Water Meter Replacement Procedure

Residents and commercial property owners will be asked to schedule an appointment to have their meter replaced.

Water meter replacement procedure. Production metering is best inserted just before water exits the treatment facility into the distribution system. For 1 5 or larger water meters an inspection of the plumbing must be made by meter shop personnel then the water meter will be given to the contractor to install. For 5 8 thru 1 water meters all plumbing must be in place and correct for the meter shop personnel to install the water meter. The building or house address s must be permanently attached and visible.

Joint the water meter to the coupling using the union nut. In the other side the union nut to the coupling and the elbow. This should only last a few seconds and is normal. Having the water meter replaced is a job that will only take about half an hour to complete.

This video explains what to expect during that replacement process. It it transmits the reading and a unique id from the meter to a receiver that the meter reading staff uses. Production metering is an essential operating parameter for treatment facility operation and for. Open the service line valve slightly to allow for any air in the system to be purged through the open cold water faucet.

Slowly open a fixture to release the trapped air. A production water meter records the total amount of water produced and input into the distribution system. First i put the copper elbow with rope then weld the copper tube the elbows and the coupling. Water service will be restored when the replacement is complete.

If you ask for a meter a company should install it within three months. Water meter may be installed directly before the treatment facility to determine system loss in the raw water transmission piping. Replacing a water meter is something you will only have to have done about every 18 years. To reactivate the service line after the meter installation it is good practice to have a cold water faucet partially open.

Polish accurately the two tube sections where the meter has to be installed especially if it is a new plant removing foreign substances like hemp filaments calcareous sediments welding slags and so on let water flows far some minutes by connecting a threaded tube having the same length of the water meter to the main connection. Functioning problems begin to occur around this time such as providing incorrect data readings. Your existing water meter will be replaced with a new water meter that contains a radio transmission device. I proceeded to weld the elbows coupling and put it togheter with the water meter.

You need to bee very carefully in this step becasue you need to consider the order placement. It takes approximately 20 30 minutes to perform the work for smaller meters and can take a few hours for large meters. If you can t have a water meter installed for any reason your water company may be able to put you on a cheaper tariff to save money.