swalec smart meters

[life on mars]

Re: swalec smart meters

In summary then, these meters have been wrongfully marketed as ' Smart ' ?

[dandywarhol]

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When I worked for SWEB the management were making surprise visits to the homes of staff to see if they were by passing the meter.
You'd be surprised how many were doing it.Instant dismissal.Not very smart.

[life on mars]

Re: swalec smart meters

When I worked for SWEB the management were making surprise visits to the homes of staff to see if they were by passing the meter.
You'd be surprised how many were doing it.Instant dismissal.Not very smart.

As a matter of interest how do you by pass a meter ?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: swalec smart meters

As a matter of interest how do you by pass a meter ?

Sounds painful.

[Cyclops]

Re: swalec smart meters

As a matter of interest how do you by pass a meter ?

Simply check out relevant episodes of Police Interceptors. They show cannabis installations being raided at homes with meters bypassed to reduce the cost of heating, air extraction etc. It's really quite easy if you've got a soldering iron and a pair of snips.

[BLUETIT]

Re: swalec smart meters

Simply check out relevant episodes of Police Interceptors. They show cannabis installations being raided at homes with meters bypassed to reduce the cost of heating, air extraction etc. It's really quite easy if you've got a soldering iron and a pair of snips.

I find a hot soapy flannel and scissors work for me :xmashehe:

[Cyclops]

Re: swalec smart meters

I find a hot soapy flannel and scissors work for me :xmashehe:

Obviously in Cahoots* with TBG :xmashehe:

* A little heard-of village in S-set

[B. Oddie]

Re: swalec smart meters

I think SSE are terrible. I went with Ecotricity a few years back as I like Dale Vince's philosophy.

[poc]

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finally got through to sse the records hadnt been updated:facepalm:after 5 months which was corrected it will take 7-10 days though to reset the meter:hehe:

[tforturton]

Re: swalec smart meters

Let's clear something up. There are only two reasons why companies are installing smart meters.
1. They don't have to employ all those costly meter-readers.
2. They can, at some point, introduce different charge rates for different times of the day.

[BLUETIT]

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Let's clear something up. There are only two reasons why companies are installing smart meters.
1. They don't have to employ all those costly meter-readers.
2. They can, at some point, introduce HIGHER charge rates for different times of the day.

FYP !

[IanD]

Re: swalec smart meters

Let's clear something up. There are only two reasons why companies are installing smart meters.
1. They don't have to employ all those costly meter-readers.
2. They can, at some point, introduce different charge rates for different times of the day.

Got it in two. There are companies that already offer tariffs based on hourly demand and this will become the norm. Hence doing the ironing at 3.00am as you can bet peak point prices will rise creating higher Bill's for the many. I'm thinking linking a Tesla battery to off peak charging and running the house off stored cheap electric during the day, leaving out the solar panels bit. Last time I looked, the software to enable this wasnt available in UK. And the cost of installation is excessive.