Smart Meter

We were 'cold called' regarding the installation of a smart meter and we told them no thank you.

I have one that is now a dumb meter, I left the company I let fit it in & they class it as theirs so it’s now a std meter(dumb) it only helps the meter fitting company, I saw no gains or losses in all honesty-so why allow them the convenience🤷🏻‍♂️. It goes where to old spinning wheel one did, it’s all digital now. Fitting it-messy but they tidy up & you need to clear access for them. If I had the same decision again then I’d say NO.

Just say NO!EON insisted on fitting SM units to our place and my elderly Mum's place Ocober 2021.They still do not work.Fitters came,put in the units and then declared that they could not get a WAN signal.Commonsense would have dictated a check for WAN signal first.Commonsense......hmm.

So I am still having to go and manually read both sets of meters and then have to go on line to submit readings.

The same as I did when we had the original meters-what a farce!

EON reckon that they are looking into the situation but that they have a backlog- another Covid excuse for being incompetent?

I’ve fitted my own (efergy), just because I’m interested in keeping an eye on how much leccy is being used by what. I inherited a hot tub with my house, but once I realised how much that used it was bye bye. It’s easy to fit your own and no hassle when switching suppliers (or houses) - battery operated, lasts about 12/18 months. I just submit a meter reading to my supplier online each month which isn’t too arduous.

We had two different experiences, the first and my late MIL's house when it was a way of looking at what they could get her to buy in terms of other stuff. They said they 'had to' check the boiler and earth wiring and suggested changing it to which we said no, also the meter never worked properly as mobile signal was always poor. As said above they should have checked. 

With ours they just changed the two meters and did nothing else. They are good as they send the reading in by their own sim card and appear accurate (I check the first couple). Also the one we had installed can be used by any energy company if we ever change so if you do get one then make sure it is a universal one.  

It did come with a display unit for inside the house showing usage, daily, monthly whatever but I've never used it.

But it is certainly easier for us than doing the readings yourself and emailing them in. Your choice in the end.

We have been told for the last two years by EON that they need too fit a smart? meter as it is part of our fuel contract ,we have ignored it

I submit a reading monthly (if we are not away)

Load of rubbish. It has to be plugged in to work🤷‍♀️ All they do is allow companies to read meter remotely, doesn’t make a blind bit of difference to bills. The only way to control that is to do the obvious, turn off stuff you don’t need, don’t heat rooms you aren’t using too highly, don’t overfill a kettle for a cuppa, try a jumper rather than a T Shirt in Winter, and move around more if you can. Decent windows, good insulation, draught proofing but allow air to circulate, and don’t dry clothes on radiators!
They came out and changed our Electric Meter, but never sent us a Smart Meter. We haven’t followed it up. We send readings in every month, build up a nice little buffer in the warm months, use heating as we need it in Winter. We check our bills periodically, if there’s a problem we sort it. 

Not so easy for you Ken, having to check your Mum’s, but they don’t seem to reliable to be honest.

Are people talking about two different things here? A meter be smart of otherwise measures the amount of use for the supplier to bill you. The latest meter have a communication mode which automatically sends information to the energy supplier. It is possible at for some communication between meter and supplier might be an issue, however that is up to the power line people to sort. If it works as it does in the majority of cases it saves the manual checking of meters as saves the energy companies employing a host of people to read meters. What is there not to like? 

I just wonder if some are confusing the little household display that shows current daily spending?

David

The supply companies try to tell you that it's a Govt requirement to have a smart meter but it isn't. The only requirement is that the supplier must offer you one. 

We refused because a few neighbours had trouble with theirs and we didn't want the hassle.

One of the anti smart meter fitting scenarios is that your energy company has via the meter, a method of controlling your bills as they can alter what you pay if they so wish

At this time I can send readings from our meter at the rate I have contracted to pay