[dms-discuss] water meter reading

[Bill Broadley]

Generally it's recomended not to attach anything to a meter you don't own
and might well be suspected of foul play if caught.

I emailed the davis water folks and they mentioned that Davis is switching
to fully automated meter reading in 2017 and that should allow hourly
reading instead of montly.

I suspect 2017 is the roll out for the wireless infrastructure to read all
meters in real time.  I do wonder if a cheaper $15 software defined radio
(SDR) could read it today.

I've wanted to tinker with a SDR, but didn't really have a use case.  So
maybe a SDR + raspberry pi could manage it.  I'll see if I can figure out
the part number of my meter and see what kind of info I can find.  I'd
certainly consider monitoring relevant frequencies for a few months to see
how the city polls my meter.



On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 4:26 PM, James R Holliday <jrholliday at gmail.com>
wrote:

> These DIY links are interesting...
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> http://www.instructables.com/id/Monitoring-residential-water-usage-by-reading-muni/?ALLSTEPS
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> http://www.howtogeek.com/93888/monitor-your-home-power-usage-by-building-a-diy-power-meter-reader/
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