ᐅ Garden Water Meter Permanent Installation

Hello everyone,

I need your expert advice.
I wanted to install an outdoor water meter for the garden and assumed—since I’ve had one before—that it would be fairly simple to use a screw-on meter at the external tap. However, after checking with the local utility company here, they do not allow such meters, even with a seal. The meter must instead be permanently integrated into the household plumbing system.
So far, so good.
What practical options are there if the indoor piping doesn’t accommodate this? The outdoor tap is located on the ground floor and there’s no separate supply line in the basement where a meter could be installed; otherwise, all other water consumption on the ground floor would also be included. The outdoor tap itself is a frost-proof valve from Kemper—could a meter perhaps be integrated there somehow?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Yes, this is generally how it is done here:

Exactly, that's how I know it as well. However, the utility company’s statement is very clear: they no longer allow this, not even if sealed by yourself. The meter must be an integral part of the house installation :-(

It varies from municipality to municipality.
Try calling again. Sometimes it depends on the staff member...
and ask them to send you the regulation where it is described.
With low consumption, the costs for an additional meter (calibration; fees, regular replacement, etc.) are usually not worthwhile.

We have a Gardena meter installed... Besides, what do you want to achieve with the meter? Just statistics? Then install one like that. No one has ever been in our garden.

Avoid estimated costs. This varies depending on the municipality. In our case, wastewater is not charged on garden water use, which saves a considerable amount.