Ancestors

Written by Justine Smithies on 2024-09-30 at 17:29

Going to be shutting down my #HomeLab tomorrow at about 11am UK time for around an hour as we have our electricity supplier coming to allegedly replace our "Total Heating With Total Control" which is being phased out as the signal to switch the second meter comes from a BBC transmitter and is being switched off next year. #OVO swear when I told them of my meter setup that they can replace the two Meters with one smart meter even after months of saying they don't support our configuration. So tomorrow hopefully the engineer will turn up and swap out both for a smart meter ? Or as I've read in forums with folk having the same setup turn up look at it and say no I can't do that. I pray they don't but I've not much faith to be honest. Watch this space. 🙄 #Scotland #Electricity

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Written by Justine Smithies on 2024-10-01 at 10:28

Right that's everything shutdown temporarily for the new smart meter to be fitted. Well that's presuming they don't look at our two meters and say we can't do that.

Normal service will resume once the power is back up.

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Written by Justine Smithies on 2024-10-01 at 14:22

I F in knew it ! Been sitting here all day and nothing. The engineer just called from #OVO to say sorry I'm not going to make your smart meter appointment today. The one I'd be fined for if I missed ! Now I've to apparently wait for another appointment and take another day off work. Absolutely raging. Oh well time to power up the #HomeLab

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Descendants

Written by Justine Smithies on 2024-10-01 at 15:06

Just been on the phone and other than giving me £30 compensation they cannot give me another appointment. I have to call them again in 3 weeks to rearrange. What a shower ! Problem is I'm stuck with #OVO due to the Total Heating With Total Control system we have here. They're the only ones that can convert it to an economy 10 smart meter with the switched output for storage heating in Scotland.

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Written by Teapot Ben on 2024-10-01 at 16:07

@justine that's so annoying, but sadly not unexpected these days. Hope that at least it's now wine o'clock to salvage some of today.

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Written by Justine Smithies on 2024-10-01 at 16:34

@teapot_ben We're out for dinner then off to see The Slummy Mummies at the theatre. Then it's wine 'o' clock once we're home.

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Written by J.K.Pirie on 2024-10-01 at 21:44

@justine

That really bugs me about Open reach also.

You get threatened with £190 bills if either you don't make yourself available for an appointment OR the fault turns out to be an internal one and yet, if Openeach drop the ball and don't turn up....:tumbleweed.......

No apology, no compensation, nothing. Pretty sure my ISP get compensated though 🤷‍♂️

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