Comments on: Century Changing Out Nearly 1,000 Water Meters http://www.northescambia.com/2011/02/century-to-start-changing-out-nearly-1000-water-meters-today Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:29:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Darius http://www.northescambia.com/2011/02/century-to-start-changing-out-nearly-1000-water-meters-today/comment-page-1#comment-76219 Darius Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:51:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=46166#comment-76219 This part...............:"The $137,386 purchase will pay for itself in less than two years, according to estimates by Dan Devane, regional sales manager for Datamatic, Ltd.. He estimated the town would realize an additional $83,125 in additional billings due to increased meter efficiency and about $2,200 per year in labor savings.".................. Never ever use a salesman's estimate. Can't you figure out his angle on this? Want do our number and estimates say?. I want to see customer reviews on this product. A competent meter reader and good billing software should makes things easier and cheaper. Did we figure in the cost of installation? Or did we just use the salesman's numbers? What questions were asked at the meeting? Don't it hurt you to spend big chucks of money? Was this in the published meeting agenda? This part……………:”The $137,386 purchase will pay for itself in less than two years, according to estimates by Dan Devane, regional sales manager for Datamatic, Ltd.. He estimated the town would realize an additional $83,125 in additional billings due to increased meter efficiency and about $2,200 per year in labor savings.”………………
Never ever use a salesman’s estimate.
Can’t you figure out his angle on this?
Want do our number and estimates say?.
I want to see customer reviews on this product.
A competent meter reader and good billing software should makes things easier and cheaper.
Did we figure in the cost of installation? Or did we just use the salesman’s numbers?
What questions were asked at the meeting?
Don’t it hurt you to spend big chucks of money?
Was this in the published meeting agenda?

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2011/02/century-to-start-changing-out-nearly-1000-water-meters-today/comment-page-1#comment-76165 David Huie Green Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:14:31 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=46166#comment-76165 REGARDING: "a leak on the city side of the meter will it pick that up and not be charging us for it.?" No, it won't be charging you for water which didn't flow through it. A meter only reads what flows through it. Old meters don't even read all that flow through them, that's why they have to be replaced every so often. David for flawless meters REGARDING:
“a leak on the city side of the meter will it pick that up and not be charging us for it.?”

No, it won’t be charging you for water which didn’t flow through it. A meter only reads what flows through it. Old meters don’t even read all that flow through them, that’s why they have to be replaced every so often.

David for flawless meters

]]> By: jeanettte thompson http://www.northescambia.com/2011/02/century-to-start-changing-out-nearly-1000-water-meters-today/comment-page-1#comment-76143 jeanettte thompson Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:11:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=46166#comment-76143 I live on Campbell Rd .. big trucks coming down our road and when they use the roadgrader it somtimes causes a leak on the city side of the meter will it peak that up and not be charging us for it. I live on Campbell Rd .. big trucks coming down our road and when they use the roadgrader it somtimes causes a leak on the city side of the meter will it peak that up and not be charging us for it.

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