Resetting clock on Ampy Type 5184A meter?

steve638821

Hi all

This has drifted over time so that it is now about twenty minutes out. Is there a way of resetting it to correct time without going through whoever installed it? I presume this is not a smart meter and will need replacing in the future. It is dual rate meter i.e. Economy Seven.

Thanks for any help. :j

Regards, Steve

ilikewatch

I very much doubt it - if the end user could set the time on these I would imagine that a fair amount of them would be reset to regard 17:00 - 23:00 as off-peak!

steve638821

That was what I was thinking - can't understand how it has drifted so much though. It has a button to check on the readings and a second one blanked off it seems.

Thanks

Steve

chris1973

20 minutes isn't a big deal, its not like you've lost 20 minutes of E7 time, the E7 period will just start and finish 20 minutes later / earlier than normal, you'll still get the full 7 hours of cheap rate.

Any manual programming, beyond visually reading the meter, tariff's etc are locked out and changes can only be done by a legit meter reader / programmer, as the other person said, leaving it unlocked would leave it open to abuse

if its losing time rapidly, then no doubt the energy company will fall ar*e over t*t to get out to you and reset it ASAP, if there is any danger of the economy period falling earlier into the Evening!

steve638821

Thanks all, I'll contact the elec supplier. I don't think they actually installed that particular meter so they might want me to upgrade - costing of course.

Cheers, Steve