ᐅ Is it impossible to install a water meter without fittings?

In our case, the water meter was also installed well before the fixtures for a long time.

I would be interested to know why he prefers it that way.

Of course, that’s possible... you can simply turn off the main valve before the meter... the connections for the fixtures themselves are sealed off with construction caps.

Our water meter was only installed after we moved in. The move-in was registered, but the city public works staff were unresponsive :-)

As far as I know, house water meters are not installed by the general contractor but by the local water utility—often the municipal utility company. They usually don’t mind whether you have a faucet connected or not. The filter with a backflow preventer is generally more important to them.

However, I have heard from site managers that they say: water will only be turned on inside the house once everything is finished and watertight!
No general contractor, site manager, or similar party wants a basement flooded because of forgetful or careless workers (e.g., “Oh, I can just quickly remove the construction plug again, there’s no pressure anyway”). Whoever is in charge on the construction site can decide if the water line will be pressurized before handover to the homeowner.

Hello

It is rare but does sometimes happen with a few water suppliers that inspections are carried out before the water meter is installed. They check whether safety devices, such as backflow preventers and air admittance valves, have been installed.

Olli