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Self-Check Tool · ~15 min

5-Minute Water Meter Test

Your water meter is the single most reliable leak detector you have. This guided test walks you through it the same way a certified technician would on a first visit.

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1219WATER METER001219Flow indicator →MAIN VALVESTREETSIDEWALKYARDYOUR HOUSECITY WATER MAINYOUR SERVICE LINE ← this is what we're testing

Underground Leak Test

A 5-minute test that tells you if water is leaking from the pipe between the street and your house.

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Identify your meter type

So you know how to read it.

1 m³ = 1,000 L ≈ 264 US gal

Tip: on Procoder & Ecoder meters, the right-most digit = 1 litre. You can detect leaks as small as 1 L over the wait window.