Octopus: Action: Your meter is approaching its use-by date

ariarnia

Annemos said:

Oh my word. The day after we were having this chat, I watched on Film 4, the Steven Spielberg film:   A I  Artificial intelligence. 

i recomend bicentenial man (robin williams) 

but yes. we dont have an alexi because i dont like the idea of the house listening to me! but no problem with other people having things if they want them  

pochase

peter3hg said:

pochase said:

peter3hg said:

Of minor interest the OP's meter was originally only certified for 25 years. It was up to 40 years by the earliest version of the schedule I can find from July 2015 and went to the current 45 years in the January 2020 update.
This increase in certified life must be through in use testing showing it is a reliable meter and must also mean there are enough still in use to enable that testing and to make it worth someone's while to get the certification extended.

I think you got confused with a second poster in the middle of the thread who had his meter since 1960 and it was recertified later. This meter also "only" had 40 years certification.

The OPs meter has 45 years and from the evidence seems to have been certified in 1990. 

No, I'm looking at the S200.31 meter that the OP has.

You can see the certification period of 25 years here - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1566/made

2015 certification of 40 years is here- https://web.archive.org/web/20151007174953/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/447265/Schedule_4_-_15th_July_2015.pdf

I have not seen the 40 years, but in 1998 the certification was only 25 years.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1566/made



The S200.16 and S200.38 which are now 40 years were also only 25 years in 1998.

[Deleted User]

I'm a bit confused now.  Is my meter,  Sangamo S200.31, the one with the longest certification - 45 years and should be fine until 2035?.

Spoonie_Turtle

Deleted_User said:

I'm a bit confused now.  Is my meter,  Sangamo S200.31, the one with the longest certification - 45 years and should be fine until 2035?.

Yes.

Top of page 3  https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1126202/schedule-4-december-2022.pdf

[Deleted User]

Thank you very much for confirming that, and for the link, Spoonie_Turtle.  I have saved the link now.

Spoonie_Turtle

This is the webpage where the document will be updated as and when required
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schedule-4-uk-nationally-approved-electricity-meters

[Deleted User]

That's really helpful, thank you, again, Spoonie_Turtle.

2010

The post is about whether the OP is being misled by the email that he received and it seems he has listened and has made up his own mind and decided he has been and they can keep their SM.

If smart meters were for the benefit of the consumer --------------- they wouldn`t fit them.

[Deleted User]

I don't really think like that, 2010.  I am a very satisfied Octopus Energy customer.  My first hand experience is that their customer service is excellent and they have been very good to me.

On this occasion it's my choice not to accept their offer of having Smart Meters fitted to replace my existing 'Dumb' meters.

I understand that there are some worthwhile benefits for some customers who choose to have Smart Meters.  

pochase

Deleted_User said:

I'm a bit confused now.  Is my meter,  Sangamo S200.31, the one with the longest certification - 45 years and should be fine until 2035?.

It is confusing. The certification for your meter has increased

1998 - 25 years
2015 - 40 years
2022 - 45 years

The lates is the today valid one, and that is 45 years.