Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:50:09 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307582#Comment_307582 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307582#Comment_307582 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 18:39:09 +0000 tony
Supplier is offering a free smart meter and saying that if the householder/landlord says no and later the meter breaks then they would need to pay for a new meter

Sounds awfully like blackmail to me.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307583#Comment_307583 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307583#Comment_307583 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 19:07:52 +0000 philedge
The meter doesn't belong to the householder so hard to see how the householder could be charged if someone else's kit fails??]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307585#Comment_307585 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307585#Comment_307585 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:54:57 +0000 Artiglio https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307586#Comment_307586 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307586#Comment_307586 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 12:50:15 +0000 owlman The connection to that meter and everything downstream is the responsibility of the customer/householder.

NB I would be common sense to assume that because the meter is located in the customers property they have a duty to keep it secure.
If its multiple flats/apartments then, in some, the distribution responsibility etc., I think lies with the BNO ( building network operator) AFAIK, I'm not up to date with the latest rules, so their rules of responsibility for individual flats apartments may vary. Someone else may know more.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307589#Comment_307589 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307589#Comment_307589 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 20:24:06 +0000 tony https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307591#Comment_307591 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307591#Comment_307591 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:56:27 +0000 tony
Can they insist on fitting a smart meter ?]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307593#Comment_307593 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307593#Comment_307593 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 18:46:05 +0000 owlman I now have a smart meter. AFAIK the rules haven't changed and a smart meter is still optional, you can refuse. If they are playing hard they'll most likely say they don't have any new digital meters and you'll have to stick with the old one you have.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307594#Comment_307594 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307594#Comment_307594 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:12:38 +0000 philedge
I can't see there's a legal requirement to give access to a working meter other than for a safety check and certainly not for the half day arrival window they want you to accommodate.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307596#Comment_307596 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307596#Comment_307596 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:52:20 +0000 Artiglio I had been told that smart meters are on occasion known to self disconnect and then you have to contact the supplier to have it put right. As the meter serves the fire alarm system and emergency lights , that comcerned me. But it seems that might be a vit of an urban myth.
As above I’ve told them i’ll have a smart meter to keep them happy, but am not going to make myself available for half a day for a 4 hour window , 2 hours i’ll do ( i’ll hoover the stirs in the common parts till they arrive.)
But that apparently is beyond them.
Getting a meter other than a smart one fitted as a replacement or new supply is apparently not an option. They won’t even guarantee that you get a smets2 meter.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307598#Comment_307598 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18257&Focus=307598#Comment_307598 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:50:27 +0000 revor Not long after moving in, about 15yrs ago, the three disc meters on the 3 P supply (one for each phase) were changed under statutory regs to 3 standard digital meter which I am happy with and don't mind reading the meters each month. I keep get requests to change them and refuse as I do not see an advantage to m,e as reading them means I can check what part of the buildings are using power. I don't get any hassle about request to change about once a year and I respectfully refuse.]]>