Very small leaks may not be picked up by your water meter.
Water meter leak indicator triangle.
Hence the reading for this meter is 0 00.
Watch the leak indicator leak detector closely.
Sometimes it s in the middle of the sweep hand sometimes off to the side.
The first thing to do is find out the source of the leak.
If you think you have a leak but your leak indicator and sweep hand are not moving write down the odometer reading and.
I noticed though that my water meter was showing constant usage dail slowly spinning.
The meter shown in figure 2 is brand new.
If it is still moving the leak is most likely underground between the shutoff valve and the water meter.
On this page you will find information on how to use your water meter and find leaks in less than 30 minutes.
The sweep hand is on the 1 so the read is 1 356 411 gallons.
The low flow or leak indicator moves slowly for small leaks and faster for larger ones.
If it is moving you likely have a leak.
Have a pressure reducer valve so i adjusted it to lower pressure no problem.
Most mechanical meters.
Most analog dials have a low flow indicator that turns as water moves through the water meter.
If the triangle has stopped moving the leak is somewhere else around your home.
Locating a leaking water meter is very important because it is the first step to correcting the problem.
If it is totally still you don t likely have a leak on the downstream site of the meter.
This typically looks like a small triangle shown star or gear.
Water meter show constant usage but no leak but.
The small blue triangle just to the right of the 35 is the low flow indicator.
Next inspect the low flow indicator if it is moving you have a leak.
Hj az when the pressure increases some water goes into your system to equalize the pressure which makes the dial tick forward.
You ll also need to shut off your anti siphon valve.
Go back to your meter and check the flow indicator triangle.
This indicator can be useful in leak detection.
It may be a triangle star wheel or dial.
Water meter low flow triangle sprocket moves back and forth.
Steps to finding a water meter leak.
That triangle will spin if any water is flowing through the meter.
Rickh recently notice my water pressure was a bit high.