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October 30, 2025
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IHD not connecting to network, why?

  • October 30, 2025
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MY IUD says not commissioned, what does that mean. Is it compatable with my meter? i was told by an advisor my Elster meter is old, has it been discontinued?

 

Best answer by AmandaJ

I can’t believe it. Hello Ovo rang this morning and told me the reason the meter wasn’t connecting to my IHD was because they had never disconnected the original device, since January when it stopped working.

She told me to plug in new device which I’ve had for months and to leave it for 24 hours.

Hey presto by the time I left the room and returned about 20 minutes later it was working. 

I’m so relieved.

Sending photo of the numbers on my IHD device via email did really help - tHANKS Taj for your advise. 

22 replies

Taj
Rank 10
Rank 10
October 31, 2025

Hello ​@AmandaJ 

I’ve just had a somewhat similar experience. I was asked for the IHD GUID which I gave over the phone. Connection promised, but did not happen. I then sent the request via email with a photo of the numbers on the back of the IHD attached. This worked and I was connected in a matter of hours. Either I misread the numbers or OVO support misheard it. 
Try doing the same. Probably obvious, but make sure the meter/IHD are as close as possible and getting a good signal.

AmandaJAuthor
Rank 2
November 1, 2025

Hi Taj, 

Good idea I will request via email, as i do feel number misread, especially with 00 could be OO in 

Taj
Rank 10
Rank 10
November 1, 2025

Hello ​@AmandaJ, it’s worth a try. I don’t want to confuse you, but the number is what is called hexadecimal it will only consist of 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.

AmandaJAuthor
Rank 2
November 1, 2025

Hi Taj, emailed Ovo and attached photos just waiting for a reply.

 

 

Abby_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 3, 2025

Hey ​@AmandaJ 

 

I’m glad to see our community have left some helpful responses here about your IHD issue. 

 

Do let us know how you get on with the Support Team, hopefully they’ll be able to get this sorted for you quickly. I’ve linked below to a couple of of topics which might be helpful or interesting while you await the team’s email response:

 

 

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AmandaJAuthor
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November 4, 2025

I’m still waiting for a response. I have rang, but no answer after 30 minutes everytime I call.

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
November 4, 2025

Live Chat at https://ovoenergy.com/help is usually much faster, especially early in the week.

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AmandaJAuthorSolved
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November 5, 2025

I can’t believe it. Hello Ovo rang this morning and told me the reason the meter wasn’t connecting to my IHD was because they had never disconnected the original device, since January when it stopped working.

She told me to plug in new device which I’ve had for months and to leave it for 24 hours.

Hey presto by the time I left the room and returned about 20 minutes later it was working. 

I’m so relieved.

Sending photo of the numbers on my IHD device via email did really help - tHANKS Taj for your advise. 

Abby_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 6, 2025

Hey ​@AmandaJ 

 

I’m really glad to hear the team were able to get that sorted for you in the end! Glad to hear it was a fairly simple fix too.

 

Feel free to pop back any time if you’ve ever got any other questions.😊

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AmandaJAuthor
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November 6, 2025

Thanks Abby, in the end it was simple. In future l will contact "hello Ovo" when l have a meter problem. It may take a few days but it was solved quicker than the months I've waited. Being able to send photos made my explanation clearer!!