Smart meters

matelodave

MalMonroe said:

smartbusybee said:

I am also interested in whether I am obliged to let the energy company install a smart meter. Is is compulsory?

No it isn't. And in fact when my new neighbour moved in next door she insisted that the energy company remove the smart meter that had previously been installed. She said they emit waves (and they may very well do and we don't really know enough about them yet to be confident that they are safe) and that the smart meter in her property had an adverse effect on her family's health. (She omitted to mention to the energy company that she also smokes spliffs!)

Does she have a mobile phone, what about wifi, they squirt out a lot more "waves" than a smart meter and are usually a lot closer to your head and body than a gas or leccy meter.

As a matter of interest, did she get it removed?

mac.d

MWT said:

smartbusybee said:

I am also interested in whether I am obliged to let the energy company install a smart meter. Is is compulsory?

You are not obliged to have a smart meter in smart mode, but if your old meter needs to be replaced you cannot refuse a smart meter fitted in dumb mode if that is all they have available to fit. .

An important distinction to make, especially as the OP of the thread was asking about a smart meter being compulsory when it's being fitted to replace a meter that has reached the end of its certification period/service period. 

Jack_Cork

Just pray its not e.on fitting the smart meters they really dont have a clue. The gas meter worked ok, but for some reason they have lost the details of the electric meter and I can send them a photo of it!!?? Oh and the last meter reading off the card in the box as well. I told them the old reading of 50000 and the new reading of 400 and the guy said sarcastically 400? Is the meter going backwards, till I point out it was a NEW meter! Now apparently I have to call them back in 4 weeks to arrange for them to come out and do something to the meter, yeah ok, I've really have time to sort your mess out eon. This is more trouble than sending in a meter reading