| One of the worst things that homeowners choose | | | | do with insects like spiders and cockroaches. They |
| not to do is never opened up their meter cover. I | | | | love dark areas like your waters meter housing and I |
| don't even think most homeowners know where the | | | | wouldn't recommend sticking your hand down their, |
| meter actually is located, but that's going to need to | | | | just in case. |
| change, starting today. | | | | Once you locate your cover and you have removed |
| If you don't know where your water meter is | | | | it, there shouldn't be any water inside of the meter |
| located, you could always contact your local utility | | | | box. If there is water inside of the meter box, it |
| company, to ask for assistance. Another method, | | | | could be leaking and this isn't a good thing. Thousands |
| that I like to use, would simply be to walk around the | | | | of gallons of water each year are lost, simply |
| house and look for the meter housing, which is | | | | because people never take the time to check their |
| usually located near your streets or alley. | | | | water meters, to make sure that it isn't leaking. |
| You'll be looking for something that says meter on it | | | | If there is water in your water meter, make sure |
| and it should be even with the ground. Sometimes | | | | that the water isn't leaking into the water meter |
| waters meters are located in sidewalks or driveways, | | | | housing from your sprinklers or from something else. |
| but you need to find out where it is, just in case | | | | A little common sense can go a long way, if you |
| there is a emergency in your home, you will need to | | | | choose to use it. If you don't know anything about |
| be able to shed your water off. | | | | water meters or plumbing, contact a plumber as soon |
| There are plenty of reasons why people don't ever | | | | as possible, but fix those water meter leaks and let's |
| open their water meter cover, one of them has to | | | | start thinking water conservation. |