Smart meter might be doing an update, the IHD has changed from, showing some stuff, to saying waiting, is that due to an update of some type being in process ?
Power also went off for a few seconds at the same time as this new message appeared, coincidence, or expected behaviour ?
Smart meter was recently installed, so assume it might be doing some kind of update after a few weeks.
Best answer by shetland
Updated on 27/06/25 by Ben_OVO
I read someplace ( Can’t remember where ! ) to turn the IHD off for 24 hours and then turn it on again.
Did that, and less than 1 minute after turning it on I’d say, it is now working again.
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+8I wish I could use those servers to warm my flat! But they’d be incredibly inefficient (and noisy!) for that purpose - and they wouldn’t be at my flat anyway. It’s actually for work stuff that’s potentially coming down the line at some point in the future.
But yeah, the remote monitoring on older units is definitely… Sub-optimal...
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Heard you don’t need planning permission if the solar panels are floating on a pond, but if you want to build a new pond, you need planning permission. ( I wonder, does that mean old ponds automatically don’t need planning permission, and if so, how old do they have to be to qualify ?
So many rules and regulations to be aware of, and quite hard to find out about them all I find.
That gave me a good laugh, and I completely agree—it feels like we're constantly navigating through layers of bureaucracy only for more to emerge!
I once saw a YouTube video about a man who purchased rural land in America and built his own town from the ground up! He mentioned that much of what he learned came from connecting with like-minded individuals and figuring things out for himself. As you've rightly pointed out, if you have to wait for a tradesperson to assist and deplete your finances, you can at least try to tackle things yourself or learn from others first!
Just discovered my IHD has a battery compartment, so naturally I stuffed a AAA in there.
Power cut last night, its still trying to reconnect like before the battery.
So I should have left it out !
Will do that next time.
+4The IHD battery is more for when you want to unplug the IHD and wander about the house with it, switching things off and on and seeing how your usage changes on the IHD.
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