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Page 1: ...1 1 Your npower home energy monitor User guide Your npower home energy monitor User guide Thedisplay onlycosts approximately 1 2p a month to run ...
Page 2: ...e 10 Using your monitor 12 1 Speedometer 12 2 Speed 13 3 Milometer 13 4 Target 14 5 Tariff 15 6 Battery Symbol 16 7 Communication Symbol 16 Troubleshooting 17 Your questions answered 18 YOU MUST READTHESAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INTHISGUIDE BEFORE INSTALLINGYOUR NPOWER HOME ENERGY MONITOR If you re unsure about installing your npower home energy monitor or if you have any concerns after reading the safet...
Page 3: ...ur npower home energy monitor yourself just read this booklet carefully before you start Please note the npower home energy monitor only acts as a guide It does not communicate directly with your meter and cannot be used to provide meter readings to your supplier Get in touch If you have any questions about your monitor or if you d like more advice about monitoring your electricity usage at home p...
Page 4: ...onitor is in good condition Look for cracks or other damage to the plastic casing and loose or damaged cables If the product appears damaged or faulty contact the technical support helpline page 3 Now you re ready to install your monitor and we want you to be safe so If your meter is hard to access take extra care using a ladder DO NOT work in poor light or without an adequate light source DO NOT ...
Page 5: ...the environment this product and batteries must be disposed of safely at the end of their life Please take to a recycling centre Only the supplied power cable should be used with the display Keep the monitor away from water and other liquids No cleaning required and no serviceable parts RoHS compliant Display Unit Power Supply Sensor Batteries Transmitter ...
Page 6: ...e press Set when you ve finished The clock screen can be accessed at any time afterwards by briefly pressing the Set button Setting up the transmitter Step 3 Unpack the transmitter Remove the base from the cover by pressing the release catch on the back Step 4 Insert the three batteries provided Once fitted an LED on the front of the transmitter will light for a second to show that the batteries a...
Page 7: ... press and hold the Pair button until you see the LED light When you release the Pair button the LED flashes as the transmitter pairs with the display unit Slide the cover back onto the transmitter Step 7 Once the transmitter and display unit have paired the screen will show the full speedometer Press Set to return to the main screen If pairing is not successful the display unit will continue to s...
Page 8: ...encased to prevent tampering A dual tariff meter commonly has 5 cables exiting the meter including an auxiliary cable running between cable 3 and cable 4 This is smaller in diameter than the other cables and runs into an adjoining metering device Identify cable 4 the live cable exiting from the meter to the fuse box or main switch The live cable is usually located on the far right of the meter and...
Page 9: ...t Step 5 to Step 7 before fitting the sensor In the event that there is not enough cable access you MUST STOP the installation DO NOT PULL THE CABLE or try to force the sensor on please contact the technical support helpline on page 3 Now plug the sensor into the base of the transmitter and stand the transmitter in a secure upright position near your meter DO NOT INANYCIRCUMSTANCES drill fixing ho...
Page 10: ...ity use in h kW or kgCO2 h 3 Milometer how much electricity you ve used in kWh or kgCO2 for today yesterday or the last 7 days 4 Target 5 Applicable tariff 1 or 2 6 Battery symbol 7 Communication signal 8 Down button q 9 Set button 10 Up button p Your npower home energy monitor a quick reference guide ...
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Page 12: ...less than this To help you see your usage level clearly the first segments show small levels of electricity consumption and the later segments show increasingly larger levels of consumption The table below shows the power in Watts being used when each of the segments is illuminated Seg 1 50 2 100 3 150 4 200 5 250 Seg 6 350 7 450 8 550 9 650 10 750 Seg 11 1000 12 1250 13 1500 14 1750 15 2000 Seg 1...
Page 13: ...of three ways by pressing the Up p button An estimate of the cost of electricity used in the time shown kWh The approximate amount of electricity used in the time shown kgCO2 An estimate of how much carbon dioxide has been emitted as a result of your electricity usage in the time shown You can see your usage for different periods by pressing the Down q button Today shows approximate consumption up...
Page 14: ...imate amount of energy used on that day When viewing 7 days the consumption shown is the average approximate energy used over the last 7 full days How to set the target Step 1 From the main screen press and hold the Set button for 3 seconds The display will show the target screen If you release the button too quickly you ll see the clock screen Step 2 You can set a target in one of three units Use...
Page 15: ...g the Up p and Down q buttons The tariff value can only be set in pounds and pence and doesn t use fractions of pence Step 2 Press the Set button to store the tariff 1 price and move on to the next screen where tariff 2 will flash Step 3 Enter the second tariff unit rate in by using the Up p and Down q buttons and press Set when you have the right value If you only have a single tariff for electri...
Page 16: ...ear and flash in the top left hand corner Unplug the transmitter from the sensor replace with three new batteries You don t need to remove the sensor once it s been fitted to your meter 7 Communications symbol This symbol will be shown when the transmitter and display unit are paired and communicating correctly This symbol will flash if communication is lost so go through the steps on Connecting t...
Page 17: ...adio interference this is unlikely in a home environment but try moving both the transmitter and display away from any possible source of interference The batteries in the transmitter are flat check the LED light illuminates brightly when the batteries are inserted Try using new batteries Do not use rechargeable batteries The transmitter is inside a metal meter cabinet the transmitter can t commun...
Page 18: ...at the readings on your meter NOT your npower home energy monitor as these will continue to be used for billing purposes Q Where do I find my tariff information A You can find tariff information on your electricity bill Q My tariff has a standing charge How should I calculate my tariff A Don t include your standing charge in the calculation of the tariff Your bill will include a unit rate shown in...
Page 19: ...r or its licensors and all proprietary and intellectual property rights including copyright design rights trade secrets trade names logos and trade marks wherever arising in relation to this document vest in npower or its licensors and all such rights are reserved GEO confirms that the npower home energy monitor conforms to the following standards EN300 220 1 v1 3 1 Radio Device RF Performance UK ...
Page 20: ...ed trademark and the trading name of Npower Limited registered in England and Wales No 3653277 Npower Gas Limited registered in England and Wales No 2999919 and Npower Northern Limited registered in England and Wales No 3432100 which also acts as an agent for Npower Northern Supply Limited registered in England and Wales No 2845740 in the supply of electricity Registered office Windmill Hill Busin...
