Check meters are privately owned. Watercare does not own, install or maintain them. We don’t read these meters even if we are asked to.
The property owner buys their own check meter and pays a plumber to install it.
The owner is responsible for reading, maintaining and repairing the meter and the water pipe, at their own cost.
Commercial check meters
Even if check meters are installed, we would still maintain the commercial classification of the main meter, if one or more commercial businesses are connected to it.