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I have a customer who wants a smart meter .. they are with edf ..
The existing meters ...1 day rate , 1 off peak ..plus mechanical time switch are placed in the customers porch behind a panel rather than in a meter box ,.. circa 1965 I guess.
In order to upgrade the consumer unit we need the space currently used buy the 2 mechanical meters and time clock as space is limited .. at the moment the cu is a 4 way wylex.. with rewireable fuses.
Edf are refusing to fit a smart meter on the grounds that the present system is a "ssc" meter and not compatible with smart metering.
I've been googling but can't pin down what a ssc meter is or why it's not compatible with being replaced with a smart meter.
It seemed the easy solution.. she gets a smart meter she wants .. we get space for a new cu... but at the moment it's looking impossible.. any I can't seem to find out why.

Any one shed any light on this please guys.

Thanks in advance.

Vito
 
Just one type of heritage integral 2 rate meter, the time clock is inbuilt within the meter via a telswitch. Ring your supplier and ask if they cant offer you a smart meter.
 

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Hi all
I have a customer who wants a smart meter .. they are with edf ..
The existing meters ...1 day rate , 1 off peak ..plus mechanical time switch are placed in the customers porch behind a panel rather than in a meter box ,.. circa 1965 I guess.
In order to upgrade the consumer unit we need the space currently used buy the 2 mechanical meters and time clock as space is limited .. at the moment the cu is a 4 way wylex.. with rewireable fuses.
Edf are refusing to fit a smart meter on the grounds that the present system is a "ssc" meter and not compatible with smart metering.
I've been googling but can't pin down what a ssc meter is or why it's not compatible with being replaced with a smart meter.
It seemed the easy solution.. she gets a smart meter she wants .. we get space for a new cu... but at the moment it's looking impossible.. any I can't seem to find out why.

Any one shed any light on this please guys.

Thanks in advance.

Vito
Sounds like a fob off to me! However as far as I am aware EDF have no obligation to change her meter unless there is an issue with it! If she needed to have it relocated (and changed at the same time) she could ask EDF for a quote & pay them to fo this? Of course if it was broken or was errant they would be obliged to change it.
 

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