It is all in the cupboard...
My meters are all located in a cupboard in my bedroom. The water meter in the middle is a "recent" (2000) addition. Before that the water was unmetered. All water tubing had to be replaced for this as with the old installation my apartment had two water supplies and that had to be changed to just one. At the same time the lead pipes were replaced with copper pipes.
I mentioned earlier that the meters are read annually. In fact, because I am usually not at home when the meter man calls, one can read the meters yourself and communicate the readings to the energy company by mail, phone or internet. This can be done every other year so in practice my meters are read by the meter man only every two years. For those occasions I can make an appointment so that I can give him access to the meters. The water meter must always be read by yourself. Only in cases where you are unable to do so an employee will come to read it for you.
Our meters are replaced every ten years or so. Since 1981 my electric meter has been replaced once and my gas meter twice. The energy company performs periodical accuracy checks on the meters and when accuracy is unacceptable all meters from that batch will be replaced. My gas meter is less than a year old. It is much bigger than the previous one (that size is not manufactured anymore according to the technician), but it is silent. The previous meter made hissing and clicking sounds that were very audible when I was in bed during cold winter nights.
My energy use from 20060419 till 20070416:
electricity: 2492 kWh
gas: 1068 m3 (38000 ft3)
My meters are all located in a cupboard in my bedroom. The water meter in the middle is a "recent" (2000) addition. Before that the water was unmetered. All water tubing had to be replaced for this as with the old installation my apartment had two water supplies and that had to be changed to just one. At the same time the lead pipes were replaced with copper pipes.
I mentioned earlier that the meters are read annually. In fact, because I am usually not at home when the meter man calls, one can read the meters yourself and communicate the readings to the energy company by mail, phone or internet. This can be done every other year so in practice my meters are read by the meter man only every two years. For those occasions I can make an appointment so that I can give him access to the meters. The water meter must always be read by yourself. Only in cases where you are unable to do so an employee will come to read it for you.
Our meters are replaced every ten years or so. Since 1981 my electric meter has been replaced once and my gas meter twice. The energy company performs periodical accuracy checks on the meters and when accuracy is unacceptable all meters from that batch will be replaced. My gas meter is less than a year old. It is much bigger than the previous one (that size is not manufactured anymore according to the technician), but it is silent. The previous meter made hissing and clicking sounds that were very audible when I was in bed during cold winter nights.
My energy use from 20060419 till 20070416:
electricity: 2492 kWh
gas: 1068 m3 (38000 ft3)
