'Smart' Meters

[El Cid 221]

On 20/01/2024 at 09:51, Thorpist said:

Just wondering in the light of all the publicity and revelations re the corruption with the post office system , are we right in not putting our trust in smart meters . Can the readings  be altered by the providers and should we trust them if they say they  cannot  be manipulated?

Personally I have lost faith in any major organisation .

The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but ....

 

"According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year."

 

Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno

[HeHasRisen 3,410]

My electric was 10p a unit on Sunday. Aren't smart meters horrible? 🙄🙄🙄

[redruby 280]

4 hours ago, El Cid said:

The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but ....

 

"According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year."

 

Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno

I recently had my ‘smart’ gas meter replaced.  It was installed in 2015.  It stopped being ‘smart’ a few years ago and we had to send readings instead.  Then it recently stopped working altogether as apparently the battery was dead.  I personally think that’s quite poor that a meter has such a relatively short lifespan before needing replacement.  It probably only worked properly as a smart meter for about 5 years or so.  And from what I’ve read online this isn’t uncommon and a lot of smart meters are now coming to the end of their lifespan. 

[alchresearch 215]

5 hours ago, El Cid said:

The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but ....

 

"According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year."

 

Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno

I wonder if they're counting out of range as "faulty". 

 

My meters are in the garage at the front of the house, the smart meter is in the kitchen at the back, and it often drops the signal due to the distance and the number of walls between them.

[alchresearch 215]

Sorry, can't edit - its also interesting to see the BBC link use the term "faulty" one minute and "not working properly" the next.

 

Mine could certainly fall into the 2nd category, but its not faulty by any means

[me-and-pippo 12]

2 hours ago, alchresearch said:

I wonder if they're counting out of range as "faulty". 

 

My meters are in the garage at the front of the house, the smart meter is in the kitchen at the back, and it often drops the signal due to the distance and the number of walls between them.

What you have in your kitchen is a in-home display, your smart meters are in your garage.

I thought you would have known that? 🙂

[Meltman 314]

1 hour ago, me-and-pippo said:

What you have in your kitchen is a in-home display, your smart meters are in your garage.

I thought you would have known that? 🙂

You are wrong there. My electricity smart meter is in my kitchen, it's in the original meter cupboard from when the house was built. 

I thought you would have known things like that. 

[HeHasRisen 3,410]

35 minutes ago, Meltman said:

You are wrong there. My electricity smart meter is in my kitchen, it's in the original meter cupboard from when the house was built. 

I thought you would have known things like that. 

In the case of the quoted post though, Pippo is correct, given he says the meters are in the garage. 

[Meltman 314]

Just now, HeHasRisen said:

In the case of the quoted post though, Pippo is correct, given he says the meters are in the garage. 

Not in my case, he isn't correct...so must be wrong!

[Meltman 314]

Just now, Meltman said:

Not in my case, he isn't correct...so must be wrong!

I get what you are saying now I've read it again...wish I could have edited my post. Apologies 

[HeHasRisen 3,410]

Dear god man!

[echo beach 592]

My smart meter is very smart because it’s sat on a storeroom shelf somewhere and, despite being incessantly pestered by my supplier to have it installed, it seems quite content where it is.

I’m still capable of reading a meter every month at their request and inputting the numbers into the supplier’s website. That way I know exactly what I’m using and what I need to pay as well.

The system still works very well. If it’s not broken why change it!

 

 

echo.