Re: Monitoring a new water meter...

[Kevin Hawkins <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Normally they have a trailing wire hanging out of them, Mine comes
from
the edge of the plastic surround where the dials are (as does my gas
one) . I suspect the bits may be in there but the units supplied
without.  I don't suppose they'll appreciate you playing around that
metering area too much either.  Perhaps try and find the same model on
the internet and ask the manufacturer or look at a web photo/instructions.



K


mailinglists@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I've been thinking about monitor water usage for a long while now
(after
> reading the BWrired.nl website a long time ago.
> I've always been a little worried as the plastic container that holds
the
> meter is in the front lawn, but was put in a little low and is always
full
> of stinking muddy water which I'm pretty sure would mix with homebrew
> electronics...
> However, last week Anglian Water turned up, dig up a chunk of the
lawn,
> and replaced the whole lot. So now I have a new meter, it's made by
Elster
> and according to markings on it has pulsed output...
> I instantly think... a few metres of cable buried just under the lawn,
> connect one end to the water meter, the other to the VIOM, a little
VIOM
> code and bingo, water meter usage graphs...
>
> My problem is I can't see how or where to connect the cable to the
meter,
> or even get the meter, err, out to have look at it...
> Has anyone else done this already or have any hints?
>
> Lee
>
>
>