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Meter Testing Facts

  • Nationally, 20% of revenue is lost through defective meters.

  • Modern water meters are not disposable.  Cost: $55-$95 each.

  • Modern test equipment does not cost money, it earns money.

  • 70% of water comes through 20% of the meters.  Big meters = big bucks.

  • Meter testing and revenue protection programs save millions.  Utilities without a revenue protection and meter test program lose twice as much revenue.

  • Average return on investment for meter testing equipment: 5.2 months.

  • Average life of a water meter test system: 25 years.

  • Modern gravimetric testing equipment operates 5 times faster and more accurately than volumetric testing equipment.  This equals lower manpower for each meter tested.