DEP Fine for Meter in Basement?
I received a summons ($250) from the DEP because my water meter is in my basement and not on the outside of the house. Is anyone familiar with this? thank you
I received a summons ($250) from the DEP because my water meter is in my basement and not on the outside of the house. Is anyone familiar with this?
thank you
NorthHeights, glad we’re not the only ones! ConEd will go months at a time “pretending” to ring the bell, sticking the “you weren’t home” card in, and cutting and running. Grrrr!!!!
Further on National Grit-your-teeth: The company has started assessing a non-access fee of $25 per bill if it cannot get in to read the meter. My landlord finally got with it, and National Grid said it will wipe out those charges after he installs the remote, at his expense as several people have pointed out. You really got to love a utility that charges a fee equal to two months gas because it couldn’t read the meter.
Just got one myself yesterday. Spoke with the man. He said that the folks who did my renovation cut the wire and covered over the remote box outside — I got new siding. According to him and the written summons, a licensed plumber is to reinstall the remote box and connect it to the meter in the basement.
OK: to confuse the issue
Gas meters (National Grid) formerly Keyspan CAN be read from outside WITHOUT any wiring (bluetooth) -convert at your expense -they offered it free several years ago with good excuse-elderly, immobile, etc.- then went to about $100. per meter couple of years ago-call National Grid 718 643-4050
Con Ed -currently in Brooklyn- the entire meter must be moved outside-no bluetooth, remote,etc-process is cost-prohibitive- licensed electrician, plans, etc.-call Con Ed 800 75-CON ED
Water meters -discussed above
Yeah, DIBS, perhaps you’re more put together than I. I have a major blind spot when it comes to anticipating the brief window during which Con Ed accepts a reading in relationship to the bill.
It would free up much-needed brainspace if I could just automate the whole chore.
I phone the gas & electric readings in every few months. It’s pretty effortless actually.
wait up, you can pay to get a wireless Con Ed meter?
How much? I’d do it, I am always missing the reader.
one additional point. In no case are they putting the meter outside. The water meter is still in my basement with a remote reader attachment(that looks like a black sink stopper on the outside of the house)
My Gas meters have blue tooth type local wireless readers attached to the basement meter that can be read outside the house.
Con ed is just experimenting with remote readers. There are two counties in NY that they are trying them out and Brooklyn isn’t one. BUG(Keyspan-National Grid) is not yet installing them on old meters. You can have it done by them at YOUR expense.