Remote meter reading for water, gas and electricity

Many meters have a pulse output. A pulse counter records the pulses and transmits them wirelessly; for correct values, the pulse factor, unit and starting reading are stored. We check whether your meter is compatible based on manufacturer, model and output.

A compatible pulse counter captures the existing meter’s output pulses. Alternatively, a Modbus converter can read supported registers over RS485. RS485 defines the electrical interface; the protocol and register map must also be compatible. The utility meter remains installed.

Remote reading is particularly worthwhile for water. A water meter that is followed continuously shows not only consumption but also irregularities: a toilet that keeps running, a leaking pipe or an appliance that does not switch off. With monthly readings such patterns get lost.

In the platform you see consumption as a history over freely selectable periods, from the last hour to the last 30 days. Custodians and facility staff no longer need to go to the meter room, and the management no longer has to ask by phone or note.

A water meter that shows continuous consumption even at night is a reason to check: there may be a leak or an appliance left running. With several properties, you also save trips to read meters. Energy monitoring shows the load profiles of individual equipment, and leak detection shows water at specific points.

A leak inside a wall or under a floor may never reach a water detector. Unusual continuous consumption at the meter can provide an additional clue. Whether a leak is visible in the data depends on its size, meter resolution, pulse factor and collection interval.

You define what is unusual in your building, for example consumption at times when nobody is in the building. SECURUS then notifies the responsible person by SMS or email. The facility team clarifies the cause on site; the platform provides the hint and the time.

Gas meters with a pulse output are connected in the same way as water meters. The platform counts cubic meters; if you want to see consumption in kilowatt hours, you also need the calorific value and correction factor from the gas bill. The history shows when the heating starts, how consumption develops over the heating period and whether a building is heated unnecessarily on weekends.

For electricity, a suitable meter with a pulse output provides consumption data. Additional current sensors in the distribution board measure the current drawn by individual systems. Consumption calculated from these readings is an estimate because factors including voltage and power factor affect the result. Energy monitoring and consumption analysis explains the distinction in more detail.

If you look after several properties, consumption monitoring shows all meters in one overview: water, gas and electricity per building, compared across sites and over time. You spot conspicuous buildings without merging separate reading lists.

The histories can be exported as CSV, for example for internal analysis or energy management. For billing tenants or utilities, the calibrated meters and the prescribed readings remain authoritative.