    i just want people to check theres
    You still get 7 hours at night rates. Usually 1:00 to 8:00 UTC.
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    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • iceage3
    iceage3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    what does utc mean?

    does this mean they have done this on purpose i live in lincolnshire so should be gmt time
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Coordinated Universal Time it's the same as GMT but without the daylight savings. All computers know the time in this format and change the time displayed depending on local time. The clocks in timers don't automatically change they will always read the same time throughout the year. We are now in BST which is British Summer Time so GMT+1.
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    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • iceage3
    iceage3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    thanks happy mj

    so do you think my clock is right ,has its been changed today.
    what gets me hes got the minutes and date right but not the hour
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    The time on your meter is radio controlled by the atomic clock at Rugby, it is not manually set up.
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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    edited 14 April 2011 at 2:59PM
    iceage3 wrote: »
    thanks happy mj

    so do you think my clock is right ,has its been changed today.
    what gets me hes got the minutes and date right but not the hour
    Yes it's right...The time now in UTC is 14:56 but you and me know that as 15:56...as it's summer...i.e 14:56 plus 1 hour.

    You try figuring out the local time where my family is in Melbourne, Australia its UTC+10 there now when we are in UTC+1 (i.e 9 hours different) but in summer(in Australia) it's UTC+11 in Oz but we are on normal UTC(GMT) time. (i.e 11 hours difference.) well confusing.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • iceage3
    iceage3 Posts: 235 Forumite
    thanks happymj

    thinking about going to atlantic are they any good prices etc etc
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Correct at noon each day!

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    That gum you like is coming back in style.
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