High School Water Conservation Booklet Name: - Bundaberg ...

How to Read a Water MeterWhen the water supply comes into the school it has to flow through the water meter. Theschool may have more than one meter entering the school grounds.There are several different types of water meters used throughout the city. These watermeters appear slightly different to one another but all can be read the same way. Today’swater meters use the metric system to calculate consumption. The following details willhelp you in reading your water meter.7 4 3 8 2 6 5 9KLRead from left to right. You only need to read the BLACK figures, which measurekilolitres. Figures in RED represent multiples and fractions of a litre and are used fortesting purposes only. The above example shows a reading of 7,438,265.9 litres. Forpractical purposes, 7438 kilolitres. Black numbers only are read for billing purposes.Here are two common water meters installed in the city.48