The BIL water meter on your customer connection can provide you with useful information, such as flow rate and volume. Each customer connection is fitted with a data logger – the small grey box with an antenna – that sends information from your meter to a website called Outpost Central once a day, typically mid-afternoon.
You can view your water meter information in real-time directly from the display on the meter or the following day via the Outpost Central website. On Outpost Central you can also view historical information.
Contact BIL’s General Manager – Simon Shutz (mobile 0403 743 199 or Simon@BIL.net.au) to arrange access to the Outpost Central website for your BIL connection(s). You will need to provide your email address and property ID(s).
You can also allow your meter data to be made available to others, say, your vineyard manager. To do this, let Neville know their email details also.
Customers are encouraged to use the resettable total volume on their meters as this is also available via the web.
Follow the instructions below to access information directly from the display of the water meter.
Water Meter Instructions
Screen display # Numbers are bottom left of screen / press yellow arrow to move between screens
| #1: Totalizer 1: | Total water used (ML) Additional Information: fault icon is top left of screen – in case of fault, triangle with exclamation mark appears no water icon is top middle of screen – in case of no water, porthole & wave appear battery icon is top right of screen – indicates level of charge |
| #2: Totalizer 2: | Total reverse flow (ML) Additional Information: reverse totalizer should show zero – if not, attention is required |
| #3: Flow Rate | Actual flow rate (ML/day) |
| #4: Fault Code | Flashes between fault code and fault hours Additional Information: fault code flashing continuously – attention is required |
| #5: Totalizer 3/Reset Date | Flashes between total water use (ML) & reading start date Additional Information: – can be reset to zero at any time – to re-set, press and hold the black arrow in the yellow square; number 5 will flash then R will flash; release the button and screen will be reset; screen will alternate between the reset date and the total from last re-set |
| #6: Display Test | Shows all the display features |
| Additional Screen | Some meters have additional icons – removed on request |
| Reset call up screen | Not in use – cannot be removed |
For faults or further information please contact the BIL office