RTS signal ceasing

Qyburn

brianposter said:

Presumably there is a modern substitute for those valves and there are other less powerful transmitters around. 

"Presumably" equals "I have no idea". Setting that aside and avoiding rhetorical questions, it would  make no economic sense to invest a pile of money developing an alternative, and I'm sure everyone can see there'd be no technical or practical point in developing a "less powerful" replacement.

brianposter

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Qyburn

brianposter said:

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Maybe. When was it installed and what is its certified life? On the other hand if it's not an RTS meter then it's irrelevant anyway.

QrizB

brianposter said:

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Or to believe that it's at all accurate, for that matter.

As Qyburn asks, what was it's certified life and how long ago did it expire?

brianposter

QrizB said:

brianposter said:

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Or to believe that it's at all accurate, for that matter.

As Qyburn asks, what was it's certified life and how long ago did it expire?

It does not much matter if the meter is accurate as long as the readings are accepted by both me and the supplier. And in the meantime someone has saved several hundred pounds.

brianposter

Qyburn said:

brianposter said:

Presumably there is a modern substitute for those valves and there are other less powerful transmitters around. 

"Presumably" equals "I have no idea". Setting that aside and avoiding rhetorical questions, it would  make no economic sense to invest a pile of money developing an alternative, and I'm sure everyone can see there'd be no technical or practical point in developing a "less powerful" replacement.

It seems rather odd to describe some £50 million as "no economic sense".

Qyburn

brianposter said:

It does not much matter if the meter is accurate as long as the readings are accepted by both me and the supplier. And in the meantime someone has saved several hundred pounds.

If the meter has passed it's certified life, the supplier is legally obliged to replace it. Ultimately it may come down to a warrant and forced entry.

But back to the original subject, is your meter RTS controlled, and if so do you fully understand how it will operate once the service shuts down? 

We've seen a pile of people warned about the shut down, but who either have a tariff where it won't make any difference, or some who no longer have RTS at all.

GingerTim

brianposter said:

QrizB said:

brianposter said:

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Or to believe that it's at all accurate, for that matter.

As Qyburn asks, what was it's certified life and how long ago did it expire?

It does not much matter if the meter is accurate as long as the readings are accepted by both me and the supplier. And in the meantime someone has saved several hundred pounds.

It would matter to you if, for instance, the meter was over-reading and you were paying more than you should.

But as Qyburn says, once certification has expired the suppliers have a legal obligation to replace the meter.

EssexHebridean

GingerTim said:

brianposter said:

QrizB said:

brianposter said:

Perhaps I should add that my electricity meter is over 60 years old and no obvious reason to believe that it is particularly inaccurate.

Or to believe that it's at all accurate, for that matter.

As Qyburn asks, what was it's certified life and how long ago did it expire?

It does not much matter if the meter is accurate as long as the readings are accepted by both me and the supplier. And in the meantime someone has saved several hundred pounds.

It would matter to you if, for instance, the meter was over-reading and you were paying more than you should.

But as Qyburn says, once certification has expired the suppliers have a legal obligation to replace the meter.

By the sound of it, it wouldn't, it seems that Brian is quite happy to simply accept that his 60 year old piece of "tech" is accurate - who knows whether it's over reading and he is getting overcharged, or perhaps more likely he's conscious that it might well be under-reading, and he doesn't want to rock the boat!