This was on HotUKDeals recently at £10-something but now it's just under £9 at CPC (including delivery).
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Begize
2 Jan 1711#17
Old story based on inaccurate one sided anecdotal data. Yep, there are lots of scare stories out there, just the same as there are for the use of mobile phones yet people are happy to have them clamped to the sides of their heads.
Basically you have a meter which uses mobile phone signals to talk back to your supplier and Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z Wave or similar to talk to your in home display. Most people already have this technology in their houses with no issues.
I used to work for a utility company who were involved in the early testing, trials and fitting of these in the UK and the only problem we came across was one particular model did cause interference with one particular type of pacemaker. This was raised to the manufacturers who altered the design and fixed it.
If you're convinced they are a risk then you should obviously immediately stop using mobile phones, tablets, laptops, wireless baby monitors, any WiFi networks in your house, and any other wireless devices such as Hue bulbs, Nest thermostats, security cameras, doorbells etc. You should also turn off any Bluetooth or similar items like headphones, speakers, mice, printers and games console controllers. You also need to make sure anyone coming into your house doesn't bring and wireless devices with them, or turns them off at the door.
Next, nip around to all your immediate neighbours and get them to do the same thing.
Lastly, never visit any public places which have Wi-Fi or where there are other wireless devices like mobile phones in use. So effectively never go outside your house.
Heat for this. I have a house full of Energenie plugs for MiHome so this is right up my street!
shalton to LondonTTB
2 Jan 17#11
Will this display and be controllable on my mihome page?
copystuff
1 Jan 171#2
I have one of these and another one but both give totaly different readings
Bigspin to copystuff
2 Jan 17#5
MrFizzy to copystuff
2 Jan 172#9
I'm guessing these work fine for resistive loads i.e. nice clean synusoidal current waveform, but won't give a true reading for other devices e.g. anything containing a switching load. Try your meters on an electric heater or iron (should be a clean load) and see if they give the same reading.
Jase79
2 Jan 171#3
Why not just get a smart meter fitted? Most energy providers fit them for free.
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Basically you have a meter which uses mobile phone signals to talk back to your supplier and Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Z Wave or similar to talk to your in home display. Most people already have this technology in their houses with no issues.
I used to work for a utility company who were involved in the early testing, trials and fitting of these in the UK and the only problem we came across was one particular model did cause interference with one particular type of pacemaker. This was raised to the manufacturers who altered the design and fixed it.
If you're convinced they are a risk then you should obviously immediately stop using mobile phones, tablets, laptops, wireless baby monitors, any WiFi networks in your house, and any other wireless devices such as Hue bulbs, Nest thermostats, security cameras, doorbells etc. You should also turn off any Bluetooth or similar items like headphones, speakers, mice, printers and games console controllers. You also need to make sure anyone coming into your house doesn't bring and wireless devices with them, or turns them off at the door.
Next, nip around to all your immediate neighbours and get them to do the same thing.
Lastly, never visit any public places which have Wi-Fi or where there are other wireless devices like mobile phones in use. So effectively never go outside your house.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/10015679/British-families-at-risk-from-smart-meters-campaigners-tell-MPs.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/10015679/British-families-at-risk-from-smart-meters-campaigners-tell-MPs.html