Water meter check

Any person wishing to install separate water meters after the main water meter in a block of apartments must necessarily provide the following:
    1. Letter of availability for installation of individual meters, with details of the apartment building:
    • Name of the owner/authorized representative
    • Full correspondence address
    • Telephone number and email address of person responsible for contacting and sending final bill
    • Plumber's contact details
    2. Architectural plans of ground floor and roof and/or mechanical room, showing the locations of the below:
    • Central water meter
    • Water tanks/deposits
    • Manifolds with the locations of the individual meters clearly marked (apartment no. for each location in the manifold)
    3. List of owners (not tenants) of the apartments, indicating the following:
    • Apartment number
    • Name of the owner
    • ID
    • Telephone number
    • E-mail address (Email)
    4. Keys and/or access codes for access to the apartment block

Important Points to Check Before Installation:

During the on-site inspection, the following are checked/found:

  1. That the plumbing installation has been completed

  2. That  two ruby valves  have been installed: one after the main water meter and one before the manifold.

  3. No taps are installed less than 2 m from the main water meter, and no hosepipes are installed less than 5 m from the main water meter

  4. The sockets of the separate meters must be in a horizontal position.

  5. Metal markings with indelible numbering of the apartments shall be placed on each future separate water meter socket.

  6. If separate deposits are installed for each apartment, they shall have a capacity of at least 800 liters per apartment.

  7. If a central water tank(s) is/are installed, it/they shall have a total capacity of at least 500L multiplied by the number of the apartments to be supplied with water.

  8. Where the use of a vertical ladder is required to control the plumbing, it shall be permanently fixed and fitted with a safety canopy.

  9. One-way flow check valves shall be installed in the hot water system to prevent back pressure from the pumps.

If the owner or the consumer disputes the accuracy of the recording of his meter, he shall have the right to have it checked, after having paid the Organization the amount representing the costs of carrying out this check.

If the check carried out shows that the meter is accurate, with a deviation of 2%, the amount paid shall be retained by the Organization and the same meter shall be re-fitted. Otherwise, if the water meter does not record correctly, the Organization shall replace the meter without any charge and return the deposit paid for the accuracy check of the meter.