made it so the fucking thing DOES NOT display real time usage for gas, it only updates very long period periodically, like every 10 minutes or so. (OK so checked it and it only updates the gas reading every 30 minutes on the meter monitor, the actual gas meter if you press 6 gives you the current reading, eventually. So if you want to test it you can only do one test in 30 minutes and do not touch the gas again, or read the actual meter on the wall by pressing 6 after the test.)
So you have this supposed real time display of gas usage on your meter monitor but it DNFW
So if your meter fitter tries to run away really quickly before demonstrating it works… don’t let the slippery so and so go until he has proved it works in real time.
Reckon it also reads higher than the old meter as well, having done a 5 minute run test on the boiler last night to gauge the new meter vs old meter.
The guy said the batteries on the old style gas meters were running out in 6 months… so these are more reliable “assets”. Yeah but they do not fulfil the promise of real time feedback on usage to the user. Just another day in managementcuntistan eh!
So 24kw boiler will use at most 2kw in a 5 minute run test, this smart meter is reading way over that, whereas the test I did on the old meter yesterday showed about 2kw used in a 5 minute run test.
Oh yeah and to see more real time readings press 6 on the gas smart meter to wake it up.
PostScript : Just did a 5 minute burn test (water to max temp and run for 5 minutes) and it comes in at about the right amount of units. So I retract the claim it was reading over. Not obviously so. (do not know real rating of boiler in that test configuration)