If the triangle has stopped moving the leak is somewhere else around your home.
Water meter leak indicator triangle.
Have a pressure reducer valve so i adjusted it to lower pressure no problem.
If it is still moving the leak is most likely underground between the shutoff valve and the water meter.
It may be a triangle star wheel or dial.
This typically looks like a small triangle shown star or gear.
Go back to your meter and check the flow indicator triangle.
The small blue triangle just to the right of the 35 is the low flow indicator.
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.
That triangle will spin if any water is flowing through the meter.
Rickh recently notice my water pressure was a bit high.
On this page you will find information on how to use your water meter and find leaks in less than 30 minutes.
If it is totally still you don t likely have a leak on the downstream site of the meter.
It is usually but not always red as indicated in the photos below.
Next inspect the low flow indicator if it is moving you have a leak.
Watch the leak indicator leak detector closely.
I noticed though that my water meter was showing constant usage dail slowly spinning.
Very small leaks may not be picked up by your water meter.
This indicator can be useful in leak detection.
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 moving you likely have a leak.
The sweep hand is on the 1 so the read is 1 356 411 gallons.
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.
The first thing to do is find out the source of the leak.
As stated before almost all meters have a leak indicator that moves with even he smallest flow.
You ll also need to shut off your anti siphon valve.
Water meter show constant usage but no leak but.
Locating a leaking water meter is very important because it is the first step to correcting the problem.
Water meter low flow triangle sprocket moves back and forth.
Steps to finding a water meter leak.
Most analog dials have a low flow indicator that turns as water moves through the water meter.
The low flow or leak indicator moves slowly for small leaks and faster for larger ones.
