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[ThatFragranceGuy]

So it says estimated annual usage 4004keh elec and 15868kwh gas?

Your usage is a lot higher so this is how yours works out, this his using the more expensive tracker figures Way out west suggested

£204 on the figures you gave, £224 on price cap , £149 Octo tracker

 

[sherlock1969]

Just signed up using your referral link @ThatFragranceGuy

Completely fed up of Eon Next's terrible customer service and the initial tariff I'll be put on is a little cheaper than my fixed deal with Eon (no exit fees thankfully).

I have SMETS1 meters but made by Secure and the signup info said that Octopus can read the Secure SMETS1 so should be good to switch to the tracker too

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Just signed up using your referral link @ThatFragranceGuy

Completely fed up of Eon Next's terrible customer service and the initial tariff I'll be put on is a little cheaper than my fixed deal with Eon (no exit fees thankfully).

I have SMETS1 meters but made by Secure and the signup info said that Octopus can read the Secure SMETS1 so should be good to switch to the tracker too

It may have been a smets1 but chances are it's been remote upgraded to smets2 as most have by now, although a few stragglers but if they can't connect to it they'll fit their own pretty quickly

 

[Andy_W]

I'll check tomorrow, as long as you see the £50 in your account it'll all be good I'm sure. Cheers!

I reckon your referrals must cover your bills by now?

 

[sherlock1969]

It may have been a smets1 but chances are it's been remote upgraded to smets2 as most have by now, although a few stragglers but if they can't connect to it they'll fit their own pretty quickly

Email says my start date will be this Friday, didn't realise it was that quick!

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Email says my start date will be this Friday, didn't realise it was that quick!

If you've got a smart meter they can do it really quickly, was same for us. Think standard meters still take a couple of weeks


One thing to be aware of is final bill process uses a third party and it can take about 6 weeks to get a refund but its industry wide

 

[sherlock1969]

If you've got a smart meter they can do it really quickly, was same for us. Think standard meters still take a couple of weeks


One thing to be aware of is final bill process uses a third party and it can take about 6 weeks to get a refund but its industry wide

Refund from old supplier you mean?

I'll take some screenshots of Eon Next page as they owe me £600+ credit and I don't trust them one little bit!

 

[sherlock1969]

Octopus account is already showing serial number of electricity meter, but not the gas meter (yet).

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Refund from old supplier you mean?

I'll take some screenshots of Eon Next page as they owe me £600+ credit and I don't trust them one little bit!

Yeah. So they will issue you a final bill and after that it all goes to a third party for verification. Recomended to take meter readings and screenshots just in case

You could also ring them and ask for say a £400 refund to move things along

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Octopus account is already showing serial number of electricity meter, but not the gas meter (yet).

Gas meters only wake up every 30 minutes and have no power of their own so will often lag a bit

 

[afcb_acklam]

Gas meters only wake up every 30 minutes and have no power of their own so will often lag a bit

I think I saw a message about low battery on mine, even tho its only 2 years old. Shld I let Octopus know, or can they tell? I assume they have to sort it?

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

I think I saw a message about low battery on mine, even tho it's only 2 years old. Shld I let Octopus know, or can they tell? I assume they have to sort it?

On the lcd display in the house or in the meter? I'd tweet them they should be able to check diagnostic messages remotely. They should last years really and yeah they would book a metering operative to come out and do it

 

[afcb_acklam]

On the lcd display in the house or in the meter? I'd tweet them they should be able to check diagnostic messages remotely. They should last years really and yeah they would book a metering operative to come out and do it

I chucked the lcd display, had no need for it as I use an app. It was on the meter. I'll ask Octopus, cheers.

 

[sherlock1969]

Gas meters only wake up every 30 minutes and have no power of their own so will often lag a bit

Sure enough gas meter serial number there as well, bodes well that they can connect to my SMETS1 meters ok

 

[Alzi]

Still worth moving to the tracker now? Or wait out the winter months then go for it?

Thanks for the effort @ThatFragranceGuy also just switched from EDF using your link.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

Still worth it imo; if you leave tracker you can't rejoin it for 9 months. You have to take the rough with the smooth.

The highest unit rates on tracker were September last year when Ukraine was kicking off, they then dropped down heavily in October. Went up a bit late Nov/early December and from about late December onwards when it was actually cold, tracker has been cheaper than price cap apart from a few days here and there, and significantly cheaper for the bulk of it.

Tracker is based on wholesale prices, which are lower than retail, but retail factors in the same things as wholesale. If prices shoot up for wholesale, the price cap will go up at the next review and stay up until those costs are recovered.

 

[sherlock1969]

What are the standing charges on the tracker?

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

What are the standing charges on the tracker?

48.29 elec, 26.84 gas

 

[sherlock1969]

48.29 elec, 26.84 gas

Thanks, that doesn’t change then?

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

it's on IOS too, I find it better than Octo aid for a couple of things, like the visuals on upcoming rates and the phone/ watch notifications.

Does it not do gas? I like the visuals in it but can't see anywhere to get it to show the same for gas unless I am missing something