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~\ClliJ@IMl~'(tfi@~ Although Captain Hydro has the only Wrist Drip. O. Meter in the world. every house has a water meter. It measures all of the water consumed InSide the home. as well as outside. lor such uses as car washing and lawn walerlng Everyone can learn to read their water meter and find oul hOw much water they are uSing. Most meters measure waler in units of cubic feel (One cubic foot of water equals about seven and one hall gallons) There are two baSIC types of water meters. the StraIght-reading meter which resembles the mileage-indicator In an automobile speedometer. and the round-reading meter which has separate dials. ~E. ME:r" :<,'0 ,0000 C/;j ~<v~o ooo(ft~. '.9-E.o 00 ~~Yf5 ~_4.3/~1 o~~. ,~ 7. . J .. 171 \,~..56, CUBIC ,4 ~ ~.:-, ...----< . 'ON(-' FEET 90,' e , " ... '8.. 2' 'O"7~, , <~'~92/1~98\~/ .3 7. '00 ,456. ""E:1v'\0\>,-I- ~E. ME:r :<,'0 ,'l.!'o..o l!'/;j q /90" -">..x..o~oor8. 2' \99.g 00 ". Og' 7 3 . 0 ' '2'. p\6S4,Z2'.Op, . J 1'--. ' ~ ,..} 7. ..:3 7, "Z?6. CUBIC .4 S~. . 'ON(.' FEET -g~ . , . ' _ '8. 2' , ~/;,.g~~,:J .3 7,' '00 .456. "" €' Iv 'Oy O\>,-I- ROUND - READING METER - ThiS type of meter IS the most widely used, but is a liflle difficult 10 read. It has several dials which are marked 011 In ten diVisions. and are read much likea clock. except thallhe hand on every ot!'1er dial turns counter-clockwise To tell which way anyone hand goes, look 10 see which way the numberS are printed around the lace of the dial. To check the reading on the meter shown, begin with the 100,000" dial and read each dial around the meter to lhe"10" dial lithe hand 15 between numbers. use the lower number. The dials register 8. O. 6. 3. and 2. 180,632 cubIC feel), The 'one loot' dial IS 10 show thai the meter IS working Because the charge lor water IS based on unIts of 100 cubic feel. the meter reader disregards the last lwo figures. so he WOuld record a readIng 01806 If you used 1200 cubIC feel of water by the nel<;t lime he read the meter. the ne.>:t reading would be 80.632 plus 1200 or 81.832.818 unitS. Your bllllhus would be based on Ihe dlfference in the two readings. or 12 units (8976 gallons). Draw the hands on the dIals of the second waler meter to InJlcate a reading of 32. 164 cubiC leel. NO TE' The hands have been included on the dials of the second merer, Read your waler meter every day for the nex t week and record the data below DATE READING DAll Y UNITS -6-