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Smart meter display unit not showing current usage
We have just had a smart meter installed. The display unit works as expected except for one thing. The instructions say that when you press the calendar button, the unit cycles through 5 modes: current usage, so far today, so far this week, so far this month, so far this year. Mine does only the 4 “so far...” modes, not current usage. Am I doing something wrong? I wanted the current usage mode to see the effect of turning different appliances on and off.
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Re: Smart meter display unit not showing current usage
It took me ages to figure this out. The device isn't the most intuitive, is it?
The "current usage" display works only in electric mode. Not in gas mode or gas+electric. If you press the gas/electric button until it's in electric only mode, you should then be able to get the calendar mode to go to "Usage now". It will show in either pence per hour, kgCO2, or Watts. You need to press the "£" button to finally get the current usage in Watts. It updates every 10 seconds.
The gas is only updated every 30 minutes, which is why there's no real time equivalent of the electric mode.
The "current usage" display works only in electric mode. Not in gas mode or gas+electric. If you press the gas/electric button until it's in electric only mode, you should then be able to get the calendar mode to go to "Usage now". It will show in either pence per hour, kgCO2, or Watts. You need to press the "£" button to finally get the current usage in Watts. It updates every 10 seconds.
The gas is only updated every 30 minutes, which is why there's no real time equivalent of the electric mode.
Re: Smart meter display unit not showing current usage
We had our "Smart" meter installed last year. To date the only reading we get is from the electric meter.
We were told on the day by the engineer that the gas meter wouldn't commision onto the network and that somebody would be in contact to sort the issue.......guess what? 7months later still no working smart gas meter. We haven't been able to enter our meter readings online because the values are lower than the old meter.
We've sent photos of the gas meter for billing purposes and have finally been given a true gas bill. Luckily we're always in credit.
HOWEVER!!! We still have no working smart gas meter even though we have been promised on several occasions that this issue will be resolved. Time to move supplier...... as we still haven't received an annual refund either.
Re: Smart meter display unit not showing current usage
I have this problem too. Smart meter not updating online ( gas). The last reading I entered manually in April. Now the actual gas meter just shows blanks. This is holiday home, not been there for 6 weeks, hence got smart meter. Tariff ends shortly, cannot submit meter reading, it's not there on meter! What now? Thought I would be tied to SP because I had the smart meters, but may as well change companies, if they don't work!!
