Posted on 08/01/2014 8:06:50 AM PDT by Mier
Yep, which is why most of them now are RF instead of carrier-current-controlled.
I lived a long long time without a smart meter and did just fine and have changed out mains many times over many years without incident. Never burned one house from a disconnect.
I just don’t see how we could have possibly lived this long without smart meters and computers and microprocessors and IT and electronics engineers. /s
From where I sit it created a lot of useless jobs out of thin air.
You’re wrong on this one and you miss the bigger points.
There is no reason whatsoever for a lineman to show up at someone’s house and give the homeowner’s hell over working on their breaker panel or their in-home electrical system. I know several homeowners that pack heat and would gladly put the fear of God into such an a-hole lineman. He’s lucky to be alive. It was intrusive and none of his business period.
Are you familiar with the Neptune T-10(water)?
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