Meter guides
Short animations that show where to find your meter numbers and how to take a reading.
Electric meter
These guides show the electronic meter fitted in most homes. It has one button, to the right of the display.
Take your electric meter readings
Check your contracted power
Power is out: check the meter lever
Gas meter
Gas meters come in many models. Start with the guide that looks like your meter, then check the model list.
Read a smart gas meter
Read your gas meter (Metersit Domusnext)
Read a dial gas meter
Gas not working: check the valve
Find your smart gas meter model
The maker's name is printed on the front of the meter. These steps come from the makers' manuals published by the gas distributor.
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Metersit Domusnext
- Buttons
- Two under the display: blue on the left, orange on the right.
- Reading
- Press blue. The screen marked Vb is your reading.
- PDR
- Press orange. The screens change by themselves; ID, the fourth one, is your PDR.
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Meter Italia EF4EVO / EG4EVO
- Buttons
- One, below the display on the right.
- Reading
- Press once. The screen says VOL.BASE Vb.
- PDR
- Press twice. The screen says PUNTO MISURA_PDR.
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Meter Italia EF4
- Buttons
- Two.
- Reading
- A short press wakes the display. After a few seconds it shows Vol. base Vb.
- PDR
- More short presses step through the menu to Punto Misura_Pdr.
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Pietro Fiorentini / Samgas RSE
- Buttons
- Three. The middle one is ENTER.
- Reading
- Press ENTER. If the date appears first, press the lower button three times to reach T.
- PDR
- Use the upper and lower buttons until you see ID.
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Watertech WT G4
- Buttons
- Three: two arrows and Enter.
- Reading
- Press Enter. The reading appears first.
- PDR
- Keep pressing Enter until the screen says PDR.
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Elster / Honeywell BK-G4 ETe
- Buttons
- Three: a left arrow, a right arrow and a round select button.
- Reading
- Press any button. The reading appears.
- PDR
- Use the arrows to reach Identificatore contatore, then press the select button.
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AEM G4 EUS
- Buttons
- Two: Display on the right, Valvola on the left.
- Reading
- Press Display until you reach the total volume in m³.
- PDR
- Keep pressing Display to the 14-digit ID, which scrolls across the screen. Leave the Valvola button alone; it is for technicians.
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Itron Gallus
- Buttons
- Two.
- Reading
- Press either one. The reading is on the screen marked A1.
- PDR
- Not covered in the maker's manual. Leave the PDR blank on our forms if you cannot find it.
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Dresser NPL
- Buttons
- Two on top, P1 and P2.
- Reading
- Press P1 briefly. After a six-second display test, the reading appears.
- PDR
- Not covered in the maker's manual. Leave the PDR blank on our forms if you cannot find it.
Meter looks different, or the screens do not match? Email a photo of it to 31FSS.homefuels@us.af.mil and we will help.