EPAL has different types of meter installed in its customers’ homes. From January 2019, when you send in your meter reading, use the numbers on a white or black background (m
3), followed by the numbers on a red background (litres). Identify the meter installed at your location and see how you should send in the reading:
![meter1 meter1](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/meter1.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the numbers on a white or black background (m3), followed by the three numbers on a red background (litres). |
![meter2 meter2](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/meter2.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the numbers on a white or black background (m3), followed by the litres indicated by the two numbers on a red background and the number indicated by the first dial. |
![meter3 meter3](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/meter3.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the numbers on a white or black background (m3), followed by the litres indicated by the number on a red background and the two numbers indicated by the first and second dials, reading them in a clockwise direction, ignoring the last one. |
![4 meter 4 meter](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/4-meter.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the numbers on a white or black background (m3), followed by the litres indicated by the three numbers indicated on the dials, reading them in a clockwise direction, ignoring the last one. |
![6 meter 6 meter](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/6-meter.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the black numbers (m3), followed by the three numbers on a red background (litres), ignoring the last number. |
![5 meter 5 meter](/EPAL/images/default-source/clientes-img/leitura-contador/5-meter.jpg?sfvrsn=2) | To read this type of meter, use the black numbers (m3), followed by the three red numbers (litres), ignoring the last number. |