Lockout Device Prevents Tampering

Abstract

Customers sometimes tamper with their water meter registers to reduce the amount of water billed, which causes all sorts of problems for the utility, from lost revenue to damaged property. The Lockout Device prevents such tampering as well as meter removal. The device has two small tabs and a rolled ring to prevent a meter's gauge from being removed so the meter can't register water flow. Two small extensions also cover nuts that attach the meter body to the service line.