Here s what to do if you want to take a traditional meter reading.
Electric smart meter reading.
If you prefer to take electricity and gas readings for yourself here s how you can check how much energy you re using by reading your smart meter.
To find your electricity read you re looking for a number followed by kwh but remembering to ignore the numbers after the decimal place.
To take the meter reading on e7.
Press button a again to show the meter reading and make a note of the numbers including any zeros.
There s no need to note down any number s after the decimal point.
You reading your meter and submitting that to your energy supplier and instead send those over the airwaves to help.
Press button a or b to wake the screen up.
Have a look at the display panel on your smart meter normally it ll be blank.
Both gas and electricity smart meters have a numerical keypad.
Download the detailed how to read your meter fact sheet.
Press 9 on the keypad.
If you have a keypad.
0001234 5 followed by kwh at the bottom right of.
The meter scrolls through several different displays that will show your kilowatt hour kwh usage date time and other system and diagnostic information.
A series of letters will appear.
For that you need to take the reading at and at night separately.
To read a digital electric meter read the series of large numbers near the center of your meter and write them down.
Reading your new smart electric meter is easy.
To get a reading from these smart meters.
Look at the top left hand corner.
Smart meters will do away with having to submit manual meter readings i e.
Smart electricity meters on a standard tariff.
You need to note down this reading.
E7 smart meters can be tricky to read.
This is a reading taken on a british gas display screen but the provider is utility point.
Your smart meter screen will show a series of letters.
How to read your smart in home meter screen this example from british gas display unit take a look at some photos below showing a gas and an electricity reading.
You ll see 8 digits e g.
If you wish to calculate how many kilowatt hours you ve used in the last month subtract the current reading from the previous reading which should be stated on your most recent bill.
You can read your smart meter by taking a look at your in house smart meter display unit.
This display will show you your daily weekly or monthly energy use in terms of money kilowatt hours.
If you have an electricity dual rate smart meter press and release the blue display button and this will show rate two.
For gas smart meters press and hold the red button a for 5 10 seconds this will then display credit on.
Press 9 on the keypad.
They don t show separate reading for day and night.
