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Key change tokens

When your meter needs a key change, and how to enter the two key change codes.

A key change updates the security key inside an STS meter. It's needed after some repairs, a tariff change, or when the supplier updates keys for all meters.

How it works

  1. Ask support for a key change. We check the meter and the owner before issuing.
  2. You get two 20-digit codes by SMS. Enter the first, press Enter, wait for Accept.
  3. Enter the second code the same way.
  4. Now enter your normal credit token.

Enter the two key change codes in the order given, before any new credit token. A credit token bought after the key change is rejected until both codes are in.

Water & electricity

Buy a token with M-Pesa

Pay by Paybill with your meter number as the account. The token arrives by SMS in seconds.

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Water & electricity

Enter a token on your meter

Type the 20 digits on the keypad and press Enter. The meter shows Accept and adds the units.

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Water & electricity

My token was rejected

Reject, Used or Old on the screen: the usual causes and how to fix each one.

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Still stuck?

Send us the details and we'll sort it out.

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