zippy
pfm Member
I've read the previous thread re smart meters. That's mostly about whether they are a good idea.
We've been waiting ages for a smart electric meter - Npower turned up to fit one a long time ago but declared 'not enough room in the box' and we would have to wait for 'generation 2'.
We waited and Npower just told us we'll get one fitted in a couple of weeks.
That's the background, now here's the dumb questions:
- is it correct that I don't have to use the in-home display ?
- I'm assuming the in-home display needs a mains socket to plug into, or do they run off batteries ?
I would struggle to find a socket to plug it into ( my new oil tank level meter just took the last one).
- I believe the smart system uses its own network to talk to Npower but is that also the way it talks to the in-home display or does that use my wifi ?
Anything else I should worry about ?
We've been waiting ages for a smart electric meter - Npower turned up to fit one a long time ago but declared 'not enough room in the box' and we would have to wait for 'generation 2'.
We waited and Npower just told us we'll get one fitted in a couple of weeks.
That's the background, now here's the dumb questions:
- is it correct that I don't have to use the in-home display ?
- I'm assuming the in-home display needs a mains socket to plug into, or do they run off batteries ?
I would struggle to find a socket to plug it into ( my new oil tank level meter just took the last one).
- I believe the smart system uses its own network to talk to Npower but is that also the way it talks to the in-home display or does that use my wifi ?
Anything else I should worry about ?