On 30/11/2019 08:47, tim... wrote:


"Max Demian" wrote in message
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On 29/11/2019 08:44, alan_m wrote:
On 27/11/2019 20:37, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) expressed precisely :

The very knowledgeable folk at EDF told me that the latest meters
now are able to be used by all* energy companies, but the older
ones were not. Not only that but apparently they are easy to hack
into as well, no doubt designed a long time ago, so I guess
whatever happens all those early smart meters are going to end up
on the scrap heap in favour off the new improved all singing ones,
till the next problems surface.. Cynic, me?

All the old style Smart Meters will be fitted in order to meet the
meter replacement targets!* Waiting this long to get a Smart Meter is
no guarantee that one of the new style will be fitted!

Soon it will be time for all those meters with batteries to start
failing to be smart!

I've heard that smart gas meters turn the gas off when the battery
runs down.

I think you are wrong

I don't know where they ended up on that. There were clear arguments
for closing the valve (else scrotes would get free gas by removing
batteries). And for the valve staying open (else vulnerable consumers
bringing ordure on suppliers - eg by dying of hypothermia). At one
stage it was going to be configurable by the supplier.

the basic rule of gas supplies is that it should NOT be turned on/off
when a resident is not in occupation, as turning it on in an
uncontrolled way could kill people.


I think the policy with batteries takes that into account as the person
sent out to replace the battery would be trained to restore the supply
safely.


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