Smart meter experience!!!

[Mattgilly]

Hi all I'm after getting into smart metering I've been a plumber for over 10 years. I have a NVQ level 2 in plumbing and level 3 NVQ in gas. I'm also gas safe with met 1 ,boiler,pipework ect. I also have my unvented bpec cert. I've tried getting a job doing this but they all seem to want 1 years experience. I would be prepared to work for free to gain this experience. Manchester area. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Matt.

 

[josh]

Am I thinking of something different but isn't smart metering electric and you have plumbing qualifications?

 

[Resolute]

Elec and gas.

 

[bert large]

Isn't smart metering just a BG experiment ? I was talking to a Transco guy at a job yesterday & he was saying they aren't installing any locally anymore, just U6 & E6 etc.

 

[Resolute]

All the utilities will be installing Smart meters. BG are the main ones but the others will follow as the government have said it must be done by 2020.

 

[lame plumber]

governments say a lot of things that never happen, home information packs ring a bell

 

[Resolute]

governments say a lot of things that never happen, home information packs ring a bell

True, but I think too much money has been invested in this. As I say all the utilities will be doing it in the next year or so.

 

[Ermintrude]

Too much money in it to fail? Hello UK defence budget, hello British telecom, hello parcel force.............. Oh and the 1 trillion billion NHS database - which is depending on paper notes and scanners.

 

[Resolute]

Too much money in it to fail? Hello UK defence budget, hello British telecom, hello parcel force.............. Oh and the 1 trillion billion NHS database - which is depending on paper notes and scanners.

That's too much government money, I mean too much money invested by big companies (namely the utilities). I won't say never but think this ones here to stay. Still haven't heard what the OP wants to know and why yet though!