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How are water meters actually read?
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Sterlingtimes said:mmmmikey said:As well as the electronic meters that are read by a meter reader with the correct kit, there are also smart water meters. I'm with Anglian water and my meter sends in hourly meter reads which I can see on the website and is useful for tracking and managing use. I also got an email from Anglian Water telling me I probably had a leak, and sure enough I did even though I hadn't noticed it - all made possible by the smart water meter.
I had a leak in the chamber that housed meter due to a cracked top and Anglian Water just fixed it at no cost to myself or any hassle.
The Anglian Water system works by looking for water use when you don't usually have any and the meter and readings are very precise. So their computer saw a minimal amount of usage overnight from a dripping overflow and alerted me accordingly. Clever stuff :-)1 -
Sterlingtimes said:Within the house, the tiniest leaks are detected by my Leak Bot, which utilises remote monitoring by the provider.I've got a LeakBot. I found it too sensitive and the hysterical notifications on my phone got so annoying that I moved it to a different pipe.Now I'll know if the downstairs loo develops a leak but everything else isn't monitored and I get some peace & quietN. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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QrizB said:Sterlingtimes said:Within the house, the tiniest leaks are detected by my Leak Bot, which utilises remote monitoring by the provider.I've got a LeakBot. I found it too sensitive and the hysterical notifications on my phone got so annoying that I moved it to a different pipe.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0
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British water companies use Automatic Meter Readings (AMR) to avoid digging through the mud/water on each individual meter.
Water meters transmit their current reading over short distances connecting to a van that drives down a local road collecting all the meter readings at the same time.1 -
DorkingChicken said:British water companies use Automatic Meter Readings (AMR) to avoid digging through the mud/water on each individual meter.
Water meters transmit their current reading over short distances connecting to a van that drives down a local road collecting all the meter readings at the same time.I have osteoarthritis in my hands so I speak my messages into a microphone using Dragon. Some people make "typos" but I often make "speakos".0 -
Ours gets read by a bloke pulling up the cover in our front garden and squinting down the hole (Anglian Water in deepest Cambridgeshire)Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers0
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Our meter is in the kitchen (so any leaks under the house or garden won't affect it). It is attached by a wire to a small round black gizmo on the outside wall. No idea how it is powered; the meter reader seems to use another small gizmo to get a reading.When we reported a leak at the external stopcock (on our property) a chap was round within half an hour to assess, and the work was done a few days later foc (they even chucked a load of grass seed down!). Cambridge Water.2
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