Broken Water Meter

The story behind this construction find is really interesting.

Here's the find: This water meter didn't have a digital reading.

It was the first time I've ever recommended that a client contact the water district to have this fixed.

This is a simple solution, but explaining why this happens is very hard for the average homeowner to grasp.

When a community gets built, the ownership of the home gets transferred to the homeowner, but the ownership of the sidewalk and the street gets transferred to the city.

So, just like how you'll create a punch list, the city does as well.

What likely happened here is that the city stated that the water box was broken around this meter and asked for it to be replaced.

The utility contractor came in to do the repair but inadvertently damaged the electronics of the meter in the process.