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Help - heart rate through the roof - elect meter not working - what to do?
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One possibilty which is likely is that there has been a short power cut or power surge which has fried the digital electric meter s and digital gas meters with an energy pulse on restart once power is restored. I have seen many properties like this in a small area which affected every third house .
I once had it explained by a Northern Power Grid employee why its every third house0 -
Probably due to 3 phase mains.0
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SAC2334 said:
One possibilty which is likely is that there has been a short power cut or power surge which has fried the digital electric meter s and digital gas meters with an energy pulse on restart once power is restored. I have seen many properties like this in a small area which affected every third house .
I once had it explained by a Northern Power Grid employee why its every third houseThat might explain a dead electricity meter but it would have to be in the realms of EMP to take out a battery powered gas meter...... and even the electricity meter would be expected to fail to a blank screen, not just to retain the last reading...
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Can you post the two photos you have taken of the meters?0
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MWT said:SAC2334 said:
One possibilty which is likely is that there has been a short power cut or power surge which has fried the digital electric meter s and digital gas meters with an energy pulse on restart once power is restored. I have seen many properties like this in a small area which affected every third house .
I once had it explained by a Northern Power Grid employee why its every third houseThat might explain a dead electricity meter but it would have to be in the realms of EMP to take out a battery powered gas meter...... and even the electricity meter would be expected to fail to a blank screen, not just to retain the last reading...
i Gas smart meter could possibly be rendered blank by a strong surge as its connected to the electric smart meter by short distance Zigbee . Other than that explanation its a million to one odds that both meters pack in at the same time or even same month unless human hands help it along ..Which I have seen happen .
Gas meter batteries do give up from 6 years from new onwards though and that will make the screen blank . Possibly that can be recovered with a new battery .Suppliers do not usually put in new batteries on gas meters except old prepay meters but exchange for new ones0 -
wild666 said:The only time a meter should stop recording usage is when the meters are disconnected for non payment but they normally put in prepayment meters and claim the arrears back through a daily payment plan.0
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Since I haven't seen anyone else answering it, the meters belong to the suppliers, and the suppliers have a legal duty to maintain them in working order.But it seems an amazing coincidence that both would fail at the same time.If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.0
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