Updated on 01/07/26 by Abby_OVO
How to read different versions L + G electricity smart meters
Landis + Gyr don’t make things easy when it comes to working out whether your smart meter is SMETS1 or SMETS2. Thankfully one of our community members has already written a great guide to help you work that one out:
This guide will help you take a reading from one of these meters to submit on your online account or OVO app (download for Android or iOS).
Have 2 square buttons, one directly above the other, like this?
If you’ve got a single rate meter, you may notice that you’re reading is already showing on the default meter screen.
If you need to see it back-lit tap the ‘A’ button to scroll through the display options until you see ‘R01’. The reading will be shown in the bottom right of the screen.
If you’ve got a dual rate version of this meter press and hold down the ‘B’ button for roughly 5 - 10 seconds, then tap the ‘A’ button. This will toggle between the ‘R01’ reading and the ‘R02’ reading as demonstrated in this handy video:
How to read electric smart meter - Landis Gyr+ E470
If your square buttons are spaced out in diagonally opposite corners like this:
It may look slightly different but the process is the same:
Reading a Landis Gyr E470 Type 5394 Smart meter Electric Day and Night (Economy 7)
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