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Water meters can be installed in various locations. Typical locations
include the basement, hall closet, or in a meter pit in your yard.
They should be installed in a warm, dry place, protected from drafts
and the cold. If you can not locate your meter, please contact us,
and we will assist you.
A touch pad, located on the outside of your house or garage, is connected
to your meter and allows our meter readers to read your meter without
entering your house.
Reading your water meter is similar to reading the odometer in your
car. Read all the numbers from left to right. Do not include the numbers
after the decimal point or the numbers with a black background. Submeters
are read in the same way.
To calculate your water usage, subtract the (P) previous meter reading from the
(C) current meter reading. In the Meter 1 Example above, the water consumption
was 3 hundred cubic feet. (Meter 1 Example: 900-897=3) In the Meter 2 Example
above, the water consumption was 15 hundred cubic feet. (Meter 2 Example 6455-
6440=15) Click here to see what your water usage means in dollars and
cents.
For billing purposes, PWD measures water consumption in hundred cubic feet
(HCF) every month. But you can easily calculate your usage in gallons.
There are 748 gallons in one hundred cubic feet.
Multiply the number of HCF by 748 gallons to determine the number of gallons used.
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Meter 1 Example:
3 x 748 = 2,244 gallons
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Meter 2 Example:
15 x 748 = 11,220 gallons
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Your water meter is an important conservation tool. In addition to providing
you with information about how much water you are using, reading your meter can
also help you detect leaks in your household plumbing.
- To check for a leak you must first turn off all faucets inside and outside your
house. Be certain the toilet is not flushed and the automatic ice cube maker is
not operating when performing this task.
- When the water is turned off, the low flow indicator should not move. Depending
on the type of meter you have, the indicator is a black or red triangle.
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