Mathew Newton wrote:
Andrew Mawson wrote:

But the problem with both that gas interface and opto electricity
interface is that they invite too many questions from the meter
readers - I'm sure that you'll be reported for possible fiddling
attempts with bits stuck all over the meter. That's why I opted for a
separate meter that I modified in series with the boards meter.


I can't even remember the last time we actually had someone round to
read our meters... Even so, it'd be trivial to pull the blu-tack blob
holding the sensor off the meter for the meter read so I really don't
see this as a significant disadvantage, particularly in the context of
the simplicity and low cost.

Mathew


Me neither - especially as the meter readers don't work directly for the
supplier and are unlikely to be arsed to do anything about it even if
they did suspect foul play. Besides, the seals would still be intact so
even a jobsworth would have little reason for suspicion.