Seven Trent water meter not so smart

Swipe

x44 said:

Quite how a 'consumer level' electronic meter is going to survive sumberged 24/7/365 down at the bottom let alone be capable of transmitting anything out escapes me!

My meter was put in the countryside lane instead of at the bottom of my driveway as agreed during the survey. I complained about it always being submerged under water and cow poop for most of the year and Severn Trent refused to move it and assured me that they are designed to work under water without affecting functionality.

mmmmikey

Swipe said:

x44 said:

Quite how a 'consumer level' electronic meter is going to survive sumberged 24/7/365 down at the bottom let alone be capable of transmitting anything out escapes me!

My meter was put in the countryside lane instead of at the bottom of my driveway as agreed during the survey. I complained about it always being submerged under water and cow poop for most of the year and Severn Trent refused to move it and assured me that they are designed to work under water without affecting functionality.

Mine's in two parts - the meter itself which is pretty much permanently submerged and an electronic gizmo attached to the underside of the lid which I assume is what transmits the data. It works fine.

Sterlingtimes

For me, Severn Trent has reintroduced usage graphs onto its new portal. It is no longer referred to as My Smart Tracker. While usage volumes are clear, meter reading does not appear to be a possibility.