Neptune water meter program

[richaceg]

Is this a good thing, does this detect leaks as well? I just had one installed today. I have always been getting estimated billing because I've missed calling in the actual meter reading on my meter until this last billing and somehow the estimated i was paying more than what I use, so when I finally called in the actual reading, my water meter for this last 3 months was just $90. Now this new device I don't need to call it in.

 

[james t kirk]

You're talking about the grey plastic box that they mount outside your house?

I've had one for probably 5 years now. No issues.

I'm assuming that no-one needs to read it as in the past when there was just this small black magnetic pickup and the guy would put his reader on the nub to get the readings.

 

[richaceg]

no this one they put on top of the meter inside the house.

 

[malata]

no this one they put on top of the meter inside the house.

had my put in years ago...data sent wirelessly via radio frequency. battery good for 20yrs, just don't go near it, the radioactive can damage your complexion

 

[essguy_]

Is this a good thing, does this detect leaks as well? I just had one installed today. I have always been getting estimated billing because I've missed calling in the actual meter reading on my meter until this last billing and somehow the estimated i was paying more than what I use, so when I finally called in the actual reading, my water meter for this last 3 months was just $90. Now this new device I don't need to call it in.

Just make sure that you are home so that you can tell the installer where you want the transmitter mounted. They did my street about 5 years ago, and I wasn't home when the installer came. If your basement is finished, they will have to cut through the drywall, and the installers do not do repairs (They'll leave a plastic spring mounted access panel.) I was on flat rate water - so they first had to install the electronic meter. THEN they have to mount the transmitter somewhere. In my house, he put it right in the middle of a wall when there was a closet about 2 feet further away. Not even at the top (near the ceiling) but right in the middle. Really sloppy. I had to get them back - and they moved the transmitter into the closet. As far as I know, it does not detect leaks, unless the new ones have a feature that detects a constant flow of water over a certain time period.