Electric Meter Replacement (EON)

diystarter7

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Keep_pedalling

diystarter7 said:

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Different meters have different certification periods, but these are not shown on the meter. The meter should be marked with its certification year and if that is under 10 years ago then it’s OK, over 20 years and it’s out of certification. In between is a grey area.

diystarter7

Keep_pedalling said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Different meters have different certification periods, but these are not shown on the meter. The meter should be marked with its certification year and if that is under 10 years ago then it’s OK, over 20 years and it’s out of certification. In between is a grey area.

Hi

Many thanks

So the "grey area" could be challenged IMHO??

I will investigate further as many sites state that the certification is from 10 to 40 years.

Thanks again, your help is appreciated..

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diystarter7 said:

Keep_pedalling said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Different meters have different certification periods, but these are not shown on the meter. The meter should be marked with its certification year and if that is under 10 years ago then it’s OK, over 20 years and it’s out of certification. In between is a grey area.

Hi

Many thanks

So the "grey area" could be challenged IMHO??

I will investigate further as many sites state that the certification is from 10 to 40 years.

Thanks again, your help is appreciated..

There is no 'grey area' to challenge. All meters have a certified life based on the initial certification and a certification period review by The Office of Product Safety and Standards (a department within the old BEIS). If a meter has reached its certified end-of-life, it must be replaced under extant legislation.

You are making claims and statements that so far you have failed to substantiate with any material facts.

Keep_pedalling

diystarter7 said:

Keep_pedalling said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Different meters have different certification periods, but these are not shown on the meter. The meter should be marked with its certification year and if that is under 10 years ago then it’s OK, over 20 years and it’s out of certification. In between is a grey area.

Hi

Many thanks

So the "grey area" could be challenged IMHO??

I will investigate further as many sites state that the certification is from 10 to 40 years.

Thanks again, your help is appreciated..

By grey area I meant it is not easy for the user to tell, although I suspect Googling the make and model might provide a definitive answer.

The_Green_Hornet

A list of approved electricity meters and their certification periods can be found here -->

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schedule-4-uk-nationally-approved-electricity-meters

Keep_pedalling

The_Green_Hornet said:

A list of approved electricity meters and their certification periods can be found here -->

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schedule-4-uk-nationally-approved-electricity-meters

Interesting there are a very small number of them that have much longer dates.

diystarter7

Dolor said:

diystarter7 said:

Keep_pedalling said:

diystarter7 said:

Hi

About the meter having reached the use by date.
I read this can be anything up to 40 years ie the certifications for this when it ends and varies depending on the make/type I guess


How does one identify the end of the certification date on their old style, ie non 'smart' , meter?

The link I posted from Citizens s advice is good but it does not detail the above.

Thanks

Different meters have different certification periods, but these are not shown on the meter. The meter should be marked with its certification year and if that is under 10 years ago then it’s OK, over 20 years and it’s out of certification. In between is a grey area.

Hi

Many thanks

So the "grey area" could be challenged IMHO??

I will investigate further as many sites state that the certification is from 10 to 40 years.

Thanks again, your help is appreciated..

There is no 'grey area' to challenge. All meters have a certified life based on the initial certification and a certification period review by The Office of Product Safety and Standards (a department within the old BEIS). If a meter has reached its certified end-of-life, it must be replaced under extant legislation.

You are making claims and statements that so far you have failed to substantiate with any material facts.

I read it as such ie that the period between 20 and 40 years was a grey area and if it is not, then great but I did read that but your posts helps and now we know that people can have up to 40 years certification meters! Thanks

Therefore, meters may have a certification for up to 40 years

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/my-energy-company-told-me-that-my-meter-is-unsafe-and-i-need-a-smart-meter-awSTf6S8cy6I

Thanks

diystarter7

The_Green_Hornet said:

A list of approved electricity meters and their certification periods can be found here -->

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schedule-4-uk-nationally-approved-electricity-meters

Hi

Many thanks. I must rush and just had a quick ganders - tryig to locate the 40 year certifications

Thanks

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/my-energy-company-told-me-that-my-meter-is-unsafe-and-i-need-a-smart-meter-awSTf6S8cy6I

Scot_39

The_Green_Hornet said:

A list of approved electricity meters and their certification periods can be found here -->

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schedule-4-uk-nationally-approved-electricity-meters

Thanks for the list.

Only quickly skimmed and saw very few long lifespans - in fact in the initial pages only saw a couple of 40s and 1 45 (although I was only skimming them).

Then looked for my own meter - it's 15 years.

Their are a very large number with 10 or 15 - so suspect the averge is actually quite low.