How to Read a 5-Digit Household Water Meter

Learning how to read a 5-digit household water meter helps you monitor and check your daily and monthly water consumption, preventing errors such as incorrect readings or overcharging. Incorrect meter readings can lead to disputes over water bills. Therefore, knowing how to read a 5-digit water meter can help you identify discrepancies and avoid unnecessary mistakes.

How to Read a 5-Digit Water Meter for household use: There are currently several types of 5-digit water meters, as follows:

- 5-digit water meter without red digits

When you encounter a 5-digit water meter with all-black digits and no red digits, carefully check whether there are separators or a comma (,) between the digits. If all five digits are continuous and the same color, as shown in the image above, the entire reading represents water consumption in cubic meters (m³). For example, a reading of 00001 indicates 1 m³, while 00012 indicates 12 m³.

How to read a 5-digit water meter with red digits:

When you encounter a 5-digit water meter with red digits, as shown in the image above, ignore the red digit when recording the reading. For example, if the meter displays 00003 m³, the reading is 0 m³, not 3 m³, because the red digit 3 represents hundreds of liters. If the meter displays 00083 m³, the reading is 8 m³; ignore the red digit 3. Therefore, to read a 5-digit water meter with red digits, disregard all red digits and record only the black digits.

In addition to learning how to read a 5-digit water meter, you can also refer to our other guides, including how to calculate readings on a 4-digit water meter and the reasons why a water meter runs fast.

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