Water Meter.....Annoying!!!

deanos

When fitted indoors they are usually just after the internal stop tap.

candygirl

I just had the survey for mine this morning.i'm having it fitted at the end of my garden cos im never in for it to be read!!:beer: He said my £28 a month bill should at lleast half cos im on my own!!way hey:T :T

Benidormqueen

Mine's outside on the pavement at the front of my house, we have to prize it open with a screwdriver to check it.

Lil_Dee_2

I've just moved into a new build, and my water meter is practically in the street !! It's almost like a mini grid - it has a black lid, which I prise off with a screwdriver, and then the meter is about a foot down - which was really inconvenient, as it was splashed with mud, and I had to get my arm down there and clean off the bit where the numbers are...not something I'd relish doing when it's been raining !!! So, be aware, it's not the meter you're looking for - it's a small round plastic grid, about the size of a side-plate (if it's anything like mine !) Hope this helps.

deanos

Lil_Dee wrote:

I've just moved into a new build, and my water meter is practically in the street !! It's almost like a mini grid - it has a black lid, which I prise off with a screwdriver, and then the meter is about a foot down - which was really inconvenient, as it was splashed with mud, and I had to get my arm down there and clean off the bit where the numbers are...not something I'd relish doing when it's been raining !!! So, be aware, it's not the meter you're looking for - it's a small round plastic grid, about the size of a side-plate (if it's anything like mine !) Hope this helps.

Try doing it for a living !

robwend

lmao you guys are so funny, yourve made my night, lmao there always in the street u muppets lolhehehe

leesmithg

It would be at the easiest place to access without entering on your property.

We had one in Leybourne and it was on the pavment touching our boundry and the boundry next door.

lil_me

My friends is in her downstairs loo, few others I know of are out in the middle of the street

Debt_Free_Chick

I'm really interested in the idea that a water meter could be located within the property. If it is - e.g. under the kitchen sink - then how does the water company read the meter in order to send you a bill?

All the properties in our village are on water meters and they're all out on the street. You can follow the line of water meters along the whole length of the street. Just a little metal lid, with "Water" stamped on it. Not to be confused with the fire-hydrant, though

So ... if they're not on the street, how does the meter get read?

zorber

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

I'm really interested in the idea that a water meter could be located within the property. If it is - e.g. under the kitchen sink - then how does the water company read the meter in order to send you a bill?

All the properties in our village are on water meters and they're all out on the street. You can follow the line of water meters along the whole length of the street. Just a little metal lid, with "Water" stamped on it. Not to be confused with the fire-hydrant, though

So ... if they're not on the street, how does the meter get read?

with most new builds that have water meters located in the property ie under the sink where they cannot be read by a meter man, you will find on the out side of the house usually located close to gas and electric a black circular bit of plastic with metal centre, this is connected to the water meter and will conduct electricity. Meter man touches the the centre with a reader and a signal carries the digital signal that shows the reading to his meter