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Structural Education Newsletter for

Homeowners

Greetings!

What Homeowners Should Know

 

Do I Have Hidden Water Leaks?  Water damage from a leak or break in your main water line can wreak havoc to any homeowner's life and wallet.  Knowing how to tell if your water meter is running when it should not be can help you.  I will talk about this below.

  

Water Meter (with triangle) photo

Why Check Your Water Meter?

 

I'll tell you why.  Because if your water meter is running and you're not using any water, you have a leak in your water supply piping system.  Somewhere.  The question is where.  This can often lead to significant damage and expense if left unchecked.

 

I recently consulted a client on a downhill lot with a drainage problem and they wanted to know how to resolve it.  Previous contractors and engineers all recommended doing subsurface drainage solutions and that's not cheap. 

 

After assessing the situation, things didn't seem to add up right to me.  The drainage issue was basically in the rear middle of the lower basement floor and not at the perimeters.  What I found was that...  "read on"

 
 

Closing Message 

  

I hope you find this newsletter informative and educational and I look forward to the next time.

If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to contact me at tom@anderbergconsulting.com
 

Structurally yours,


Tom Anderberg
 


In This Issue 2/11
 

Why Check Your Water Meter?


What do Water Meters Look Like?

 
Water Meter (in sidewalk) photo

 
 

What do Water Meters Look Like?

 

Let's take a look inside the water meter box and see what the meters look like.  "See Photos"

 

Reading your water meter is easy.  Especially the new ones.  The older ones are a little tricky.  All in all, just remember that the meters read in cubic feet and 1 cubic foot is roughly 7.5 gallons of water (actually 7.4805).  There you go. 

 

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How to Read a Home Water Meter

 

How to Check for a Water Leak

 

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