Benefits of Installing Internal Water Meters

• Accurate billing based on actual water consumption
• No hidden increase in bills due to unreported number of occupants in other apartments
• Fair and transparent distribution of water consumption
  
  

The installation of internal water meters enables co-owners to pay for the actual water consumption, not based on the number of household members. The purpose of installing internal water meters is to encourage water savings, promote rational water consumption, and discourage the underreporting of the actual number of household members in each apartment.

The representative of the residents receives monthly reports on consumption, facilitating easier control of actual water consumption in each apartment. The representative is encouraged to publicly or individually provide this report to the residents to ensure everyone is convinced that water consumption truly matches their real usage. Internal water meters ensure a fair distribution of water costs, where each resident pays for the exact amount of water consumed, meeting all metrological accuracy requirements with our range of products.

At the end of each month, the water meters are remotely read by IKOM employees and forwarded to the water distributor, who issues water bills based on our data. If you are in the Zagreb area, the water distributor in this case would be Vodoopskrba i odvodnja Zagreb.

High-quality water meters with radio module

All installed water meters come with a compact or integrated radio module, enabling remote meter reading. The radio module transmits water consumption data, and IKOM employees perform readings using remote reading equipment (walk/drive-by or via concentrators).

The advantages of using water meters for remote reading compared to regular water meters are that residents don't have to worry about when to read their own water meter or forward their water consumption to the representative of the residents. Instead, after the installation of the water meters, they are remotely read by IKOM employees at the end of each month.

With this approach, you can install a water meter, completely forget about it, and pay for exactly the amount of water you consumed that month.

Procedure for installing remotely readable water meters in buildings

Co-owners are required to conclude a co-ownership agreement, which must be approved by owners holding at least 51% ownership share in the building. The co-ownership agreement regulates relationships related to the distribution of consumed water based on readings from internal water meters installed in separate units (apartments, commercial spaces). Users with legal entities for the installation of water meters enter into a contract for the installation and maintenance of water meters and related equipment for remote reading. They also enter into a contract with the authorized meter reader, IKOM, for the distribution of water based on readings from the main and internal water meters.

The authorized distributor for water distribution (IKOM) reads the main water meter and other internal water meters, conducts the distribution of water consumption, and provides the data to the water distributor. Based on the remote reading data, the water distributor automatically generates water bills for individual residents.

The representative of co-owners or the authorized water distributor must provide the supplier with:

• A copy of the co-ownership agreement, with an inventory list showing that it has been approved by 51% of co-owners
• A copy of the contract for the installation and maintenance of water meters and related equipment for remote reading
• A contract for the distribution of water based on readings from the main and internal water meters
• A table of co-ownership shares of all service users or residents.

Distribution of water consumption based on remote reading of water meters

The distribution of water consumption occurs in such a way that all residents with internal water meters receive a bill for their exact monthly consumption, while the remaining residents receive a bill based on the reported number of occupants in the apartment.

Therefore, residents with internal water meters pay exactly for what they have consumed.

Explanation:

Client John Johnson had a consumption of 12 m3 on 31.10.2019. and 18 m3 on 30.11.2019., which means his total consumption this month is 6 m3. Considering that the sum of total consumption from internal water meters is 18m3, and the consumption of the main water meter is 53 m3, then the remaining 35 m3 is distributed among the 5 members registered in the building. Since there are 5 more members in the building, it means that each member pays a total of 7 m3.

Offer – Technical Inspection – Installation

When a building council shows interest in installing our internal water meters, the representative of the co-owners contacts our Department for the installation of internal water meters. After that, a technical inspection of the building is carried out by our experienced cooperators - plumbers. Also, in consultation with our technical staff, it is determined how many water meters need to be installed in the building.

Afterward, a complete offer is prepared for the service installation price, the water meter price, and the monthly price for data delivery to the water distributor.