Sentence examples for read the meter from inspiring English sources

The new meters send regular, accurate gas and electricity readings back to British Gas so customers no longer need to read the meter.

He'd said he'd come to read the meter, not saying which one.

"I was just trying to read the meter," the guy says.

British Gas confirmed that there had been two visits to read the meter in the past two years.

He describes his outrage when an electricity man showed up at his door to read the meter.

In fact, Jo doesn't even know if the solar panels work, since she can't read the meter.

Even the men who read the meters in England often claim to be engineers.

Sure, having one of the lowest electricity rates in the nation is nice, but tourists never flocked here to read the meters.

It is also possible, he said, to install meters that can transmit monthly readings over existing electrical wiring -- or via wireless communications -- to a remote billing location, eliminating the need to hire someone to enter each apartment to read the meters or to rewire the building to allow for remote meter reading.

In other cases, engineers cannot read the meters in detail or operate the valves without difficulty, because these parts are mounted too high.

"Then, when the city finally comes in and reads the meter, the property owner can end up facing thousands of dollars in back charges for prior usage.