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*Meters courtesy of Sensus Technologies
The water meter is an accurate and dependable
water-measuring device used to register all the water used
in your home or building. The water meter is usually located
in a small box in the ground near the street or the edge
of the property. Duncanville meter readers read the meter
each month. This is why it is important to maintain the
area around the meter box, to insure accurate readings each
month.
To Read Your Meter:
Like reading the odometer on a car, your
meter is read by recording the numbers from the left to
the right. Since the water is billed in thousands of gallons,
the meter reader will only record the first three or four
digits on the meter. For example: The meter dial above and
to the left indicates a reading of "4270120",
this indicates that 4,270,120 gallons of water has registered
through this particular meter since it was installed. The
meter reader will only read "4270", because we
are only concerned with thousands of gallons for billing
purposes.
Comparison Readings:
If you are comparing two months of water
use, subtract last month’s water use from this month’s.
In the examples above, you get 8,230 gallons of water used.
While your meter tracks water usage down to the tens, you
are only billed in the thousands. So when you check your
bill, don’t expect to see the digits in the black boxes.
Now you can compare your water use from
month to month and compare your monthly water use with your
bills from last year. If your meter has a triangle, blue
star or a silver pinwheel this is known in the industry
as a leak detector. If there is water running, or if there
is a leak anywhere outside or inside the house or building,
the leak detector will rotate or shake.
If you have any questions concerning your
meter, please contact the Duncanville utility billing department
at (972) 780-5010.
City of Duncanville
Utility Services
203 E. Wheatland Road
P.O. Box 380280
Duncanville, TX 75138-0280
972-780-5010
© Duncanville,
Texas 2003
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