How To Read Your Water Meter

This easy to understand video takes you on a step by step.

How to read your water meter. For every cubic foot or gallon that runs through your home the long sweep hand will move from one number to the next. Monitor your water use watch for water leaks locate your water meter locate the water meter on your property usually located in a concrete box near the street labeled ccwd. It ll most likely be found within an underground chamber in or around your property. A city billing in 1000 gallon increments would read only the white digits and bill for 53 000 gallons. Depending on the type of water meter at your premises you ll need to open the meter box and lift the lid which shows a sequence of numbers in one colour next to numbers in another colour.

Note the position of the dial on an analog meter. If you have an rmc water meter the numbers in the top display show kilolitres while the round dials are litres which are read clockwise. There are nine digits around the face of an analog display depending on the meter each number represents one cubic foot or one gallon of water. You can also use the meter to. Look at the meter.

Use the number indicated by the sweep arm as the final digit. If your water meter is inside it s easy but you may need a torch. Finding your meter where your meter is will vary depending on the size and layout of your site. If your meter registers in cubic feet instead of gallons the black dark digits may be 10 cubic feet instead of 100 gallons. The red numbers are not needed they are just for us.

Meter chambers are often located close to the property boundary in a. If gallons used is greater than zero you have a continuous leak. Subtract the first water meter reading from the second. An emflux meter showing a reading of 42958 kilolitres. So make a note of the reading and the date you re taking it.

You ll see some white numbers on black these are cubic metres this is your meter reading. Metering and measuring the water you take helps you understand your water usage to make the most of your entitlements and reduce your overall costs. To your water use. A meinecke meter showing a reading of 33878 kilolitres. Ever wondered why your water bill was so high.