Water meters are used by water companies to monitor the water usage at a home or business.
Residential water meter hook up.
A water meter indicates the amount of water consumed in the basement of a residential building.
The actual wire connections are quite easy to understand.
A developer installed water meter box on an existing line for instance could cost 393 for a 5 8 inch meter to as much as 775 for a two inch meter.
The manifold is a grouping of control valves that connects the water source to the system and.
Run pipe up to the trench level outside and drill a hole through the basement wall.
Meters are usually installed by the water company so you may have to secure permission to install the meter on your own.
Just past the water meter cut into the line and install a compression tee.
Improper connections can cause leaks and damage to the meter or even to the water line.
This page will help customer apply for a new meter or wastewater tap installation.
Connecting the property side of a water line to a meter requires a few basic plumbing skills and a few basic tools.
Get a backflow preventer and a thermal expansion control device and place them on the end of the pipe according to plumbing code.
Step four obtain the meter.
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From there run a short line and install a shutoff valve.
These feeder wires are known as the line wires.
A water meter is generally inch but there are exceptions.
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A new meter installation that needed to be connected to a service line could cost 2 333 for a 5 8 inch meter to as much as 3 444 for a two inch meter.
Three large gauge stranded wires two hot wires and one neutral enter the meter box from a weather head on a metal mast or from underground service and are attached to the corresponding line terminals on the hot and neutral bus bars in the meter box.
Run pipe out to the manifold.
You ll need to get a water meter from either the municipality or by purchasing it online.
