Water Meters

There are many different types of water meters around Logan City, Brisbane & the Gold Coast. All of them do the same job, which is to measure the amount of water that passes through to your property (the amount of water that you’re using or loosing).

Your water meter is most likely located on the nature strip outside the front of your property near the road. It is the homeowners or home occupier responsibility to keep this meter accessible at all times.

Richard Moyle - Principal Plumber at Moyle Plumbing & Gasfitting

Water meter deigns differ from home to home, council to council. Some have digits while others have dials, some have both, but they are read the same way.

If you have two water meter boxes, one with a green lid & the other with a purple lid, we recommend you read both meters. The green lid meter box is the drinking water supplied by council. The purple lid box is the recycled water.

Your council officer will read your water meter up to 4 times a year. All the water used is charged to the home occupier.

Moyle Plumbing receives their water bill every January, April, July and October.

To read your water meter, the red numbers represent the litres used, while the black numbers represent the kilolitres used.

1000 litres (L) = 1 kilolitre (kL)

The council only read the black numbers (kL).

If you notice a water leak at the water meter, you have a 50% chance of it not being yours. We recommend you check who’s side of the meter the leak is coming from before calling your plumber or council.

If the water leak is on the house side of the water meter, then it is your responsibility to have it repaired by a licenced plumber such as Moyle Plumbing, however it the leak is on the road side of the water meter, then it may be Council responsibility.

If you are unsure, give Moyle Plumbing a call and we will try to help or give you some valuable advice.

If you suspect that you have a water leak and you have checked your taps and toilets for any obvious leaks, then it’s now time to check your water meter.

Turn off your taps and appliances that use water. Check your water meter for any movement to the digits or dials. If they are moving at all then you have a water leak. But wait- just because they are not moving doesn’t mean you don’t have a leak.

You may still have a slight or small water leak. To test this, you do the same test, but leave it longer. Write the numbers down or take a photo with your smart phone on your way out to the shops and when you return, check the digits for any movement. Make sure that there was nobody home using water while you were out.

If you have a leak, call your licensed plumber such as Moyle Plumbing & Gasfitting on 3807 7327.

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