Re-calibration

[Rod Dumbreck]

What is the procedure for re-calbrating a heat meter, which it seems we have to do every ten years per our RHI agreement

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Send them back to the manufacturer I would say

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

Send them back to the manufacturer I would say

Sounds logical, but Ive got a feeling that would be across some border, with an inevitable loss of measuring. Do people just fit new, and how much hassle is that to register?
(genuine pessimist)

 

[f0ster]

to register a new heat meter expect up to a year before they get it sorted. and that's assuming they don't have to return the application for amendments

 

[Exfarmer]

I would just inspect it regularly and declare it fine. Make sure you put it in writing
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[sjt01]

to register a new heat meter expect up to a year before they get it sorted. and that's assuming they don't have to return the application for amendments

I just went through replacing a heat meter with the new OFGEM procedure, approved in 2 weeks. Greatly improved response from my previous experience.
After experiences with other brands, I am standardising on Kamstrup mains powered for the future, they may be a bit expensive but far less trouble.

 

[georgnillson]

напишите производителю, он вас сделает

 

[Doing it for the kids]

напишите производителю, он вас сделает

That’s a good point!

 

[pbg somerset]

My Itron heat meter has stopped recording heat used , the flow rate and temp are both down on what they should be but obviously showing something is happening . Any one experienced this or any ideas ?

 

[Rod Dumbreck]

Assuming that your sensors are still correctly positioned, it sounds as if its goosed.

I have had a call from Itron, N.B. this is

Itron Metering Solutions UK Ltd of Felixtowe, (not to be mistaken for Itron UK, where a very long suffering receptionist explained that they were an entirely different company selling monitors etc.)​

On the matter of recalibration, they seem to be in discussions with the powers that be, about verification in lieu of recalibration, so we await the outcome .....

 

[pbg somerset]

Thanks , interestingly what you said about sensor position is possibly the answer as I have had recent work done and 1 sensor repositioned . I will let you know the outcome .

 

[f0ster]

the itron has fault codes if anything is wrong, start by making sure the hot sensor reads higher than the cold sensor on menu 2 and it is showing a flow rate on menu 2

 

[pbg somerset]

Thank you , Ive found the fault code menu , the issue it seems is following recent work done to pipe work an overly long t piece was fitted to house the outgoing temp probe , this resulted in that temp being lower than return ! Understandably the meter gave a fault suggesting the probes were connected wrong way round . The engineers have been back and re done the pipe work , the meter now reads again !

 

[f0ster]

the sensors have to be fully immersed in the flow of the pipework in their respective pockets, tell them to read the instructions