Water meter stopped spinning: Causes and Remedy

Water meter in the house is designed to ensure conservation of resources and should run smoothly. But like any machine, it may break. What to do if you notice that your meter stopped spinning?

Simple cases that do not require device replacement

Consider the types of damage that the owner of the apartment or private home can resolve itself without having to call a specialist.

depressurization

This frequent, mainly on counters hot water. Symptom, not only in the work stoppage. Other factors:

• the appearance of water drops from the device body;
• antifogging glass instrument;
• leaking coupling nuts.

In such circumstances, the meter or continues for some time to work, or does not respond to the water supply.

The situation arises because of quality spacers extending in a factory set

. They can be replaced by fiber seals, which tend to expand and provide a stable compound.

Important! Replacement gaskets will not help if leakproof device itself.

Repairs are done in the following order:

• Carefully remove the lead seal. To do this, we use a thin screwdriver and pushing the edge.
• Pulling one end of the wire - that it is easier to give in to our manipulations.
• Replace gaskets, return the edge of the wire in place.
• Seal obernom soft rag and gently podozhmom platypus. This will help avoid significant damage by external examination details.

Council. To avoid such trouble before installing a new appliance take care of the more high-quality seals.

Rust

The situation often arises when the repair of water pipes. Then this slurry is raised on the floors and clog the equipment in the apartments. As a result, the water pressure drops significantly, the impeller device is stopped.

Solving the problem - it is cleaning the filter.

• Redraw the stopcock.
• Remove the cover from the filter, izvlechom grid.
• Thoroughly clean the element with a sharp knife, and then wash out the dirt.
• If instead there is a special strainer cartridge, it is replaced with a new counterpart.
• Before you put the components back, we will provide a first pressure and wait until all the impurities come out.
• Dry the parts put in reverse order.

Attention! To avoid future blockages at the time of disconnection of water cover the main valves do not open and mixers.

Sudden pressure drops

Water meter can not be twisted after an abrupt pressure drop (water hammer).

Here to help these simple steps: We serve water at the maximum, at the same time easy to hit his hand on the glass with a water meter.

Interference with the operation of the device

And possible failure due to interference in the work. In an effort to save money, users often put magnets, stopping readout. As a result - demagnetization and failure spinning mechanism.

We try to eliminate the nuisance easily tapping his hand on the body. In simple cases, it helps.

Improper installation

Leads to the fact that the flywheel is spinning in the opposite direction or standing. This means that the pressure is completely absent. Such a defect is shown immediately after the installation work.

Troubleshoot simple. Look direction of the water flow and accordingly it swap equipment.

In some cases, the counter need to be replaced

The above-mentioned causes can eventually damage the unit. The new device is set if:

• leakproof housing;
• occurred severe damage after hydraulic shock;
• demagnetization.

Special condition - High-temperature water. This affects the hot water appliances that are not compatible with the heat above 90 ºC and cease to function. The owner can only check from time to time, the temperature on compliance. And the report exceeded the management company.

Another factor is the unreliability of the model. This leads to premature failure of countable mechanism or rotor. The arrow ceases to respond to water flow.

Last replacement condition - it faulty installation. For example, model released for cold water, hot water worked. In this mode, the device does not last a long time.

On a note. Serious repair device will not bring benefits. A more practical and reliable solution is to replace it.

The procedure for replacing counters

The issue with the broken equipment is solved in the following sequence:

• Owner refers to the management company.
• At the agreed time an employee of the Criminal Code comes, fixes the fact of damage, remove the seal.
• The user purchases a new device set (independently or with the assistance of a professional) and registers it in the Criminal Code.
• Called the master puts the fillings.

Important! If the old water meter was under warranty, it is possible to shift your spending to the new acquisition of the company.

But it requires examination, showing that the product treated properly.

Regularly monitor the serviceability of the device, to avoid overpaying for the resource. At the slightest suspicion of the problem do not hesitate to question the decision. It will save your nerves and money.