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Smart Meters - Now a shortage (of display units)

AncientMariner
Back in November, we had smart meters fitted in an investment property owned by my wife.


The two meters went in, the Engineer kindly fitted an isolator which I had ready to hand and then advised that he was out of internal displays, but that one would follow in a few weeks.


Emails, phone calls and 6 months later have just been advised that rather like airline seats, the supplier had not ordered the same number of internal displays as Smart meters and now that they have changed to fitting SMETS2 meters they do not have any displays available!


Problem is that both meters are fairly inaccessible and whilst both communicate for billing purposes are not that easy to read due to the requirement to hold a torch in one hand, a pen and paper in the other and with the third, press the appropriate key button to obtain a reading.


So, after today's call from the supplier in response to a formal complaint, the house is on the list for a SMETS2


Progress........

Clive
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    I attended a half day training session at the Worcester Rugby Club Sixways stadium organised and promoted by Worcestershire County Council which I think was part funded by the European Social Fund to train me to give advice on electricity tariffs and how to keep their bills in check.


    The fluid pricing you refer to require a change in behaviour, you will still come home and cook your evening meal at the same time, but when you have loaded the dishwasher and washing machine you may well decide to delay the start of the washes until later in the evening to benefit from a cheaper tariff, for most people this will simply mean using the time delay settings built into modern washing machines and dishwashers. If you really must run the machines in the early evening during the peak demand period then you pay the higher rate.


    It is your choice and your behaviour that dictates which rate you will pay for electricity for appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers.


    Our rather ancient tumble dryer was scrapped a couple of years ago as we were not actually using it, we dry washing on a outdoor washing line, we have not paid a penny to dry washing for probably over five years, for a lot of people paying to dry washing is a lifestyle choice and if they want to continue doing so they will have to make a decision as to what time of day they are going to use their tumble dryer, it’s up to them to decide what they want and how much they are prepared to pay.


    I threw some work clothes in the washing machine this morning and when I get home I will hang them on the outdoor washing line to dry, we could have a washer dryer and I could get home to find them washed and dried ready to run an iron over, but that’s not how we do it, we don’t pay to dry washing and don’t consume electricity doing so.


    Andy
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    I attended a half day training session at the Worcester Rugby Club Sixways stadium organised and promoted by Worcestershire County Council which I think was part funded by the European Social Fund to train me to give advice on electricity tariffs and how to keep their bills in check.


    The fluid pricing you refer to require a change in behaviour, you will still come home and cook your evening meal at the same time, but when you have loaded the dishwasher and washing machine you may well decide to delay the start of the washes until later in the evening to benefit from a cheaper tariff, for most people this will simply mean using the time delay settings built into modern washing machines and dishwashers. If you really must run the machines in the early evening during the peak demand period then you pay the higher rate.


    It is your choice and your behaviour that dictates which rate you will pay for electricity for appliances such as washing machines and dishwashers.


    Our rather ancient tumble dryer was scrapped a couple of years ago as we were not actually using it, we dry washing on a outdoor washing line, we have not paid a penny to dry washing for probably over five years, for a lot of people paying to dry washing is a lifestyle choice and if they want to continue doing so they will have to make a decision as to what time of day they are going to use their tumble dryer, it’s up to them to decide what they want and how much they are prepared to pay.


    I threw some work clothes in the washing machine this morning and when I get home I will hang them on the outdoor washing line to dry, we could have a washer dryer and I could get home to find them washed and dried ready to run an iron over, but that’s not how we do it, we don’t pay to dry washing and don’t consume electricity doing so.


    Andy
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