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You got a smart meter?I don’t own the panels. Which meter do I look at ? The normal electric one or the one that’s connected to panels up attic ?
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You got a smart meter?I don’t own the panels. Which meter do I look at ? The normal electric one or the one that’s connected to panels up attic ?
I can't tell from the pic if that shows export, but ask the installer of the new one how you'll know. Usually the in home display shows you.This?
So your smart meter doesn't work?U means the British Gas app? I can’t have an in home display as the signal too bad here
If the phone signal was the issue then your meter readings would never get to BG? Inside your house the display usually uses zigbee (like bluetooth) to talk to the meter, this is independent of the meter talking to the network. Many people have displays that work on meters that don't, and vice versa.When I’m moved in here last year . I rang British Gas and asked them for a display . They sent someone out to set one up but he said he couldn’t do it because it was the older smart meter and they can’t get hold of the displays for them anymore and it wouldn’t work anyway because apparently those meter connect to the IHD with a SIM card… and you can’t get phone signal in my house .
I can see my usage etc via the app but there’s a couple of days Delay. Can’t view half the stuff though
If the phone signal was the issue then your meter readings would never get to BG? Inside your house the display usually uses zigbee (like bluetooth) to talk to the meter, this is independent of the meter talking to the network. Many people have displays that work on meters that don't, and vice versa.
Setting up the IHD will be part of the install, I'd be amazed if you didn't get one this time as it's the latest meter, but then it's BG so...
First few days on flux were a bomb, imported more than exported, but the last few have much improved to the point I think the last week has been a negative cost. Combine that with the <5p gas rates and the £50 referral credit from Octopus and this months bill should be under £50 for everything.Now on octopus flux, will see how it goes but means I should make money.
Engineer came , didn’t fit new smart meters as he said they wouldn’t work because of the crap signal 🫤 I give upYeah they used Zigbee for SMETS1 too, the difference with SMETS2 is that utility providers have to allow you to connect stuff to the HAN whereas they didn’t with SMETS1
Engineer probably didn’t have a clue tbh, they come and attach wires, they don’t necessarily understand the tech.
Engineer came , didn’t fit new smart meters as he said they wouldn’t work because of the crap signal 🫤 I give up
No idea I would have assumed that British Gas would have suggested something … actually no… it’s British GasAren’t there extenders that use your internet connection you can get?
They can fit 'booster' aerials, if they can be bothered.No idea I would have assumed that British Gas would have suggested something … actually no… it’s British Gas
Which either means:I didn’t realise that SMETS2 meters actually mesh if they don’t have a phone signal… they’ll bounce across neighbouring meters until they find one that can phone home and use that as their route back to the DCC
Very neat.
That's what I suspected tbh, probably paid for the call out regardless.Just asked one of my neighbours , they have smart meter with an in home display and theirs works fine apparently . Seems both engineers were lying