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Pipit 500 In Home Display (IHD) showing incorrect prices - why?

  • May 19, 2017
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Good morning.

Ever since I've had my Smart Meters installed, my IHD has definitely been showing incorrect rates, even if you take into account that it shows VAT and My Ovo doesn't.

How do I get this corrected on the IHD so the estimated spend figures in £ are correct?

Under Electricity on the IHD the tariff is 'NEWENERGY' and Gas is 'Ovo Variable'.
Best answer by Tim_OVO

Updated on 06/10/25 by Ben_OVO


Your Pipit In Home Display (IHD) should be updated with your plan prices via your Smart Meter. If you’ve recently started a new plan it may take a few days for this information to be updated.

 

As you mentioned, the IHD will show your prices including VAT, and the ‘Plan’ page of your online account or OVO app (download for Android or iOS), shows the same rates excluding VAT. You can find out how to do this here:

 

 

If your unit prices and standing charges are different by more than 5% and it’s been over a week since your plan started, reach out to the Support Team - we might need to check that the IHD is paired and the correct tariff has been updated on your meters.

 

This default estimated bill screen on your Pipit In Home Display (IHD) doesn't necessarily match your monthly billing cycle. This figure can't be reset manually but will reset after a tariff change, so when you renew, or with a price change if you're on the Simpler Energy plan. Think of it as a ‘Total usage since last tariff change’ figure. 

 

If you’re looking to check your current monthly cost the best place to head is the ‘Billing’ page of your online account. This will update daily if you have your smart meter set to send us a reading either daily or half hourly. If you would like to update the reading schedule of your meter to allow this, you can do so by following this guide:

 

 

The advice above relates to the Pipit IHD, if you have a Chameleon IHD see the guides below for more help with these:

 

SMETS1 Chameleon In Home Display (IHD) guide

SMETS2 In Home Display (IHD) guide

 

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78 replies

Nancy_OVO
Retired Moderator
Retired Moderator
June 26, 2018
I was contacted a few month ago to notify me that I had been charged the wrong unit price for my electricity. All sorted from an account perspective but my smart meter is still showing the old higher rate. I have asked several times when this will be updated and keep being told it will happen automatically - however 3 month on it still hasn't updated

Hi @Ruby_Rach,

I've moved your post over here where you should be able to find the information you need!

Nancy
Your guiding light(bulb)
Newcomer
October 12, 2018
Hi
My Smart meter has been showing the same totals for daily and weekly use for over a week now. It's stuck on £3.04 for the day and £11.69 for the week. Looking at the website my daily usage still appears to be coming through but clearly I want the meter to work.
What is your advice please?
Nancy_OVO
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October 16, 2018
Hey @Kenmeister - I've moved your topic over here where you should be able to find the information you need. If not, leave us a comment below.

Cheers
Your guiding light(bulb)
Newcomer
October 30, 2018
My smart meter appears to have the wrong unit pricing how do I correct this
Mw2870
Newcomer
Newcomer
October 30, 2018

Hi @Gravs, welcome to the forum.
We have definitely had reports of this problem before from other users.

The solution seems to be to message OVO via the Help Centre or contact them on social media.

Newcomer
November 27, 2018
I had a gas and electric smart meter installed last week and also have an IHD. The costs of the tariffs and the daily charge shown on the IHD are greater than my online tariff so I checked the smart meters which correspond to the IHD. Adding VAT to my online tariff prices does not make the gas and electric prices displayed correct. I am therefore looking at prices that are somewhat misleading. Should the smart meters display the correct tariff information in order for the IHD to show the correct monies spent? I am on a fixed tariff until October 2019 thankfully.
Nancy_OVO
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Retired Moderator
November 29, 2018
Hey @Gaily1 - I've moved your post over here where you should be able to find more information on this.

Cheers
Your guiding light(bulb)
Newcomer
December 6, 2018
My new IHD is showing the wrong amounts for the tariff i'm on. How do I change these. I've looked on the forum but the answers redirect to old page that I cant access. The engineer told me to call ovo but i cant find a number or an email address anywhere on the site.
Thanks
Newcomer
December 7, 2018
All sorted now. Thank you OVO for help and swift action. 😀
Lucy_OVO
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Retired Moderator
December 7, 2018
@mrjsterry I've moved your topic onto this post as you should find the answer to your question here. 🙂 All our contact details can be found here: https://www.ovoenergy.com/help in case you need them.
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