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Checking balance on smart meter - is it in Pay as you go mode?

  • 27 June 2023
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I have a new pay as you go smart meter and have no idea how to check the balance.

I am having issues topping up with the app, and my meter has no keypad. so not sure how to top up either.

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Best answer by Blastoise186 27 June 2023, 15:24

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Blastoise186
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Welcome @Clair185 ,

Please show us photos of the meter(s), any In-Home Display you were given and anything else it came with. We’ll be able to help you once we’ve seen those.

Thanks

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Looks like it’s currently in Credit Mode rather than PAYG/Prepayment Mode. If this isn’t meant to be the case, PAYG Support can help if you call them on 0330 175 9669.

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Don’t know if this smart meter guide might help to show what the buttons do 

For the IHD, depending on which one you have here are the user guides

IHD6-CAD-PPMID-User-Guide-.pdf

IHD7-CAD-PPMID-User-Guide.pdf

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Hey @Clair185 

 

Sorry to hear about this, there’s some great advice from our volunteers here.

 

Have you been in touch with the PAYG Support Team yet to get this sorted?

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Hi there,

 

This may be a very stupid question, but I am stuck. I have a Pay as you go/Prepayment gas meter in a property I recently moved into. There was also a small portable screen that tells me how much credit I have left on my electricity, and what I thought was how much credit I had on my gas.

 

am I right in thinking that gas balance means how much I owe? Only, it’s been going up when I’ve been using gas on the actual meter itself and on the portable device, but I’ve not been prompted to pay? And it doesn’t have a negative in front of it, or say emergency. 
 

Any help would be amazing, I’ve added a photo so you can see my meter and the current ‘balance’ - I just don’t know if that means how much I’ve used or how much credit I have left :( 

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Howdy!

That’s not a Prepayment Meter! :D

It’s a Smart Meter and it seems to be in Credit Mode for Pay Monthly. :)

Have a word with OVO via 0330 303 5063 and they can set you up an account if you don’t have one yet.

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Hi @Blastoise186 , thanks so much for getting back to me. 

It’s been a busy week so am only getting round to calling OVO today. I called the Pay as you Go line as I didn’t realise the phone line above is closed on weekends. 

When I spoke to her, she said that my gas meter is still coming up as a Pay as you go, and the £42.72 is how much debt I am in (even though it is not coming up with a negative). I told her I’d transferred £50 just before I posted my original message on this forum, and that it didn’t change the balance on the meter or my IHD. So now I am worried about where that £50 has gone. 

She said she has added £50 and will call me back in 30 - 40 minutes to see if it gets through to the meter. 

I will keep you posted :) 

 

 

 

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Hey @EttaR 

 

Sorry to hear about the issue you’re having.

 

Have the team been back in touch or have you reached out to them this morning? 

 

If not, I would get in touch with the Support Team, especially if the £50 has not been added like they said they would do. 

 

Do you know if it has been applied yet?

 

We’ve also got a helpful topic guide that might be helpful in future if you need any support:

 

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