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Yup, they use Multi-network SIM cards so are not restricted to one mobile provider. 2G is still the best technology for this type of use as it easily penetrated structures and has a good range, but still can suffer from poor reception in some areas.Uses 2G to transmit data if I recall correctly
Unfortunatly this tripis not working for me its still tripping ?
I'm sorry to hear this didn't work for you. The idea of the cardboard was just to give it some rigidity.Unfortunatly this tripis not working for me its still tripping ?
But sorry i just read properly, i have attached foil underneath as you advised, but just saw you said cardboard wrapped in tinfoil? Is it necessary to have cardboard with foil?
Because clearly only foil not working for me
I have had a customer contact me last year with a similar issue, Split load board tripping after Morris fitted smart meters. 1 RCD was awful on the ramp test and put that down to age and just bad luck as it hadnt been operated for ages until meter guy turned off all loads and switches etc.. the other rcd had just a few sockets, and lights on it...
Disconnected all loads overnight and it still tripped... by chance he had found online the thoughts that it could be the meter causing an inbalance in the rcd... He actually set up a camera on record to show when it tripped, time and the meter.. sounds crazy but the tripping coincided with a series of flashes on the smart meter... I thought he was a bit bonkers at first but there is clearly something amiss with the proximity of rcds and smart meters. we created a barrier using a small piece of metal and it actually prevented further tripping... much like keys in a foil pouch - a faraday cage... not sure if his meter still sent out the readings mind!
I upgraded his board for him as part of an ev charger install and now his board is metal there has been no tripping, albeit he now has rcbos...
Yeah the manager who came, himself told me, its been a nightmare for some time now with the smart meter, as everyone have different kind of setup, the smart meter till date had so many update done internally, still they getting complaints of incompatibilityRCD not compatible with the meter lol
Sounds like a screwup on their part
Thanks for the update on this, it's always interesting to hear how it turns out, and good to hear you got it fixed.Right here i am to give an update to my problem
As i said earlier the foil trick didnt work for me
So the tripoing never stopped
Called Eon to show them i am really not happy the way things are going after paying an electrician over 200£
Called them twice the same day
First after explaining all the history i was woth a lady for 1hour, the call dropped she never called back!
2nd attempt same story after explaning my problem, got lucky to have a nice lad , he contacted the onfield emergency team, and confirmed someone should be coming to check the installation
Cant tell you guys how much i relief i got when thr engineer as soon as he entered and saw the electric meter installed by their colleague, and him saying : your rdc setup is not compatible with this type of meter why they did install that? Offcourse its going to trip!
He even called his manager, who drove down half hour, they took pictures of the work done by the previous engineer, they replaced both meter gas and electric, the simple credit meters without the smart thing
And since then no tripping!
So anyone coming on this post, if you have a rce setup Mem 2000 dont look anywhere else its going to trip and dont get a smart meter or change your setup
Wanted to thanks everyone who joined, replied helped
In the end i am with a bill of 300£ now jjst ordered a new electric shower and will have someone to come down to install aswell more ££££
Well if its not compatible submit a complaint asking for your money to be re-imbursed.
Also contact the money team at Dailymail.. they love a good story bashing the electric companies and smart meters especially... albeit they did swap it out but it shouldnt have been fitted to begin with itseems.
It is a more general screw-up of the whole system.RCD not compatible with the meter lol
Sounds like a screwup on their part
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