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Reading your Meter

  • Locate your meter. It is probably in the cellar or basement, somewhere near your other utilities(furnace and water heater).
  • Clean off the top of the meter (dust) so that you can read the numbers.
  • Record all of the white digits. We bill for each 100 cubic feet (CcF). Your reading will be rounded to the nearest 100 CcF. You can use this number to compare to your water bill if you wish. The black digits are tenths and hundredths of cubic feet, you can use these numbers to detemine if you have a leak.
  • By reading your meter, you can determiine how much water you use in a day. If you have a leak or how much water it took to fill your pool. By reading all digits prior to leaving in the morning, and when you return home for the day, you can see if any water is leaking through a faucet or down your toilet.
  • Also, when you receive your bill, you can verify that the meter was correctly read. You may be surprised at how much water you use in a day.

                                                 

Locate your meter. It is probably in the cellar or basement, somewhere near your other utilities(furnace and water heater). Clean off the top of the meter(dust) so that you can read the numbers. Record all of the white digits. We bill for each 100 cubic feet(cuft). Your reading will be rounded to the nearest 100 cuft. You can use this number to compare to your water bill if you wish. The black digits are tenths and hundredths of cubic feet, you can use these numbers to detemine if you have a leak. By reading your meter, you can determiine how much water you use in a day. If you have a leak or how much water it took to fill your pool. By reading all digits prior to leaving in the morning, and when you return home for the day, you can see if any water is leaking through a faucet or down your toilet. Also, when you receive your bill, you can verify that the meter was correctly read. You may be surprised at how much water you use in a day.
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