SECO meters
 

I got a notification from SECO about a new meter installation. They will change the meter whether I'm home or not.

The Connected Villager club recommends disconnecting your electronics during the meter change. They said a member experienced a brownout when the power was restored.

I called SECO and they said I can call Honeywell (the subcontractor) and schedule an appointment. This would help with the timing of turning off my electronics. Their # is 855/663-1674.

all that for a short period of time brownout?
were the electronics damaged from a brown out?

sample size 1 for a brownout with no adverse effects?

we have modems, routers, access points, printers, televisions, monitors, cameras,
what electronics were damaged from a brownout which are commonly connected to the power grid?

Occasionally areas are affected by power outages. I might be home or not when power is restored no adverse action's

They had mine replaced in less time than it took me to put shoes on and walk around to the side of my house. I don't think brownout is the proper word, either the meter is in place and you have 110V or the meter is out and you have 0V but I don't think there is a way to get anything in between.

Being concerned about electronics makes sense.

Recognizing that hundreds have been changed in the last couple of months and at best you have heard of one possible issue makes it seem like it's not worth worrying about.

EDIT: Several responses after this have reported problems after the meter change. It seems like it should be no different than a short power outage but apparently something about it is different. I guess I got lucky.

I'm finally getting rid of my surge protector.
Six Bucks straight in the pocket. :)

When they installed our Smart Meter, it caused our air conditioning unit motor to break and we were without AC for over 8 hours in 100 degree weather. Honeywell said they would enter a claim to pay us for the $900 in damages, but alas they reneged claiming it was over ten years old and was getting ready to break. We were not the only house on our block to have this damage done. We kept our AC in good condition in those ten years by paying $200 a year to SunKool to service our machine and didn't deserve this treatment.

Ouch!

There was no brownout.

I understand that some irrigation systems were affected to the point that in some cases this change by SECO damaged Rainbird controllers. Anyone else having this issue?

My Hunter controller has backup battery.

Some meters rotate and unplugs, some have clamp with tampering locking key. Takes less than minute to replace, more time putting the tampering key back on. Refrigerator, AC, TV, probably most affected. A/C unit when compressor running don’t like power out them immediately start up back up neither does the refrigerator. Older units most vulnerable.

Seco changed out our meter yesterday ,knocked and informed power would be off for a few minutes , probably 5 minutes , power came back on interner reset itself but had to reset all digital clocks seamless procebure.

My meter was changed out a few months ago. I had a brand new multi speed AC installed last year. After SECO left my AC malfunctioned. The condenser outside shut down but the air handler inside the garage kept blowing hot air. Called for service. The new AC had shut off due to a surge when the new meter was installed. It is a separate surge protector installed on my AC. (I also have a whole house surge protector at the meter but this didn’t stop the AC surge protector from shutting my AC condenser off.

I got the new meter about a month ago. No problems. Lost power for a few minutes as expected & I had to reset the digital clocks. Everything else came back as normal after a brief power outage.

I fail to understand how this would be a problem. Virtually all compressor based appliances will not try to restart immediately after a power interruption. We have experienced numerous brief power interruptions over the years with never an issue with ACs or refridgerators. The AC waits a bit before restarting.