They may have such a key but they will not open a padlock on a residential property it will be a estimate and estimates are always in favour of the distributor.
Another thing is how do you get access for the Electrician doing work for you?
Another solution I saw is a 'port hole'. Meter can still be read with no need to open
the meter box. Obviously not suitable if there is a genuine reason to get in the meter box.
I wouldn't go bragging about having such a key as it more then likely a restricted item and as such illegal for anyone outside of certain people to hold one. So model train Architect might not be a authorised holder of said key.
We are with AGL and yesterday a Teck came to our house and upgraded the meter so that it can be read wirelessly. As it was before however it communicated using 3G and is now 5g capable.
So I assume that this is what happened to Brodie.
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Our block of Units, we did a major electrical upgrade, part of which was changing all the meters in 2016 from our 1950s installation.
After 2016 we would have needed approval to change the meters from each retailer. Which was all handled by the wholesaler on behalf of the retailers up till then.
NSW government changed the system to allow more "flexibility" for better deals. A whole lot more paperwork & thus expense which we did not want.
Since 2016 the meter board has turned into a dog's breakfast with all types of meter replacements due to all the new retail suppliers wanting their own meter. Some Unit's meters I have seen replaced multiple times due to each new tenants using different electricity retailers.
Also the installers forgetting to label meters with their respective Unit number, which is a requirement.
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I wouldn't go bragging about having such a key as it more then likely a restricted item and as such illegal for anyone outside of certain people to hold one. So model train Architect might not be a authorised holder of said key.
Home owners are able to have one . The local elect authority can access your board at any time . They own the meters .
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 19th of October 2023 02:31:42 PM
I wouldn't go bragging about having such a key as it more then likely a restricted item and as such illegal for anyone outside of certain people to hold one. So model train Architect might not be a authorised holder of said key.
Home owners are able to have one . The local elect authority can access your board at any time . They own the meters .
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Thursday 19th of October 2023 02:31:42 PM
I have 2 of them, one for the front gate, and one for the meter, the ones you get only fit your locks, you don't get a master key, like the electrician or meter reader has.
We are with Origin Energy here in Logan and they sent a letter stating that they would be upgrading our meter system. I am guessing that the thing on top of the box is wireless or wifi so that we will not have our meter read physically.
I am waiting for our next bill as I do not know how they will now read our solar input.
Nothing is more constant than change.
modern technology, there is no stopping it.
I was responding to Whenarewethere who I think suggested that he had a key the same as the Electricians & Plumbers use, that type of key would be a Master Key?
This is the key residents get for NMB locks. The locksmith said all the locks are the same.
When we had all the windows in our block of units replaced. The installers gave us a bag of keys. I asked which keys, about 100 windows, are for which unit as they were unlabelled. They said they are all the same like every window installed around Australia.
A few years later I replaced an aluminium security door. Both old & new door, & windows all use the same key.
