Why has my central heating switched off after having a Smart meter installed?

Sorry to hear of the issue you had with your gas central heating after getting a Smart Meter installed - this isn’t the experience we hope for when upgrading your meter.

Whenever there is a disruption to your gas pipes, such as the installation of a new gas appliance or in this case a new meter, there is a chance that air may enter the system which would affect the gas supply. To prevent this happening our engineers purge your gas system after replacing the meter - this is the action of releasing gas into the system, which forces removal of air. Once the air is fully removed, we’re able to relight your appliances.

Occasionally even after purging, trace amounts of air may remain which later cause a disruption to your supply, as happened in your case. We’d recommend contacting a gas-safe engineer if you experience any issues with your supply following a gas meter installation, as there’s no guarantee that the issue’s not due to a faulty appliance. 

I’m glad to hear that the engineer was able to restore your supply, and sorry that you were left without heating at such a critical time - I think it’s important we look into this further, to check whether the correct procedures were followed and what we can do to avoid this happening to other members in future - please reach out to our Support Team who can raise this as a formal complaint for further investigation and discuss a possible good will gesture towards any costs that may have resulted.

I hope once these installation issues have been resolved, you can begin enjoying the benefits of your new Smart Meters.

If this thread hasn’t matched your experience and you’ve recently had an economy 7 smart meter installed we’d suggest looking at the following topics to help with the solution if your heating and/or hot water has stopped working since having the economy 7 smart meter fitted:

• Complex Multi-Rate Meter & Heating types F.A.Q.