In message , Andrew Gabriel
writes
In article ,
"Jim GM4DHJ ..." writes:
On 12/19/2017 2:08 PM, Bob Minchin wrote:
Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
On 19/12/2017 12:45, Cynic wrote:
Are you sure the regulator/governor is at fault? High usage rates by
everyone local in cold spells have been known to cause low pressure in
the underground mains. It shouldn't but occasionally manifests if the
mains are old/damaged/undergoing modifications etc. Alternatively
there could be a pipe problem in your property. The gas fire and
cooker would (should?) Show flame variation if the pressure from the
governor drops when the boiler kicks in.
If you have to ask in here I'd suggest you may need to get
professional help by someone with a manometer and understanding of the
engineering involved.

that is me then......just has scottish gas out they replaced the faulty
regulator dated 1989...the guy said they "break inside due to weather
age etc"...all fine now combie getting flame .....so any idea if a smart
meter would have told me without getting the manometer out .....?

I don't believe that smart meters would have this capability. It is all
about sending out billing information and possibility the ability of the
gas co to cut you off remotely when they want to (certainly is on LX
smart meters)
not very smart then ....

I've never seen any suggestion of using the smart features the
meters provide, e.g. a reverse auction to find the cheapest
supplier to heat your water cylinder tomorrow morning, or to
say you need to run your washing machine in next 48 hours, and
to get bids from suppliers for cheapest at a time they specify
within your window, or to be able to bid your baseload out and
switch suppliers according to their prices at different times
of the day.

I'm expecting the suppliers to go for *economy 7* type tariffs once
enough consumers have smart meters. Apart from the saving on meter
reading, I don't see what other benefit the government of the day was
expecting.

We're rolling out the meters without putting the consumers in
control, which was the whole idea originally, so there's nothing
in it for the consumers currently.


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Tim Lamb