Utility Metering Solutions Founded in 2006, specialists in metering long before
Legacy Hardware - whether seeking a like for like replacement, or enhancing your network capability, UMS experience of past models, present technology and future requirements deliver goal-appropriate solutions to replace your aging meter infrastructure.
Prime500 series
Prime 500 set new standards for panel mounted meters. With the user friendly selector switch and a range of outputs, Prime 500 meters are still to be found on many switchboards, however are less and less well understood by clients and contractors alike in terms of functional equivalence at end-of-life replacement.
We offer a replacement meter and conversion plate package to allow for easy swap out of old Prime 500 meters for our latest Elite 400 series meters.
Manufactured early 1990s
Elite/Encore series
The original 96Din panel meters were the Elite700 Series and the Encore300 Series.
Encore was a simple kWh meter with amps and vaults and a pulse output. Elite was a true multi-function meter with a range of outputs. After a few years the meters were rationalised and the Enocre range was dropped.
Following further rationalisation the Elite was limited to two versions; the Elite 115 a multi-function Modbus meter and the Elite 120 a multi-function meter with both Modbus and pulse outputs.
Manufactured early 2000s - present
CALMU - The original Smart Meter
CALMU (Credit and Load Management Unit) was created in the 1980's and was the original Smart Meter. With internal storage of load survey and remote reading capability, CALMU made possible the opening up of the Electricity Supply Industry to competition Although out of manufacture for over 20 years there are still many CALMUs on supplies to commercial tenants.
Manufactured mid-1980s
Getting by with a little help from UMS...
If you have an old PRI or Response meter on a switchboard, or on the incomer to a tenanted area - we can provide no-obligation guidance and meter replacements.
Alternatively, for assistance identifying, understanding or installing legacy meters, please see our Manuals and Technical Guides section below.
Communications Infrastructure
Systems and Protocols
balancing the reliability of hard-wire ModBUS and MBus with the improving range and quality of Wi-Fi and radio systems, we understand how the pros, cons, age considerations and future-readiness of each comms approach can be best applied to serve your new and existing hardware assets.
pulse vs register based systems such as ModBUS. data safety, reliability, accuracy and storage, as well as secondary hardware such as loggers and pulse counters.
PACTLAN
As with legacy metering, we specialise in replacing old PRI PACTLAN comms systems, as well as complimentary software such as EASEII
Integrating across utilities, devices, protocols
Whilst unwedded to specific packages or approaches, our preferred software platforms will always offer cross-integration between communications protocols, ensuring simplified, unified access to a single data bank and version of the truth, in addition to greater solution flexibility in meeting contextual demands of meter types, location and access.
This is essential given the multi-stage and multi-age manner in which metering solutions are often developed and renewed.
Data integrity, availability and system integration will always be our driving selection criteria.
Discontinued Model and Stock Replacements
Whilst technical advancement delivers greater functionality and capacity to new meter ranges, we recognise the value to asset managers in maintaining uniformity across assets within older existing metering schemes. Similarly, we feel appropriate system specification-to-output, rather than paying for novelty is an artform unto itself, often yielding great savings whilst securing the trusted accuracy and tested functionality of a classic model.
Please see below for a number of cost-effective "off-the-shelf" legacy options to compliment and integrate within pre-established metering arrangements.
Encore 304025
LV panel mounted meter with pulsed outpout.
Displays for kWh, Amps and Volts
£45.00 plus £15.00 for delivery.
Exclusive of VAT
Schneider PM5100
Multi-function panel meter with kWh display
£75.00 plus £15.00 for delivery
Exclusive of VAT
SDM630?
MID Approved, suitable for billing, DIN rail mount meter with Modbus output. 80 requestable registers
£xx.00 plus £15.00 for delivery
Exclusive of VAT