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Engineer said they can't fit smart meter. Looking for advice :)
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<blockquote data-quote="benjmaino613" data-source="post: 537949" data-attributes="member: 35946"><p>I had an engineer come round to switch my flat meter to a smart meter (it is currently a prepaid meter). From the beginning he claimed eveyrthing was impossible to do, the electricity was old, he coudn't find the main fuse etc etc. </p><p></p><p>However, it has come to light that he was also completely inexperienced. He was supposed to switch the gas meter too, but ended up filing an emergency call out from cadent gas, because he was adamant the gas isolation level (by the meter box) could not be pushed to off because the wall was blocking it. Cadent Gas come round 3 hours later, he looks it me with a smile and just pulls the level TOWARDS him. He could not beleive any engineer would not know it "pulls" as well as "pushes". </p><p></p><p>With that in mind, I spoke to the managment company for the block and they liased with the main contactor for the building. They agree the system is old and a pain in the rear, but should be switchable for a smart meter, if the engineer can be bothered to do the work. </p><p></p><p>I have attached some photos of the electrical cuboard by the building entrance, apologies for lack of clarity.</p><p></p><p>If you can offer any advice / confirmation of the situation I would be extremely grateful!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/a/ckUEB1x" target="_blank">Images of Fuses and Electriciy room</a></p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benjmaino613, post: 537949, member: 35946"] I had an engineer come round to switch my flat meter to a smart meter (it is currently a prepaid meter). From the beginning he claimed eveyrthing was impossible to do, the electricity was old, he coudn't find the main fuse etc etc. However, it has come to light that he was also completely inexperienced. He was supposed to switch the gas meter too, but ended up filing an emergency call out from cadent gas, because he was adamant the gas isolation level (by the meter box) could not be pushed to off because the wall was blocking it. Cadent Gas come round 3 hours later, he looks it me with a smile and just pulls the level TOWARDS him. He could not beleive any engineer would not know it "pulls" as well as "pushes". With that in mind, I spoke to the managment company for the block and they liased with the main contactor for the building. They agree the system is old and a pain in the rear, but should be switchable for a smart meter, if the engineer can be bothered to do the work. I have attached some photos of the electrical cuboard by the building entrance, apologies for lack of clarity. If you can offer any advice / confirmation of the situation I would be extremely grateful! [URL='https://imgur.com/a/ckUEB1x']Images of Fuses and Electriciy room[/URL] Cheers [/QUOTE]
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