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- Page 1 Your npower home Your npower home energy monitor energy monitor User guide User guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
YOU MUST READ THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS GUIDE BEFORE INSTALLING YOUR NPOWER HOME ENERGY MONITOR. If you’re unsure about installing your npower home energy monitor or if you have any concerns after reading the safety instructions in this guide DO NOT proceed. -
Page 3: Introduction
† Technical support is provided by Green Energy Options (GEO), the third party manufacturer of your npower home energy monitor. GEO is responsible for the quality and fitness for purpose of your energy monitor and for all subsequent service/product related enquiries. Calls may be monitored and/or recorded for security, quality or... -
Page 4: Safety First
If you are unsure about installing your npower home energy monitor or if you have any concerns after reading the safety instructions in this guide please DO NOT proceed. -
Page 5: What's In The Box
What’s in the box? Display Unit Your npower home energy monitor pack includes: 1 x Power supply 1 x Display unit 1 x Transmitter 1 x Sensor 3 x AA Batteries Transmitter Sensor Power Supply Batteries To protect the environment, this product and batteries must be disposed of safely at the end of their life. -
Page 6: Installing Your Monitor
Installing your npower home energy monitor Setting the time Step 1 Plug the display unit in using the power supply provided. Whenever the display is turned on you’ll see the set clock screen. Step 2 Use the Up p and Down q buttons to adjust the time, press Set ( ) when you’ve finished. -
Page 7: Connecting The Transmitter And Display
Connecting the transmitter and display unit The transmitter and display unit communicate wirelessly so they need to be ‘paired’. You should only need to do this once. Step 5 On the display unit, press the Up p and Down q buttons at the same time until the word ‘pair’... -
Page 8: Fitting The Sensor
Apartments and flats may have meters in communal areas with safety panels to protect the wires entering the meter. In this situation contact the technical support line for advice before attempting to install your npower electricity monitor. - Page 9 METER CABLES. DO NOT CUT, PULL OR TAMPER WITH ANY CABLES. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS CONTACT THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT HELPLINE ON PAGE 3. You should now see a reading on the display unit and you’re ready to start using your npower home energy monitor.
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Page 10: Quick Reference Guide
Your npower home energy monitor – a quick reference guide 1. Speedometer – how much electricity you’re using now 2. Speed – your electricity use in £/h, kW or kgCO 3. Milometer – how much electricity you’ve used in £, kWh or kgCO... -
Page 12: Using Your Monitor
Using your npower home energy monitor This section tells you how to set up your display unit and understand the information it’s giving you. 1 – Speedometer The speedometer updates every 2 seconds to provide you with an indication of how much electricity you’re using in your home right now. -
Page 13: Speed
2 – Speed The speed is your near real-time electricity consumption. You can display this in one of three ways by pressing the Up p button: • £/h - The approximate cost per hour of your current electricity usage level •... -
Page 14: Target
4 - Target You can use your npower home energy monitor to set yourself a daily target for your usage and compare how you’re doing against it. You can set this target in kWh, £ or kg CO To decide on a target, check your previous electricity bills to calculate your own electricity consumption, or for a rough guide you could start with these daily averages: Single person 7.5 kWh / £1.05 / 4 kg CO... -
Page 15: Tariff
5 – Tariff After you’ve confirmed your target by pressing the Set ( ) button you’ll be taken to the tariff set-up screen. This is where you tell the display unit how much you pay per kWh of electricity, so it should work out how much your usage is costing you. You can find your unit rate on your latest electricity bill. -
Page 16: Battery Symbol
If you pay more for the first units of electricity used in a billing period, and less for the rest, you may want to calculate the average unit rate, as described in the ‘Your questions answered’ section on page 18. 6 –... -
Page 17: Troubleshooting
Q. How far does the device transmit? The npower home energy monitor is designed to operate in a home environment over a range of 30 metres with two walls in between the transmitter and display unit. The 868MHz band is well suited for in-home use. This can cover three floors, and is also well suited to properties where meters are outside the main building. -
Page 18: Your Questions Answered
If your supplier asks for a reading or if you’re checking your bills, always look at the readings on your meter (NOT your npower home energy monitor) as these will continue to be used for billing purposes. - Page 19 No part of this document may be modified, copied, reproduced, republished, published, transmitted or distributed in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of npower. The contents of this document are to be used solely for the purpose for which they are provided by npower and for no other purpose. All content, text, graphics and all other...
- Page 20 Lines open Mon to Fri; 8am – 8pm and Sat 9am-5pm npower is a registered 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.
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