Smart Meter Installations

WhiteSpace2006

Is anybody about to have a smart meter installed and happy to have a quick chat about it?

System

Hi - welcome to the forum. No smart meter here - just yet. My advice, FWiW, is wait until next year when suppliers will be rolling out SMETS2 compliant smart meters which will allow you to switch suppliers. At the present time, smart meters can, in the main, only communicate with the supplier that supplied it. If you switch, then your meter will revert to dumb mode; i.e., you will have to start reading it again.

MeterMan

I can also provide advice from an installer point of view.

Terry98

Hengus wrote: »

My advice, FWiW, is wait until next year when suppliers will be rolling out SMETS2 compliant smart meters which will allow you to switch suppliers. At the present time, smart meters can, in the main, only communicate with the supplier that supplied it. If you switch, then your meter will revert to dumb mode; i.e., you will have to start reading it again.

It looks like some SMETS 1 meters might still be installed up to October 2017.

'SMETS 1 meters being installed today can be counted towards a supplier’s
compliance with annual milestones and the 2020 rollout obligation. However, DECC
have set a date of 28 October 2017, beyond which any SMETS 1 meters installed
would not count but SMETS 2'

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/system/files/docs/2016/02/final_open_letter_update.pdf

C_Mababejive

One thing to bear in mind as smart metering is to be rolled out latr this year is that at times there may be question marks over the competence,experience and ability of some of those who actually undertake the work.

Also some of them are paid according to how many jobs they do per day/week.

As an example, if you are having a smart gas meter fitted, it is the responsibility of that person doing the job to make all necessary alterations to inlet and outlet pipework in order for the new smart meter to be fitted to the correct standard.


The work should conform to British Standard BS 6400-2:2006

http://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030157136


A common ploy that some smart meter installers use, especially for gas, is that if they see any older pipework on the inlet or out let of your meter,they will say,,oh i cant do it,,you need to ring your gas supplier or ring your network operator for example National Grid or similar, to have the pipework altered/brought up to date so that the new meter can be fitted.

At best this is inaccurate and at worst, a lie and deception.

They do it because either they are not confident in doing the work or it takes too long and they dont want to get involved.

If you do end up ringing your supplier/ national Grid,,well they will just blank you and not do the work as it isnt their job. The original meter installer is paid to do it,,so he/she should do it..simples.

If this happens to you, ring your supplier,complain and claim a statutory compensation payment.

brewerdave

I had a letter from my current supplier back in Feb/March, telling me that my meters needed to be replaced by smart meters -since the leccy meter had only just been replaced, I've ignored the letter in the hope that nothing will happen until they are rolling out SMETS2 compliant meters.So far,so good:)

jk0

My mother was just offered a smart meter. I pointed out to her that the company would be able to shut off her supply any time they wanted to. She has declined.

Robin9

"My mother was just offered a smart meter. I pointed out to her that the company would be able to shut off her supply any time they wanted to. She has declined."

Rubbish - that's not true. Apologise to your mother.

DJC1690

jk0 wrote: »

My mother was just offered a smart meter. I pointed out to her that the company would be able to shut off her supply any time they wanted to. She has declined.

therm can do that if she not PAY HER BILL so whos told you this therm can turn off her supply anytime ther want?!

GingerBob_3

jk0 wrote: »

My mother was just offered a smart meter. I pointed out to her that the company would be able to shut off her supply any time they wanted to. She has declined.

Sensible..

jk0

Robin9 wrote: »

"My mother was just offered a smart meter. I pointed out to her that the company would be able to shut off her supply any time they wanted to. She has declined."

Rubbish - that's not true. Apologise to your mother.

Not rubbish my friend: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=152676