Cost effective future proofing for 'smart water meter' reading

摘要

The Code for Sustainable Homes offers up to 7.5 points if average water consumption can be reduced to an average of 80 litres per day per person, based on predicted consumption, it therefore follows that only an accessible water meter with the facility to be read regularly can deliver real time and usable information. It therefore stands to reason that a water meter needs to be easily accessible for both the householder to read and local authorities to gain real time information. Delving around with a torch in a boundary box in the footpath is not for the faint hearted, it is time consuming and, because a boundary box is usually situated a distance from the property it serves, is susceptible to undetected leaks from the main to the property. A far easier and more cost effective system is a fully approved but simple air tight box, attached to the wall of a property, to offer a secure connection for an incoming water service.