Help For New Smart Meter Installation

ElCheapoo on 15/11/2024 - 21:50
Last edited 15/11/2024 - 21:52

I am in Sydney NSW and got my electrical meter switched over to a smart meter last week. The one installed is a Landis + Gyr E3555. It's got a green button on it also.

My question is that I was on a Single Rate + CL1 (Controlled Load 1) pricing before the changeover. After that, nobody has told me if anything has changed and if so, what exactly.

I was just researching the meter when I came across some talk of the green button enabling the controlled load 1.

I am now confused and want to know if I am still on controlled load 1 or not (I have not pressed the green button at all, and not sure if it was ever pressed on setup or not).

Do I need to press the green button for cheaper electricity rates?

If so, why?

If not, why not?

Could someone please explain all this to me?

Thanks all.

Home & Garden Smart Meter

Comments

  • pegaxs on 15/11/2024 - 23:42
    +1

    Let me guess… you have already spoken to your current electricity supplier and they said “I don’t know, have you ask OzBargain and what did they say?”

    Literally, these are the sorts of things you could have started by asking your current provider. They will know exactly what is going on with your account and what the green button is for.

  • ihfree on 16/11/2024 - 01:16

    If the button is green, you should press it. If the button was red, avoid pressing it.

    Tried Google?

    https://neighbourhood.agl.com.au/t5/Meters-Connections/How-t…

  • GordonD on 16/11/2024 - 07:58
    +1

    Its not an E3555, its an E355.

    The green button on it is the boost button for controlled load. So if for example you have used up all your stored hot water, or the hot water system has had to be drained for some reason, or there's been an extended power outage and your power has come back on outside the off-peak hours and your hot water has gone cold, you can press and hold the green button for three seconds - you should hear a click - and your controlled load is enabled. Your hot water system will get power immediately instead of having to wait for the next off-peak period to start. Power to it will stay on until the end of the next off-peak period.

    How do I know? Because someone on the all-knowing internet told me, so it must be true. That is, no guarantees its true. But its plausible.

    The green button may have other functionality when pressed for a short period, or held down for a longer period, but you don't need to use them, and they won't do any damage. There is certainly nothing it can do that will change your electricity rates, that requires contacting your supplier.

    • lgacb08 on 17/11/2024 - 13:03

      Probably not that, OP not mentioning what distributor he's on so it all depends. Some won't even allow you to turn on control load manually. So best ring your distributor and check.

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