Where is your meter located?
Generally, water meters are located in line with the front boundary of your
property. They are above ground with a metal or plastic lid.
Where is your meter number located?
The meter number is stamped under the lid above the recording digits.
How to read your meter
Reading your water meter is quite a simple task to perform. However, there are a number of different types of
Water meters generally read from left to right, black digits read kilolitres (kL) and red digits show the single
litres used (L) . Your meter may have two, three or four red numbers. All examples below have a meter
reading of 55 kilolitres and 42 litres or 55,042 litres.
Record all black
numbers
0
0
5
5
Kilolitres
0
0
4
0
5
5
0
Kilolitres
Litres
Tell-tale wheels –
make sure all taps
inside and outside are
turned off. If the
wheel is moving then
you must have a leak
4
Litres
5 5
Kilolitres
0 4 2 1
0
0
0
5
5
Litres
0
2
8
Record all the
black numbers
Record all the
black numbers
(kilolitres)
Kilolitres
0
0 0
Record all black
numbers
2
6
2
8
4
0
0
2
8
6
4
6
4
2
8
6
4
Why read your own meter?
By reading your own meter you can keep a close eye on your household consumption. Use the table on the back
to see how much water your family uses each day and challenge yourself to reduce this amount.
HOW TO DETECT IF YOU HAVE A LEAK
You can also detect leaks by reading your meter. Ensure that all taps around the house are turned off and read
your water meter before you go to bed at night. Before any water is used in the morning read your meter again, if
it has changed then you know you have a leak and you should contact your plumber to locate and fix it.
Remember a dripping tap or leaking cistern can waste about 55L of water per day!
Date
Meter No
Previous reading
(kL)
Current Reading Usage in
(kL)
kilolitres
Days
Daily
Average
$ Value
Only record the kilolitres on the meter. To work out the daily average divide the usage by the
number of days. Multiply the usage by the current charge per kilolitre for value and record.
N.B. This also can be set up on a computer as a spread sheet