On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:03:45 -0500, MikeB wrote:

:One complete rev of the needle should be 1 cubic foot & the little marks
:are .01 cubic foot.
:
:The 8171 may not move to 8172 until the needle is nearly at or passing zero.
:
:MikeB

Thanks. That means the leak when I measured it was .08 cubic
foot/minute. That's .6 gallons/minute. I'd estimated the leak at around
1 cup/minute a couple of days ago. That suggests it's increased 10 fold.
I plan to ask my next door neighbor if I can use an old trick that a
plumber told me about today over the phone: hook up a garden hose to
their hose bibb and to my own, while shutting off my own supply. I have
one good hose, but my other has problems, so I'm buying another tonight.
If my neighbors allow me to connect, I'll have constant supply until the
water main is replaced next week.

Dan