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Troubleshooting Inaccurate Meter Reads

Bucket Test (Pulse Ring):

Required Items:

• 5 Gallon Bucket

• Voltmeter with oHms setting and/or Continuity Setting

1. Before starting, make sure all water is turned off in the unit so no other water will be tracked while testing.

2. Using a voltmeter on either the continuity setting or ohms setting (ohms 200) they will attach the voltmeter to each wire coming from the meter itself.

3. Using a 5 gallon bucket, fill the bucket 2 times. This will be almost exactly 10 gallons in total, enough to produce a pulse.

If using Continuity setting:

While the bucket is being filled keep an ear on your voltmeter. When the circuit closes the voltmeter will produce an audible tone. This will indicate the pulse wire is good. Proceed to the verification step.

If using Ohms:

Your volt meter will show 0 Ohms while the circuit is open. When the meter hits the threshold point, the voltmeter will change from 0 to somewhere over 100 ohms. This is the indicator that the pulse wire is good and that the meter produces pulses. Proceed to the verification step.

Verification:

Verify the meter face has increased by 10 gallons or very close. Remember to check all the dials as the odometer on the meter may only track in 10 gallon increments, and the small dials underneath register in 1 and 0.1 increments.