Smart meter fitting appointment soon, will both my gas and electric meters being outside affect the installation?

Hi @LorraineM ,

Yup, that should be fine in 99% of cases. Could you show us photos of the existing meters and their surroundings though, as we’ll be happy to advise if you might need to do anything to keep the meters safe.

Are the meter boxes in good condition, @LorraineM ? That can cause an issue if a meter box door is missing and the meter is exposed to the elements.

Also, is your gas meter dug into the ground? It’s called a semi-concealed meter. Our engineer needs to have a note of that in advance to have the correct parts. 

Otherwise you’re all good! 

We’ve got a heap of guides here:

thanks for both replies.

The meters are in good condition, and above ground, however they are on a side wall away from the actual house.  

Hi

I got an appointment for smart meter installation this week. My meter is located outside and i presume that the old digital meter would be replaced by smart meter outside the house. 

I just wanted to know would there be any installations or modification on inside my property ?

Nope! All modifications will be strictly confined to just the existing meter board for the electric meter and whatever space the gas meter is in. Nothing else. :)

For safety reasons however, your supplies will be temporarily disconnected while the work is underway. This is mostly to ensure the safety of the engineer, but also to help avoid frying all your stuff. Your supplies will be restored and reconnected when they’re done.