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Ayush Zenith Samar Seth During our third meeting, we looked at the meters in the house. These include the water meter, gas meter, electricity meter. While experimenting with the water meter, we found that a small leak will not be registered by the meter, meaning that the town pays for that wasted water. However, you can almost always hear a leak through the pipes. If the water meter is moving as well, then you know it is a big leak. The faster it moves, the bigger the leak. For the electricity meter, we learned that there are two types of electrical meters, digital and analog, and it shows your electricity usage in kWh. The water and gas meters on the other hand, are measured in cubic feet. The gas meter is very complicated; there are 6 ways to turn the gas off in the house! We also learnt that on the road outside the house, there are yellow markings that show where the gas main is to your house. This means that if there is a fire, the fire department can turn off the gas supply to the house from outside so there are no explosions. There is also a similar marking for the water main, which is there in case of a flood.
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AuthorHi! My name is Ayush Zenith! I am currently a senior at Andover High School. I have been part of the Energize Andover Program since June, 2017 (8th grade). I have since been working on improving my knowledge in programming and working on writing better applications in order to save and conserve resources in buildings... Archives
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