smart meter?

AdrianC

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I've read articles about health hazards to do with them

I read somewhere that they were responsible for antibiotic resistance and the extinction of the Dodo, too.

moneyistooshorttomention

G_M wrote: »

How much did the gas hob cost including fitting?


How much cheaper is the gas than the electicity?


My guess is that it will take you decades to actually save money in this way. I might be wrong though. (of course a smart meter might allow you to make the calculation, assuming you can differentiate between gas being used by the hob Vs central heaing boiler, and electricity used by the hob Vs all the other appliances.......)

Not to mention = are you quite quite sure that gas will remain freely available and at no higher a price for the rest of your lifetime (or the time you have this particular house at any rate)?

Now I bought my current house fairly recently - and I'm in my 60's. So - I kept the fact the house was on gas central heating BUT the shower in my new bathroom is electric and the various cooker parts in my new kitchen are electric.

Just in case......:cool:

sevenhills

jo03gra wrote: »

I'm wondering what the benefits are for me as the customer, except for having up to date readings which I thought I could update online anyway.

So I'm curious...what are the benefits for me?

Thanks in advance

If you move house, there will be no confusion about the reading by you and the next resident.
You will be able to try out different ways of heating your home, or just turn the thermostat down a degree and see how much money you are saving, on a hourly/daily basis.



You will see if you go from using £2 energy per day, to £3 per day; but you may never recoup your lost pay for having a day off

Lioness_Twinkletoes

I had my supply capped (wrongly) and the meter man that came to uncap said that the new Smart meters allows providers to stop your supply without attending your home. That's enough to put me off.

Besides, I like being warm and having lights and I don't need to agonise every penny it's costing. I read my meters every month and never have had an estimated bill.

I'll stick with my standard meters.

AnotherJoe

sevenhills wrote: »

If you move house, there will be no confusion about the reading by you and the next resident.
You will be able to try out different ways of heating your home, or just turn the thermostat down a degree and see how much money you are saving, on a hourly/daily basis.
You will see if you go from using £2 energy per day, to £3 per day; but you may never recoup your lost pay for having a day off

Or you could just take a picture of the meters on the day you move.

You could trust the smart meter to give the right numbers
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/06/smart-energy-meters-giving-readings-seven-times-high-study-finds/
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/02/top-four-smart-meter-problems-and-how-to-solve-them/
https://forum.ovoenergy.com/ihd-in-home-displays-64/high-costs-with-my-new-smart-meter-are-my-prices-correct-1196


.... but perhaps you shouldn't

diamond_dave

DD moved in to a new build last year which(apparently) had a sm for the leccy but as the previous owners had changed suppliers, it wasnt working. So i decide to take the readings each month for her just to check. The electric meter is on the wall and can be read easily, however, the gas meter is located on the ground in a brown box with a hinged lid. The only way of reading this is to lie on the wet ground, holding the lid up with 1 hand, pressing the various buttons to get the reading. Last week the lid fell on my head - good job i was wearing a cycle helmet! Can anyone tell me why these meters cant be located at a sensible height as there is no way that an elderly /disabled person could carry out the procedure. As has been said before, these smart meters will not save you any money - only switching off the appliance will do that.

sevenhills

diamond_dave wrote: »

The only way of reading this is to lie on the wet ground, holding the lid up with 1 hand, pressing the various buttons to get the reading. Last week the lid fell on my head - good job i was wearing a cycle helmet! Can anyone tell me why these meters cant be located at a sensible height as there is no way that an elderly /disabled person could carry out the procedure. As has been said before, these smart meters will not save you any money - only switching off the appliance will do that.

The meters go where the pipes are; in my case that was exactly where the old meter was.
Quite low down and difficult to read, now I have SM its not a problem.

YoungBlueEyes

Am I the only person who still does it the old fashioned way?

I give them my meter readings and they send me a paper bill, which I take to the bank and pay. If they're a bit on the steep side I turn the heating down and put a jumper on etc.

I genuinely don't understand smart meters. Only using less energy will result in smaller bills.

(Not including G_M's marvelous contraption from post #8 in that. I want one of those, obviously.)

Red-Squirrel_2

YoungBlueEyes wrote: »

Am I the only person who still does it the old fashioned way?

I give them my meter readings and they send me a paper bill, which I take to the bank and pay. If they're a bit on the steep side I turn the heating down and put a jumper on etc.

I genuinely don't understand smart meters. Only using less energy will result in smaller bills.

(Not including G_M's marvelous contraption from post #8 in that. I want one of those, obviously.)

You physically go to the bank? Why? Also how? There are hardly any branches left!

YoungBlueEyes

Yeah I do. While I appreciate how online xyz is great for some folk, I actually enjoy going outside and talking to people. My bank has plenty of branches still open

Edit - and I usually walk there. 3 mile round trip. Great on days like today when we had perfect autumnal weather.