If it is still moving the leak is most likely underground between the shutoff valve and the water meter.
Water meter leak indicator triangle.
The low flow or leak indicator moves slowly for small leaks and faster for larger ones.
The meter shown in figure 2 is brand new.
Sometimes it s in the middle of the sweep hand sometimes off to the side.
Water meter show constant usage but no leak but.
Very small leaks may not be picked up by your water meter.
You ll also need to shut off your anti siphon valve.
Water meter low flow triangle sprocket moves back and forth.
This indicator can be useful in leak detection.
This typically looks like a small triangle shown star or gear.
That triangle will spin if any water is flowing through the meter.
If it is moving you likely have a leak.
As stated before almost all meters have a leak indicator that moves with even he smallest flow.
Steps to finding a water meter leak.
If you think you have a leak but your leak indicator and sweep hand are not moving write down the odometer reading and.
Most mechanical meters.
On this page you will find information on how to use your water meter and find leaks in less than 30 minutes.
The small blue triangle just to the right of the 35 is the low flow indicator.
Have a pressure reducer valve so i adjusted it to lower pressure no problem.
Rickh recently notice my water pressure was a bit high.
It is usually but not always red as indicated in the photos below.
Watch the leak indicator leak detector closely.
Hence the reading for this meter is 0 00.
It may be a triangle star wheel or dial.
Locating a leaking water meter is very important because it is the first step to correcting the problem.
If you are not sure if you are looking at the leak indicator and nothing is moving have someone turn on a faucet to see the difference.
If the triangle has stopped moving the leak is somewhere else around your home.
I noticed though that my water meter was showing constant usage dail slowly spinning.
Most analog dials have a low flow indicator that turns as water moves through the water meter.
Hj az when the pressure increases some water goes into your system to equalize the pressure which makes the dial tick forward.
If it is totally still you don t likely have a leak on the downstream site of the meter.
The first thing to do is find out the source of the leak.
