On 16/11/2020 08:08, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Which brings up the whole idea, how does a gas meter work? I have no gas,
but am intrigued as many people with smart meters are told to change a
battery in the gas bit. One assumes then that it the gas is coming in at a
different place to the electricity, and there is no mains connection it
talks to the other mete using battery power, sounds a bit crude.
Brian

Not dissimilar to an oil tank Watchman and the batteries typically last
a few years so it isn't much of a hassle.

Official Watchman replacement batteries are a ripoff though but tear
down instructions for rep[lacing one are available on Utube.

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Regards,
Martin Brown