Carlegeo
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I have a traditional, older kind of water meter, at the street, in the concrete box; I don't think there is any
electrical or computer connection on it for communication with the water company.
I noticed a wet, soggy area near/at the meter, and took off the cover and much water is in the box, and seems to keep
flowing into it, and the area near it is soggy also.
I don't want to try to shut off the valve at the street since I don't know how to do it; that it might not be legal;
and don't want to make anything worse in case problem is in the valve itself.
I will be analyzing from meter reading the usage and past bills, but wanted to ask some questions about the situation
in general, since am a bit confused on all of this.
1. The water pressure and flow in the house seems to be the same and ok as it has been (I don't know how long this
leak at the meter has been going on).
Can that indicate the leak is not so much or not leaking from my side ? Or could the pressure/flow be ok even if
leak is from my side ?
2. I had heard/read somewhere a long time ago, that if the water company comes out and sees the leak is on
your side, they might turn the water off (in such a way that you could not just turn it back on at the valve).
This is scary as it means I'd be without water while trying to research it and find out depth of problem, etc --
is there any accuracy to this - that they could turn the water off if they saw leak on my side ?
3. I realize I need to find out if the water company is responsible if leak is in/at the meter itself or the
shutoff valve, or not -- or if it is responsible for just their connection to the meter but not the meter
or the part on my side -- I've read that this varies by area/city/county.
Any thoughts on this ?
4. If it was a leak on the water company side, would they know about it due to their own equipment and monitoring,
or would it need to be a leak of a big enough size to register on their equipment, and maybe this one might not be ?
5. If the leak was from their side, would it still register as usage at my meter, or would the amount that registers
just be what gets thru the meter in spite of the leak ?
6. I realize I need to also turn off the water supply to the house as well, to see if the meter still registers,
which could help confirm if its a leak between meter and the house
but would there be any value in having the valve at the meter off and the valve at the house off, to see
if anything registers in that case ? Would any flow seen then just mean it could mean the meter shutoff valve
or related parts were broken ? Or could it mean something else ?
Thanks for your suggestions and comments.
geocarle
electrical or computer connection on it for communication with the water company.
I noticed a wet, soggy area near/at the meter, and took off the cover and much water is in the box, and seems to keep
flowing into it, and the area near it is soggy also.
I don't want to try to shut off the valve at the street since I don't know how to do it; that it might not be legal;
and don't want to make anything worse in case problem is in the valve itself.
I will be analyzing from meter reading the usage and past bills, but wanted to ask some questions about the situation
in general, since am a bit confused on all of this.
1. The water pressure and flow in the house seems to be the same and ok as it has been (I don't know how long this
leak at the meter has been going on).
Can that indicate the leak is not so much or not leaking from my side ? Or could the pressure/flow be ok even if
leak is from my side ?
2. I had heard/read somewhere a long time ago, that if the water company comes out and sees the leak is on
your side, they might turn the water off (in such a way that you could not just turn it back on at the valve).
This is scary as it means I'd be without water while trying to research it and find out depth of problem, etc --
is there any accuracy to this - that they could turn the water off if they saw leak on my side ?
3. I realize I need to find out if the water company is responsible if leak is in/at the meter itself or the
shutoff valve, or not -- or if it is responsible for just their connection to the meter but not the meter
or the part on my side -- I've read that this varies by area/city/county.
Any thoughts on this ?
4. If it was a leak on the water company side, would they know about it due to their own equipment and monitoring,
or would it need to be a leak of a big enough size to register on their equipment, and maybe this one might not be ?
5. If the leak was from their side, would it still register as usage at my meter, or would the amount that registers
just be what gets thru the meter in spite of the leak ?
6. I realize I need to also turn off the water supply to the house as well, to see if the meter still registers,
which could help confirm if its a leak between meter and the house
but would there be any value in having the valve at the meter off and the valve at the house off, to see
if anything registers in that case ? Would any flow seen then just mean it could mean the meter shutoff valve
or related parts were broken ? Or could it mean something else ?
Thanks for your suggestions and comments.
geocarle