pre pay gas metre fault??

[fixter1]

i hope some one can help just been call out to a property when ive got there i put the card in the metre and it just comes up call help will not put any gas on is there anyway of resetting these????

 

[so-solar]

Call the supplier and report the fault, there s a little trick but i cant for the life of me remember it!

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[fixter1]

shame ya cant remember it would be usefull to know

 

[fixter1]

supply is sending someone out within 4 hours

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

either anti tamper activated or battery fault its a transco job sadly

 

[REDSAW]

tilt switch locked perhaps

 

[fixter1]

thanks lads hope they get it soted tonight

 

[Blackcatgas]

Somones knocked it. I remeber installing a Ideal combi for a housing ascociation on a house that had the family from Itvs shameless in it.
The meter had no credit on it and was displaying a random value, I explained to them that Id have to test the gas otherwise I couldnt commision the boiler, a family conference ensued and eventually the teenage girl showed me how shed been "hotwiring" the credit meter.
Her boyfriend who worked for a large gas supplier had shown her.

 

[gasmarc]

i have had that before where the meter has been knocked , but have never seen how to hotwire a credit meter,

 

[Blackcatgas]

i have had that before where the meter has been knocked , but have never seen how to hotwire a credit meter,

Stupidly simple to do, but i best not share it on this forum, part of me wanted to grass on them but it wouldnt be worth it...... live and let live.

 

[gasmarc]

yes I know what you mean ,live and let die james bond lol

 

[hihowudoin]

Users of the current models of pre-payment meter call your supplier if the meter states "BATTERY", "CALL HELP", "FAIL", "CARD NOT ACCEPTED", "CARD FAIL".

If the meter states £££'s for credit and "OFF" then just re-insert you're gas card - the meter isn't faulty its just not switched on.