How do I get an In-Home Display (IHD) for my Smart meter?

Since moving last year i dont have an IHD for my property, How can i arramge getting one please x

Hi @103059841 and welcome to the Forum.

So let me just check a couple of things:

• Are you an OVO customer? Or have you migrated to OVO from one of the companies they bailed out when they collapsed (Spark Energy, Economy Energy etc)?
• Which company installed the Smart Meters and when (approximately)?

I can advise a bit more once I have those answers, but please also fill out your Forum Profile because that’s where we look for basic background information.

You should also know that simply having an IHD delivered won’t solve the problem. It has to be paired with the Communications Hub for your property. That requires active conversation between you and an OVO Engineer because there are actions to be taken at both ends of the link. You can’t just press buttons at your end!

@103059841 

Hi, I’ve moved your question to this topic as it should help answer how you can get a new IHD.

However, @Transparent make’s some great points. So, it might be useful to answer his questions for further advice.

All the best,

I am a new ovo customer have an online request to submit meter reading before 28th June as the energy switch was on 23rd June. No IHD was provided at the install. The WAN light is flashing Red. It is SMETS1 secure meter.

I am part of V2G trial with solar PV so I export and import electricity with OVO. On pressing button 9, I get 95kwH imported and about 135 kwH exported as EV has not been used for the last 4-5 days since the install. Also since it has been quite sunny last few days PV have been averaging at 15-20kWh per day.

Any suggestions on how to get IHD delivered and configured for the install?

Heads up, @sylm_2000 - check out the ‘best answer’ on this topic for info on how to get an IHD. 

Press 9 on the meter’s keypad to confirm your meter readings needed for the online account’s opening meter readings. After Imp kWh, and Exp kWh, it will be the reading!

Hi,

Been on a smart meter for some years now but never got a IHD when they did it.  Didn't think of it at the time but now it would be interesting to get a real time display of usage to see what the big user items are etc. The app is great but it's not real time.  

Anyone know how I can get hold of one and if they are actually useful ?

You should be able to request an IHD but they are occasionally low on supply. Contact via customer support https://www.ovoenergy.com/help

• Smart Meters and In Home Displays - Topic Hub Tutorial

They’re pretty useful to look at energy use as it happens through the day and for previous days

There are also a series of third part apps which are quite useful too

• A Thirst For Data: My Guide to third party Apps

Good luck! We were promised an in house display unit in 2021. We are still waiting… OVO just keep saying they haven’t any and don’t know when they will get any. 
We were automatically transferred from SSE and just wish we could go back to them as OVO are simply awful to deal with. 

Hey @MrE,

Sorry to hear this,

I’ll get Forum_Support to reach out, please keep an eye on your private messages. 

Hope this helps. 

So how difficult is to get a home monitor?

From last March until now we've been fobbed of with excuse after excuse as to why we haven't been sent one and now apparently there is a 2 year backlog!!

Customer service is practically useless and you spend more time on hold than talking to someone.

Hiya!

Have you tried these options?

• Sourcing a replacement In Home Display (IHD), where to get one if mine is broken?

Hi @Ianthejock Did you have your smart meters installed last March and not get an IHD (In Home Display) given to you then?

I don't work for OVO, i am just a customer like you 

We moved in and the one we had was incompatible. So we've been trying to get a new one since about March last year.

Unfortunately, it’s ultimately down to supply and demand issues. OVO isn’t Chameleon’s only customer and tons of suppliers use Chameleon IHDs, so there’s only so many of them to go around at any given time. Both Hildebrand and ivie will happily sell you one though if you’re interested and they’ll both work fine.

If you want one that’s as close as possible to the stuff OVO gives out, go for the ivie Bud. If you fancy doing more magic tricks with it, then the Hildebrand Glow IHD is the better choice.

I reported my In Home Display as being faulty. Ovo tried to cure the problem there end but had no luck. They ordered me a new on before Christmas & as yet not received a new one (March) Ovo keep saying it's on it's way but still no luck. Anyone else having this problem? Really miss IHD as it's better than the app 

Sorry to hear about this delay in getting your replacement In Home Display sent out. 

I must say that I much prefer my web based online account usage charts: https://account.ovoenergy.com/usage?datePeriod=monthly

This is also worth a look:

• Sourcing a replacement In Home Display (IHD), where to get one if mine is broken?

Hi @Kevan

You could try putting in a complaint, that can sometimes help speed up things. 

https://www.ovoenergy.com/feedback

After 8 weeks you can get the Energy Ombudsman involved. 

You can also leave a review on Trustpilot which also sometimes helps

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.ovoenergy.com

Thanks so much for your replies, really appreciate it. As of today the app is no longer showing me daily, monthly usage. I've had this b4 as have a lot of customers. But it did right itself after almost a month.  Thanks again for your help.  Kev

They fitted us with 2 x new SM Gas ans Electric in Oct 22 with a new IHD, none of them work and CS team keep asking me to provide readings, so you are not alone!

All I can say is good luck.

@Kevan your online usage pages should be up and running again, I think you were affected by a temporary drop out that also affected me and others at the end of last week. 

@yetanothername sorry to hear about this, I assume you’ve been asked to do a smart meter health check?

Yes ovo did all the checks but nothing worked so sending a new one. That was Christmas & as of today 15/3/23 heard nothing