Replaced water meters. Found holes on old counters. Deliberately made. The first thought that came to visit, they steal water and did not even hesitate... They called a stranger to change the water meters.
- "Hostess, what is it, you steal water? In this clever way? Well, how did it happen? " I show her the holes in the counter case.
-" I did not get that... What are we talking about? What are you showing me? "- Being in bewilderment answered the landlady of the apartment.
- "Well, there are holes in the plastic cover to stop the counting mechanism."- Holding the water meter in his hand poked his finger into the hole.
- "No, we didn't even know that they steal water in this way."- The client answered excitedly.
-"Why did they dig holes? "- I asked her in surprise.
-"It was my ex-hubby who struggled so much with the fogging of the glass, the water got inside and did not allow me to read the meter. He made holes and the water ran out. "- The woman answered confidently.
I carefully looked at the body, indeed, rusty smudges indicated that there was water in it. And they removed the water in this way. At that moment, a feeling of shame flooded over me at my accusations.
- "You will of course excuse me for my words, but you cannot interfere with the inside of the meter. The inspectors evaluate this as a way to stop the device... Stealing water. And you might not have been so sickly fined. "-
After finishing work, he left the apartment with mixed feelings of justice and shame.
Educational program
For those who did not understand why I accused the owner of the apartment. I will show it on the example of a removed water meter. It already had holes for stealing water.
How did it work? There is a certain place in the case. Which I certainly won't say. Where the hole is made. A needle is inserted into this hole and something is blocked. Thus, the counter stops rotating.
In a certain neighborhood of our city, many apartment owners began to massively use this method 10 years ago. "But no matter how many rope twists, the end will be the same". The inspectors had a lot of fun. Fines have been riveted enough. And they had a good prize. And all because such a method is calculated at a time. It is impossible to hide holes in the meter case, so that it would not be visible to the eyes or it would be impossible to feel it with your fingers.
Attention
A water meter is a measuring device that records water consumption in an apartment. Has a passport in which it is indicated that he passed the verification (counts correctly). If you violate the correct operation of the device, by any means for personal gain, deliberately, then such actions are classified as theft. With appropriate proceedings and eventually punishment.
Article about the hairpin in the counter- here.
I hope the article was interesting, like the plumbing.
From SW. Timofey Mikhailov.