SSE provide an apology over advertising

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jacko220 said:

[Deleted User] said:

Suppliers are under direction from Ofgem to engage with consumers re the fitting of smart meters:

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/Smart%20Meter%20Open%20Letter%202022%20Final%20Draft.pdf

Rest assured, you will be contacted again. Remember, once your existing meters are deemed to be end-of-life, the supplier has a legal right to fit smart meters.

Can you please tell me the MTBF for gas and electricity meters.

I haven’t a clue - but you need to be careful what you consider to be a failure. A failure to connect to the DCC network might be down to physics (distance); a network failure; a failure of the comms hub (nothing to do with either smart meter), or an Adapter failure. In most cases, the meters will still record usage.

jacko220

Does this mean the data wont be transmitted, a bit like me closing my eyes in front of my computer screen when calculating my cost from my spreadsheet.

FreeBear

jacko220 said:

[Deleted User] said:

Suppliers are under direction from Ofgem to engage with consumers re the fitting of smart meters:

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2022-03/Smart%20Meter%20Open%20Letter%202022%20Final%20Draft.pdf

Rest assured, you will be contacted again. Remember, once your existing meters are deemed to be end-of-life, the supplier has a legal right to fit smart meters.

Can you please tell me the MTBF for gas and electricity meters.

Dunno about the MTBF, but the certified life is (or was) around 20-25 years for the old mechanical meters.

It is when the meters reach the end of their certified life that the suppliers are required to replace them.

GingerTim

'I am sorry you are unhappy' strikes me as a textbook non-apology!

jacko220

 Which textbook is that is it F.Hall's books on Building Services, F.Hall is a lecturer in Surrey.

GingerTim

jacko220 said:

 Which textbook is that is it F.Hall's books on Building Services, F.Hall is a lecturer in Surrey.

It's like saying 'I'm sorry if you were offended', not really an apology at all and just corporate-speak

ariarnia

and the email is obviously a response to someone complaining about being offered a smart meter installation (which probably counts as a marketing email so you can opt out).

that has nothing to do with the article which is about ihd showing estimates. 

it also has nothing to do with being contacted when your meter reaches end of life and needs replacing (which will be with a smart meter)

jacko220

ariarnia said:

and the email is obviously a response to someone complaining about being offered a smart meter installation (which probably counts as a marketing email so you can opt out).

that has nothing to do with the article which is about ihd showing estimates. 

it also has nothing to do with being contacted when your meter reaches end of life and needs replacing (which will be with a smart meter)

An unsolicited telephone call from the Phillipines, during my afternoon sleep, so it was after dark in the Phillipines which means the lights are on and it is using electricity and producing CO2 into the atmosphere. Physician heal thyself.
Pantomime season, oh yes it does.
?

ariarnia

jacko220 said:

ariarnia said:

and the email is obviously a response to someone complaining about being offered a smart meter installation (which probably counts as a marketing email so you can opt out).

that has nothing to do with the article which is about ihd showing estimates. 

it also has nothing to do with being contacted when your meter reaches end of life and needs replacing (which will be with a smart meter)

An unsolicited telephone call from the Phillipines, during my afternoon sleep, so it was after dark in the Phillipines which means the lights are on and it is using electricity and producing CO2 into the atmosphere. Physician heal thyself.
Pantomime season, oh yes it does.
?

so like i said. a marketing call offering to fit a smart meter. which is why you could opt out. you could probably have also just ticked a box somewhere in your online account. but you do you

jacko220

ariarnia said:

jacko220 said:

ariarnia said:

and the email is obviously a response to someone complaining about being offered a smart meter installation (which probably counts as a marketing email so you can opt out).

that has nothing to do with the article which is about ihd showing estimates. 

it also has nothing to do with being contacted when your meter reaches end of life and needs replacing (which will be with a smart meter)

An unsolicited telephone call from the Phillipines, during my afternoon sleep, so it was after dark in the Phillipines which means the lights are on and it is using electricity and producing CO2 into the atmosphere. Physician heal thyself.
Pantomime season, oh yes it does.
?

so like i said. a marketing call offering to fit a smart meter. which is why you could opt out. you could probably have also just ticked a box somewhere in your online account. but you do you

Presuming something will get you into trouble.