What sort of meter do you will have?
Unsure?
In case you’re already with us, you possibly can test which meter you will have in your on-line account dashboard. Have to take a handbook studying? As soon as in your dashboard, click on ‘find out how to learn my meter’ which can take you to the suitable a part of this weblog.
Sensible meter
SMETS2 second era sensible meters
In case you’re switching to Octopus and have already got a second era SMETS2 (second-generation sensible meter) we’ll have the ability to take computerized readings quickly, however your first studying must be despatched manually.
There are a couple of completely different manufacturers of SMETS2 meter – you’ll inform which one is yours primarily based on the emblem.
Beneath, we clarify find out how to take a handbook meter studying from the commonest kinds of SMETS2 meters. In case you had your sensible meter put in earlier than March 2018, please see our SMETS1 part.
Or, if you happen to suppose you will have a SMETS2 meter however cannot discover it on this record, get in contact.
Aclara SMETS2 electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take an electrical energy studying:
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- Press A to get up the display screen.
- Proceed to press A to cycle by means of the completely different choices till you see Complete Energetic Import.
- When you get to this selection, you must have the ability to see your electrical energy studying.
Easy methods to take an export studying:
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- Press the B button to wake the display screen up.
- After the display screen lights up, press the B button a number of instances till you see a message that begins with both Complete or TOU.
- Press the A button a number of instances till you see Complete Energetic Export – this display screen will present your export studying in kWh.
Landis and Gyr SMETS2 electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take an electrical energy studying:
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- Press B to gentle the display screen up. Try to be given the choice for a meter increase.
- Press A to pick No after which you must have the ability to see your electrical energy studying.
How take a two charge meter studying:
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- The display screen will begin exhibiting your first (R01) studying
- Press B to gentle up the display screen
- Maintain B for 5-10 seconds.
- Press A to maneuver to your second R02 studying
- Press A once more to maneuver again to R01
- To see R02 once more, maintain B, then press A to swap between the reads once more
Easy methods to take an export meter studying:
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Your Landis + Gyr sensible meter may have both:
- Two equal sized inexperienced A and gray B buttons, to the suitable of the display screen
- A much bigger inexperienced A button to the suitable of the display screen, and a smaller black B button beneath the display screen
In case your meter has equal sized A and B buttons:
- Press the A button to get to the display screen that claims Credit score mode bal.
- Press and maintain the A button for round 2 seconds, till the display screen reveals the time.
- Press the A button a number of extra instances to cycle by means of the meter’s screens till you see your Complete Act Export studying in kWh.
In case your meter has a bigger inexperienced A button and a smaller black B button:
- Press and maintain the A button till the time seems.
- Press the A button a number of extra instances to cycle by means of the meter’s screens till you see your Complete Act Export studying in kWh.
Landis and Gyr SMETS2 gasoline meter
Easy methods to take a gasoline meter studying:
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- Press both A or B to get up the display screen.
- This could mechanically provide you with your gasoline studying.
ELSTER/Honeywell AS302P SMETS2 electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take an electrical energy meter studying:
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- First find the 2 gray buttons on the suitable facet of the show.
- Press the highest button A to get up the show backlight and show the Basic menu
- Push the underside button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Basic, then Enhance, after which Registers menu can be displayed
- Choose the Registers menu by urgent button A
- Push button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Cumulative then Charges in Use after which Charges 1-48 menus can be displayed
- Choose the Charges 1-48 menu by urgent button A
- Use the push button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Imp. R1 and choose by urgent button A. That is your single charge meter studying
Easy methods to take two charge meter readings:
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- Press the highest button A to get up the show backlight and show the Basic menu
- Push the underside button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Basic, then Enhance, after which Registers menu can be displayed
- Choose the Registers menu by urgent button A
- Push button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Cumulative, then Charges in Use, after which Charges 1-48 menus can be displayed
- Choose the Charges 1-48 menu by urgent button A
- Use the push button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Imp. R1 then Imp. R2 and choose by urgent button A. That is your two charge meter studying
Easy methods to take an export meter studying:
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- Press the highest button A to get up the show backlight and show the Basic menu
- Push the underside button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Basic, then Enhance, after which Registers menu can be displayed
- Choose the Registers menu by urgent button A
- Push button B to scroll by means of menu choices: Cumulative
- Choose the Cumulative menu by urgent button A. It ought to present your Import
- Push button B to scroll by means of menu choices till you see Export in kWh. This Cum. Exp. determine is your photo voltaic export studying
ELSTER/Honeywell SMETS2 Fuel Meter
Easy methods to take a gasoline meter studying:
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The studying can be on the display screen, if the show has gone to sleep mode, press any button to get the studying which can be proven on the show.
EDMI SMETS2 electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take an electrical energy meter studying:
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Your EDMI SMETS2 electrical energy meter ought to auto-display your meter studying on the principle display screen (It would revert again to this display screen if you don’t press any buttons after 1 minute).
Easy methods to take two charge meter readings:
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- Maintain OK till it enters the Primary Menu, you will note Billing seem
- Maintain OK to enter the Billing sub-menu
- Utilizing the arrows, scroll to Superior (2 pushes of the > button)
- Maintain OK to enter the Superior’ sub-menu, you will note TOUmtrx seem
- Maintain OK to enter the TOUmatrx sub-menu, you will note RATE1 seem
- Use the arrows to cycle the charges you’ll want to submit (Price 1, Price 2, …)
EDMI SMETS2 gasoline meter
Easy methods to take a gasoline meter studying:
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Your EDMI gasoline meter ought to auto-display your meter readings. If the display screen has gone to sleep:
- Press the button on the suitable to get up the meter display screen.
- It’s best to see the phrases Consumption in M³ and a quantity which is your meter studying.
- The show will mechanically cycle by means of different screens, however this primary one is your studying.
Kaifa MA120 SMETS2 electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take two charge meter readings:
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- Press the highest button (K1) to enter the menu system.
- With the arrow subsequent to Basic Show, press and maintain the highest button (K1).
- Then press the underside button (K2) to scroll all the way down to Tariff Matrix. With the arrow subsequent to Tariff Matrix, press and maintain the highest button (K1).
- With the arrow subsequent to TOU Register, press and maintain the highest button (K1).
- T01 reveals the full for R1, T02 reveals the full for R2. T03 and 4 reveals the unused Price band.
Easy methods to take an export studying:
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- Your meter will mechanically swap between 4 completely different screens – you don’t must push any buttons.
- Your export studying is on the display screen that reveals ‘-A worth’ in kWh.
Flonidan G4SZV SMETS2 gasoline meter
Easy methods to take a gasoline meter studying:
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- When studying your Flonidan sensible gasoline meter, your meter studying ought to be displayed mechanically on the default display screen.
- It ought to be a quantity preceded by a big V and adopted by m3 If in case you have cycled off that display screen.
- You should utilize the left and centre push buttons beneath the display screen to cycle again to it.
G4 Metrix GWi sensible digital gasoline meter
Easy methods to take a gasoline meter studying:
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- Press the right-hand facet button twice in fast succession to entry the handbook scroll sequence.
- Home windows 02 shows the meter studying
Electrical energy meter with Safe™ emblem
Easy methods to take a meter studying on a typical electrical tariff:
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- Press 6 on the keypad.
- You will see the letters IMP R01 seem on the display screen.
- Wait a second – then eight digits will seem, adopted by “kWh” in the direction of the underside proper of the display screen.
- Take the primary 7 digits – that is your studying.
Easy methods to take a meter studying on an Economic system 7 electrical energy tariff:
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- Press 6 on the keypad 4 instances.
- Wait a second – your day/peak and evening/ off-peak readings will present up on the display screen one after the opposite, beginning with off-peak.
- On your off-peak studying, you will see IMP R01 onscreen. A second later, you will see your meter studying: eight digits, with “kWh” in the direction of the underside proper of the display screen.
- On your peak studying, you will see IMP R02. A second later, you will see eight digits, with “kWh” in the direction of the underside proper of the display screen. You will solely must take the primary 7 digits when taking every of those readings (i.e. nothing after the decimal place).
Fuel meter with Safe™ emblem
Easy methods to take a meter studying on Safe™ sensible gasoline meter:
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- Press 9 on the keypad.
- The phrase VOLUME will present on the display screen.
- Your gasoline studying, in cubic metres (m3) will seem.
- Take the primary 5 digits as your studying.
A and B buttons
In case your meter has A and B buttons:
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- Press the A button.
- Carry on urgent this till you get to TOTAL ACT IMPORT.
- The quantity proven under that is your meter studying.
Inexperienced A and white B buttons:
In case you meter has a inexperienced A and a white B button:
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- Press and maintain the inexperienced A button for not less than 2 seconds.
- Press A repeatedly to cycle by means of the shows.
- The primary row of numbers you will see is your meter studying
Three unmarked buttons
In case your meter has three unmarked buttons:
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- Press the center button.
- The quantity proven under “IMP” is your meter studying.
Orange and Blue buttons
In case your meter has an orange button and a blue button:
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- Press the orange button.
- You will see a row of numbers adopted by “KWH”, that is your studying.
Two buttons ‘Reconnect’ and ‘Show choose’
In case your meter has two buttons marked ‘Reconnect’ and ‘Show choose’:
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- Press the Show or Show Choose button.
- Preserve urgent till it scrolls by means of a quantity adopted by kWh, that is your studying.
Conventional meters
Customary electrical energy meter
Easy methods to take your studying:
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Write down the 5 numbers as they seem. Ignore the pink one.
Digital twin meter
Easy methods to learn if in case you have two vitality charges for various instances of day:
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- The cheaper one is on high
- Write down the 5 numbers as they seem, ignoring the pink ones.
Digital twin meter (single show)
Easy methods to take your studying:
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- Write down the numbers as they seem.
- Press the button to see the subsequent studying, then write that down too.
Dial meter
Right here you’ll see 5 dials, every with numbers 0 to 9. There could also be a sixth dial on the suitable, generally in pink, or with 1/10 subsequent to it – ignore this.
Easy methods to take your studying:
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- Write down the numbers the pointer has simply handed, from left to proper.
- If the pointer lies precisely on any quantity, underline it (within the above instance, you’d underline the 4).
- Now, have a look at your 5 numbers. For any which are underlined, have a look at the quantity following it – if it’s between 9 and 0, scale back your underlined quantity by one. The above instance would due to this fact be 1 3 9 7 0.
Fuel
Like electrical energy, there are a couple of several types of gasoline meter, however they’re all pretty easy to learn.
Digital imperial meter
Easy methods to take your studying:
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Write down the primary 4 numbers as they seem. Ignore the pink ones.
Digital metric meter
Easy methods to take your studying:
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Write down the primary 5 numbers as they seem – ignore the numbers after the decimal level (generally in pink).
Dial meter
Easy methods to take your studying:
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Write down the numbers closest to the pointer, as they seem. If it’s between numbers, put the decrease quantity, but when it’s between 9 and 0, write 9.
FAQs
Why do I want to offer meter readings?
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In case you’ve obtained a conventional vitality meter (not a wise one), you’ll must ship in common meter readings so we are able to work out how a lot vitality you’re utilizing.
Sensible meters take away the necessity for meter readings as a result of they ship readings to us mechanically. Register your curiosity in a wise meter and we’ll be in contact when engineers can be found in your space.
That mentioned, there are nonetheless a handful of conditions the place you may must take a handbook meter studying out of your sensible meter.
In case you’re on considered one of our export tariffs, you will have to supply ‘export readings’ out of your SMETS1 or SMETS2 meter (not your era meter, or your In-Residence Show) so we are able to calculate your export funds.
Electrical energy and gasoline meters are available a number of completely different styles and sizes, so earlier than we are able to let you know find out how to learn your meter, it’s essential to work out which kind of meter you will have.
When ought to I ship a meter studying?
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In case you’ve obtained a conventional meter, or a wise meter that is in ‘dumb’ mode, we advocate sending in a studying each month – or if not, as typically as you possibly can.
If in case you have a wise meter that we’re related to, you need not fear about sending us readings as we are able to take these mechanically.
Whenever you give us meter readings, we are able to see how a lot vitality you’ve got actually used, and base your payments on that as an alternative of estimating how a lot you’ve got used. In addition to making your payments extra correct, common meter readings give us a transparent image of your vitality use over time, which makes our forecasts of your funds and vitality prices far more correct as properly.
It is also a good suggestion – if you do not have a related sensible meter – to ship us a meter studying when your tariff is altering. This ensures any utilization you are billed for is totally correct.
In case you’re a Versatile Octopus buyer, you will be notified forward of time when your costs will change. If you need a totally correct invoice, you are greatest to submit a studying on – or near – the date your costs change. For instance, in case your tariff is altering on April 2nd, submit a studying someday on the 2nd.
Nonetheless, if you happen to aren’t in a position to present a studying: do not panic! Nobody can be massively deprived if they cannot ship us one. Octopus will nonetheless want a studying for that date, however we’ll estimate one out of your final meter studying as an alternative. This can most likely solely be a couple of items off what the precise studying is, if you happen to have been in a position to present it.
I by accident despatched an incorrect studying, what ought to I do?
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In case you’ve by accident submitted an incorrect studying, don’t be concerned. Our verification system ought to catch it, but when not, get in contact with the proper studying and we’ll replace it for you.
My meter solely has one studying, why are you asking me for 2?
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This possible means our system thinks you will have an Economic system 7 meter.
On Economic system 7, you will have a day value and an evening value to your vitality, as an alternative of a flat value on a regular basis. Economic system 7 provides you entry to cheaper electrical energy at evening (through a less expensive evening charge) and barely pricier vitality throughout the day (through a costlier day charge). Generally it’s important to press a button in your meter to indicate your second (nighttime) studying.
If an Economic system 7 setup doesn’t swimsuit you, simply get in contact – we are able to swap you to a flat charge the place your electrical energy is identical value, evening and day.
In case you’re fairly certain that there’s no second studying in your meter, get in contact as we would’ve obtained incorrect information about your meter from the business database and must appropriate it.