On 3/4/2011 8:11 AM, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:45:39 -0500, Jeff
wrote:

On 3/4/2011 6:19 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

wrote in message
I cant believe all the stupid comments in this thread.

#1. The meter will not spin of there is a leak in the line BEFORE the
meter. Most meters are in the basement. The line from the street
MAIN to the house is BEFORE the meter. The meter will NOT spin if
there is a leak underground.

The problem with generalizations is that they are generally wrong. In
the north, cold climates, most meters are in the basement and, of
course, the meter will not spin. In some milder climate areas, the meter
is often at the street. In that case, the meter will spin.

I didn't know that. I have *never* seen a meter in the basement, but
then I am in the south.

I didn't know that either.
The ones I've seen are always in the basement up here near Chicago.
If there is a basement. Don't know about slab houses, never looked.
I expect in the utility room.
In Chicago you would let the meter reader into the basement.
They'd walk around a house yelling WATER!
Probably had more dog bites than the postman.

I imagine so!

Here in the suburb I live in now there's a wire from the basement
meter to a small box to an outside wall, so they read remotely.
Maybe they've done that in Chicago by now.
Where are the meters located down south?
Street or next to the house?


Right on the street in a sunken iron box with a lid. Millions of them.

Jeff


--Vic