Smart meters... A couple of questions

[squeezyphil]

I live with my parents and have a shed/workshop down the bottom of the garden. I would like to know how much electricity I am consuming in my shed/workshop. Mainly so that I know what to pay my parents each month for the electricity bill. I'm thinking maybe a smart meter would work.

Just a couple of questions..

Would a smart meter plugged into an external building (my shed) measure the amount used in just the shed or would it measure the whole house too? The shed is powered from the house CCU and has its own CCU in the shed.

And if anyone has experience with these, can you program how much the price per kilowatt or whatever it is, into the smart meter to work out an accurate price for total use?

Any help would be great.

Thanks,

Phil

 

[squeezyphil]

Haha... No swa armoured doh.. Lighten up man! These people online always trying to pick problems, if you read the title and my original post you'd know that I was asking for help about smart meters.

 

[kingeri]

He was asking a simple and important question, probably out of genuine concern.

 

[Pete999]

Haha... No swa armoured doh.. Lighten up man! These people online always trying to pick problems, if you read the title and my original post you'd know that I was asking for help about smart meters.

Sorry just trying to be helpful, only you did mention twin core earthed no mention of SWA just making sure it was done properly. Makes you wonder sometimes

 

[squeezyphil]

Yeah no worries mate. I understand, I've seen some pretty funny things on here.

 

[HandySparks]

... could be with all that equipment you may need some form of bonding...

Why would the need for bonding be affected by the amount of equipment used? Surely the presence of extraneous conductive parts would be the relevant factor?

 

[PEG]

Hi ,if you are under eighteen,use the Meter,Wilko suggested.
If over eighteen,save on the cost of a meter...and just pay your folks entire bill,in lieu of any others

 

[Doomed]

Don't bother with a smart meter until the new generation come out in the next couple of months. All the existing smart meters will have problems when changing supplier (will probably revert to being like a 'dumb' meter).
This is a known issue.
As has been stated get a sparky to fit a local meter for you.

 

[dmxtothemax]

How much power do you use in this shed ?
Does it have it's own dedicated power circuit and breaker/fuse ?
Or is it just hooked up to an existing power circuit in the house ?
Power use meters are readily available and not expensive.
But it all depends on what size you need.
Small you may be able to do yourself
But a larger one may require an electrician.
Please tell us more ?