In today’s world, small community living structures often worry about water usage. They want to make certain that everyone pays for what they use. Technology does make this possible. It puts into place a system called automated reading.
What Is Automated Meter Reading?
Automated meter reading is a means through which the providers of the service can read the usage as provided on the meter at a distance. It is a remote method of communicating such thing as water usage. It application is frequently employed by utility companies to reduce human error in readings for billing purposes.
Automated meter reading does offer other services. It can be used as not only for reading consumption but can also act as a diagnostic tool. The AMR system can be utilized for troubleshooting problems as soon as they manifest themselves.
What Are the Advantages of Automated Meter Reading?
There are many reasons why companies and specialists turn to automated meter reading systems. They feel, that in spite of several perceived issues they are beneficial for everyone concerned. They find that AMR
* Provides everyone with accurate and near real-time readings, removing the estimates from the equation
* Allows for increased privacy since no one will trespass upon the property
* Identifies any potential theft
* Improves the billing process
* Increases the level of security and, therefore, decreases the instances of tampering with the equipment
* Can improve the chances of managing the water usage by offering information to users on how much and when they use their water providing peak times and opportunities to curb usage
* Is capable of decreasing costs to the company through the reduction in paid personnel (labor reduction costs) for checking the meters, as well as transportation to and from the site
* Can track the usage of the customers clearly and accurately
* Offers more flexible schedules and billing cycles
* Can provide the clients and providers with customized packages rather than one simple solution
* Can help to decrease the mistakes resulting from human error
Overall, many client companies, building and community owners as well as individual tenants and home owners like automated meter reading for one reason – it helps keep the water rates down as low as possible.
Efficient, Cost-Effective: Automated Meter Reading Systems
When it comes to ensuring the delivery of water to a home is done efficiently and cost-effectively, many providers turn to automated meter reading systems. They not only see the financial benefits accruing from the implementation of this system. They also realize that installing an automated meter reading system is beneficial to their needs and those of the environment.
Since being incorporated in 1992, ABT Water Management has been actively engaged in providing solutions for water utility problems. From Automated Meter Reading to system design, to water conservation, we provide quality products and services to our clients.
