RTS switch off

themillcat

What will happen to my meter when the RTS signal is turned off ?,

Will it just stay on one of the two clocks and not change or will it stop working altogether ?

There are lots of warnings that heating and water will stop working but why would that be?

My heating and water is my combi gas boiler , its only link to the electricity is a 3 pin plug

to power it ( just like my kettle , tv, toaster  etc) .or are some systems linked directly to the meter ?

Mine switches from night to daytime readings but my charge is the same for both so if it still works but on only one clock my meter shouldn`t need changing .

Or am i missing something ?

thanks in advance for any info

QrizB

themillcat said:

What will happen to my meter when the RTS signal is turned off?

Nobody really knows what will happen to your specific meter.

themillcat said:

Will it just stay on one of the two clocks and not change or will it stop working altogether ?

It will probably continue to switch as it does now. Or it might get stuck on one or the other. There's practically no chance that it'll completely stop working and disconnect you, or (on the other extreme) give you free leccy.

themillcat said:

There are lots of warnings that heating and water will stop working but why would that be?

My heating and water is my combi gas boiler

Or am i missing something ?

RTD meters are intended for properties with electric heating systems. There's very little point having one with a gas combi.

themillcat said:

Mine switches from night to daytime readings but my charge is the same for both so if it still works but on only one clock my meter shouldn`t need changing

Has your supplier offered you a smart meter? You should get one, it'll give you options for cheaper tariffs.

Ildhund

If you have gas central heating, are you sure you have an RTS meter? A photo of it would help ...

matelodave

I guess that if you have a separately switched off-peak hot water and heating circuit, controlled by the RTS signal then it wont switch if there's no signal to activate it ergo not heating or hot water.

The alternative could be that theres a default situation where all circuits are just switched onto the peak rate and everything still works but its going to cost a lot more.

It will all depend on how your circuits are configured and whether you've got separate peak and off peak circuits.