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Tracey

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Jun 1, 2018, 8:14:09 AM6/1/18
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My British gas smart meter display unit won't stop beeping. It's a pay as you
go meter but has plenty of credit. The constant chirping is driving me mad

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Andy Burns

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Jun 1, 2018, 8:23:12 AM6/1/18
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Tracey wrote:

> My British gas smart meter display unit won't stop beeping. It's a pay as you
> go meter but has plenty of credit. The constant chirping is driving me mad

If it's the in-home display beeping, either power it off/on, or move it
to be closer to the electricity meter.

If it's the actual gas meter beeping, they have a battery that should
last 10 years (not user replaceable).

Other than that, call British Gas ...

Davey

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Jun 1, 2018, 8:44:45 AM6/1/18
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You might get a visit from that annoying penguin...

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Brian Gaff

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Jun 1, 2018, 9:02:29 AM6/1/18
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I'd have thought the first place to ask is British Gas.
Brian

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tim...

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I had to call out BG,

I didn't get a visit from a Penguin

(I have no idea what you are talking about BTW)

tim



www.GymRatZ.co.uk

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Jun 1, 2018, 11:07:45 AM6/1/18
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My mother had the same problem with hers.
It was to do with the spend limits being set far too low.
IIRC I simply went through menus and reset daily(?) limits from the
pre-set few £'s to something she'd never reach such as £30 or something.

Seems like a common issue and the bloody device has a rechargeable
battery so you couldn't simply unplug it to ease the pain.
I was borderline chucking it into a bowl of water to shut the thing up!

Graeme

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Jun 1, 2018, 1:02:07 PM6/1/18
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Singing Dominique?
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Andy Burns

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Jun 1, 2018, 1:14:58 PM6/1/18
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Davey wrote:

> Andy Burns wrote:
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>> call British Gas ...
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> You might get a visit from that annoying penguin...

Their website says the pen^H^H^Hengineers always call ahead to let you
know when they're on the way, but the radio adverts say they call ahead
95% of the time, presumably they think customers won't mind if they are
the unlucky 5%

Johnny B Good

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Jun 1, 2018, 5:23:06 PM6/1/18
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So, not some weird tie-in with Linux then? The key clue word here being
"annoying" rather than "friendly". :-)

Apropos of "annoying", I'm guessing it must be some irritating TV advert
that "The Product" endure whilst awaiting their favourite "advert bait"
programme to start (or resume - it's all the same thing really, what with
it being just a 'legitimate' way to avoid 'dead air' in the gaps between
advert breaks).

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ARW

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Jun 1, 2018, 5:28:44 PM6/1/18
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On 01/06/2018 14:02, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I'd have thought the first place to ask is British Gas.

Trust me. It's not.


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Harry Bloomfield

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Jun 2, 2018, 5:30:49 AM6/2/18
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Davey expressed precisely :
The penguin only does gas boilers.. :oÞ

Sharon megson

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Aug 6, 2018, 1:14:04 PM8/6/18
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replying to www.GymRatZ.co.uk, Sharon megson wrote:
How to stop smart box from beeping

Susan wilkinsin

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Sep 3, 2018, 11:14:05 AM9/3/18
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replying to Tracey, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
My smart meter wont stop beeping

John Rumm

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Sep 3, 2018, 11:21:12 AM9/3/18
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On 03/09/2018 16:14, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> replying to Tracey, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> My smart meter wont stop beeping

Sing along to it then...

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Robin

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Sep 3, 2018, 12:41:44 PM9/3/18
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On 03/09/2018 16:14, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> replying to Tracey, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> My smart meter wont stop beeping

many possible explanations: sign that you have exceeded your budget;
message that all is discovered, flee at once;...


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alan_m

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Sep 3, 2018, 12:58:02 PM9/3/18
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On 03/09/2018 16:14, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> replying to Tracey, Susan wilkinsin wrote:
> My smart meter wont stop beeping

The beeping is to tell you that you have a gas leak.


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Rod Speed

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Sep 3, 2018, 2:37:19 PM9/3/18
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Susan wilkinsin <caedfaa9ed1216d60ef...@example.com> wrote

> My smart meter wont stop beeping

Don’t worry, its just going to explode.

Brian Gaff

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Sep 4, 2018, 7:02:22 AM9/4/18
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Hush if you let on everyone will want one!
Brian

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Brian Gaff

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Or you went to another supplier and it won't work on their system.
Brian

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Go into the menu scroll down to settings, volume and change to off. Press set.

Brian Gaff

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Grin...
Brian

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Bloody brilliant thanks as ive just turned off the volume ...ssoooooo irritating beeping every 10 mins!! Peace at last happy days ...

Brian Gaff

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Volume?
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It keeps beeping hiyer than tv only got meters in 2 weeks ago & I keep turning meter off can’t handle the beep beep all the time

alan_m

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Nov 8, 2019, 4:00:29 PM11/8/19
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On 08/11/2019 14:05, dannamu...@gmail.com wrote:
> It keeps beeping hiyer than tv only got meters in 2 weeks ago & I keep turning meter off can’t handle the beep beep all the time
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Gas leak detection!

Robin

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On 08/11/2019 14:05, dannamu...@gmail.com wrote:
> It keeps beeping hiyer than tv only got meters in 2 weeks ago & I keep turning meter off can’t handle the beep beep all the time
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Is it the meter beeping or is it the in-house display that shows you
what you are using? If the latter it could be telling you that you've
gone over your gas and electricity budget for the week. Your manual
should tell you how to change that budget. You can just set it very
high if you don't want any such alarms.

David

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Nov 9, 2019, 7:28:03 AM11/9/19
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On Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:05:48 -0800, dannamuir31071 wrote:

> It keeps beeping hiyer than tv only got meters in 2 weeks ago & I keep
> turning meter off can’t handle the beep beep all the time

You can't turn the meter off.
That would cut off your supply (if this was allowed).

As others have said it is likely to be the remote monitor.

Cheers


Dave R

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