MISCELLANEOUS WATER INFORMATION

Using Your Water Meter to Check For Leaks: Water meters are usually located at property corners in a cement or black plastic meter box. If you lift the meter box lid you will see what looks very much like and old style speedometer. Like a car speedometer the meter’s hand only moves if water is moving through the meter. This hand shows the speed of water movement in the meter. Water meters read in cubic feet, not gallons (1 cubic food = 7.48 gallons and one needle revolution equals one cubic foot). The meter reading looks like a car odometer and reads in total cubic feet. This reading is used for your water bill. To check a reading on your bill stub, compare the bill stubs reading with the reading on your meter. The reading on your meter should be higher than that on the bill stub since you have used some water since the meter was read.

A third water meter indicator is a small triangle or bar to the left of the dial center, or a small center wheel. This indicator turns at very low flows and is only used to show small water leaks. If the triangle, bar, or wheel is turning with all water off, then water is leaking. You can also note the odometer reading and then re-check it after 30 minutes-the reading should not have changed. If the reading has changed it is time to double check all plumbing. Even a small leak adds up to a lot of water over a two month billing period. If you have questions about meters or leaks call us at 531-9024. Leak repairs save water and your water dollars!