MRAB Meter Reading Techniques 2

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of a test meter or check meter installed alongside a customer's main meter?

Accepted Answer

To verify the accuracy of the main meter

Answer

To supply backup power

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To measure reactive power only

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To reset the main meter remotely

Question 2

When a gas meter is located in an enclosed pit, a meter reader should:

Accepted Answer

Use a flashlight to read through the lid without entering

Answer

Enter immediately and read the meter

Answer

Skip the read and mark it as inaccessible

Answer

Pry the lid off and lean in

Question 3

A water meter shows a small leak indicator (red triangle) spinning continuously even when no water is in use. What should the reader do?

Accepted Answer

Note it on the read card and report a potential leak to the customer or office

Answer

Ignore it — it is normal

Answer

Turn off the main valve

Answer

Replace the meter on the spot

Question 4

On an electric meter with a rotating disc, the disc spinning very fast most likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

High power consumption at that moment

Answer

Low power consumption

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The meter is about to fail

Answer

A reversed meter connection

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a 'multiplier' on a utility meter?

Accepted Answer

A factor by which the meter reading must be multiplied to get actual usage

Answer

The number of dials on the meter face

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The meter's serial number prefix

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The number of billing cycles per year

Question 6

A meter reader arrives and cannot access the meter because a locked gate blocks entry. The correct action is to:

Accepted Answer

Leave a door hanger and report the meter as inaccessible

Answer

Climb the gate

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Estimate the reading based on prior usage

Answer

Return the following month without noting anything