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frdalton
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Post subject: What's an idler?  Posted: September 28th, 2012, 2:51 pm |
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The city is offering free water meter installations for people with idlers. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local ... r-meters/1I figure they're going to make the meters mandatory in the next few years anyway, so might as well get one installed for free, but I have no idea what an idler is...
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 3:25 pm |
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frdalton wrote: The city is offering free water meter installations for people with idlers. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local ... r-meters/1I figure they're going to make the meters mandatory in the next few years anyway, so might as well get one installed for free, but I have no idea what an idler is... I'd like to know as well.
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Wynston
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 3:42 pm |
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Where your incoming water service comes into your house is where you would find the idler. You will typically see 3/4" soft copper coming into your house, usually up through the floor and you will immediately see a valve to shut your house's water off. If you have an idler it will be after this first shutoff, it is a brass piece of pipe (around 6-7" I believe) between two brass nuts. Most newer homes built were required to have this idler which is the same length as a water meter to make future installation easy and quick. If I get a chance later I will look for and post a picture.
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Wynston
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 3:50 pm |
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Not the best picture as this isn't the typical installation you would see around here, but gives you a good idea. The idler is the tarnished piece of blueish brass you see between the two nuts. 
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 4:58 pm |
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About 85% of a Dept of Highways road crew???  Ed
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 5:56 pm |
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Ex-racer wrote: About 85% of a Dept of Highways road crew??? Ed  groan. 
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Sandi
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 6:23 pm |
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Ex-racer wrote: About 85% of a Dept of Highways road crew??? Ed Love the way you think! LOL
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TRX
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Post subject: Re: What's an idler? Posted: September 28th, 2012, 9:24 pm |
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I'm pretty sure when the city came to install my new meter (the wireless type) the idler in place was for the old sytle meters where a wire went to a sensor outside for reading.
I had to have a plumber come in and "adjust" this idler space, I believe the new meters are shorter than the old ones.
The ilder is basically the pre determined lenght of the meter..correct ?
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