michaelc
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Post by michaelc on Mar 24, 2023 20:53:35 GMT
I'm getting one just to get a free isolator switch install. Anyone had a smart meter which didn't include the switch ? isolator switch? Sits between the meter and consumer unit to make future consumer unit upgrades safer. Maybe the correct term is "isolation switch" not sure.
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Post by martin44 on Mar 24, 2023 20:54:15 GMT
I am eminently unqualified to mess with anything like this. ... just disconnect it... its f******g with your life ... they are BS.
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Post by keitha on Mar 24, 2023 20:56:52 GMT
I'm getting one just to get a free isolator switch install. Anyone had a smart meter which didn't include the switch ? isolator switch? It's definitely not the default to have an isolator switch, but one before the meter would let you turn the power off to the meter and force a reboot of the comms hub etc which can cure a lot of issue with smart meters
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Post by michaelc on Mar 24, 2023 20:57:44 GMT
It's definitely not the default to have an isolator switch, but one before the meter would let you turn the power off to the meter and force a reboot of the comms hub etc which can cure a lot of issue with smart meters I think they go in _after_ the meter but could be wrong.
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Post by martin44 on Mar 24, 2023 20:59:46 GMT
Sits between the meter and consumer unit to make future consumer unit upgrades safer. Maybe the correct term is "isolation switch" not sure. Is it something thats suddenly become a problem? or have you lived with it in your house for donkeys years.... maybe its something that makes you feel more environmentally friendly.
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Post by keitha on Mar 24, 2023 21:04:10 GMT
I am eminently unqualified to mess with anything like this. ... just disconnect it... its f******g with your life ... they are BS. removing the meter is dangerous,  Martin is talking BS! if you remove the gas meter you will get gas billowing into the house, if you remove an electricity meter you will be charged with stealing electricity. as you would effectively need to connect the incoming supply to the distribution board
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Post by michaelc on Mar 24, 2023 21:08:29 GMT
Sits between the meter and consumer unit to make future consumer unit upgrades safer. Maybe the correct term is "isolation switch" not sure. Is it something thats suddenly become a problem? or have you lived with it in your house for donkeys years.... maybe its something that makes you feel more environmentally friendly. Definitely not. I do a lot of development and would find such a thing useful - that's all I'll say publicly 
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Post by michaelc on Mar 24, 2023 21:11:15 GMT
registerme ... just disconnect it... its f******g with your life ... they are BS. removing the meter is dangerous, Martin is talking BS! if you remove the gas meter you will get gas billowing into the house, if you remove an electricity meter you will be charged with stealing electricity. as you would effectively need to connect the incoming supply to the distribution board Just close the valve. You'd be left with no heating and an embarrassing story to have to explain though.... 
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Post by martin44 on Mar 24, 2023 21:13:01 GMT
registerme ... just disconnect it... its f******g with your life ... they are BS. removing the meter is dangerous, Martin is talking BS! if you remove the gas meter you will get gas billowing into the house, if you remove an electricity meter you will be charged with stealing electricity. as you would effectively need to connect the incoming supply to the distribution board i give up... you obviously have no idea what a smart meter is
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Post by martin44 on Mar 24, 2023 21:16:03 GMT
removing the meter is dangerous, Martin is talking BS! if you remove the gas meter you will get gas billowing into the house, if you remove an electricity meter you will be charged with stealing electricity. as you would effectively need to connect the incoming supply to the distribution board Just close the valve. You'd be left with no heating and an embarrassing story to have to explain though.... he thinks the smart meter is the "actual" gas meter...
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Post by martin44 on Mar 24, 2023 21:20:09 GMT
registerme ... just disconnect it... its f******g with your life ... they are BS. removing the meter is dangerous, Martin is talking BS! if you remove the gas meter you will get gas billowing into the house, if you remove an electricity meter you will be charged with stealing electricity. as you would effectively need to connect the incoming supply to the distribution board you do understand that a smart meter is NOT your actual meter? edit its a device that monitors your energy usage... and probably your love life.
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Post by Ace on Mar 24, 2023 22:39:51 GMT
Just close the valve. You'd be left with no heating and an embarrassing story to have to explain though.... he thinks the smart meter is the "actual" gas meter... I'm afraid the jokes on you martin44. The smart meter IS the actual meter that's connected to your gas/electric supply. The gadget in your house is just a window into the smart meter's soul, known as the IHD (in house display).
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Post by scooter on Mar 25, 2023 9:46:34 GMT
Having been through something very similar with EON on my own account and my parents account and spending alot of time trying to get them to act and create bills, i will never do this again. They can't back charge you for more than a year, i would let them contact me when they are ready. If they decide to bill you after 11 months for instance slap them with an invoice of your own for time spent, stress and incompetence on their part.
The gas meter will probably never work as a smart meter if it is not next to the electric meter.
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Post by registerme on Mar 25, 2023 10:37:29 GMT
So I received a reply from the CEO on LinkedIn (probably connected to the email I received from the "Executive Resolution Specialist". Here's hoping  . |
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Post by bracknellboy on Mar 25, 2023 10:58:21 GMT
So I received a reply from the CEO on LinkedIn (probably connected to the email I received from the "Executive Resolution Specialist". Here's hoping . you mean you received a reply from the PA who manages the CEOs linkedin account 
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Martin is talking BS!
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