Field Meter Readings

No connected smart meter? Readings still taken by hand? We've got you. Guided capture on any phone: validated, photographed, straight into the platform.

Manual reads are where data quality breaks. Caught at the source, recharges, reporting and emissions all start clean.

Find the siteNearest sites first, each tagged with its distance. Or search by site name or address.
Pick the exact meterEvery meter listed with its serial, its tenant and where to find it, so nobody logs a value against the wrong supply.
Check the supplyMPAN, serial number, type and location confirmed before a single digit is entered.
Capture the readingChecked against the meter's last value as it is typed. A lower figure is flagged on the spot, or the reader confirms a genuine meter reset. Override the date, units or multiplier, and attach a note.
Photograph the dialAn auditable record of what the meter actually showed, invaluable when a supplier disputes a read months later.
SubmitCheck and send. It lands in the same validated record that powers reporting, bill validation and emissions. No signal in the plant room? It queues on the device and submits itself once back in coverage.

Field meter readings, answered

Quick answers on validation, evidence and getting numbers off meters and into the platform.

Why do manual meter readings matter?

Manual reads are where data quality usually breaks: the wrong meter, a fat-fingered value, a lost note. The readings app removes those failure points at the source, so reporting, bill validation and emissions all start from clean numbers.

Can I use Etainabl without smart or AMR-connected meters?

Yes. Field Meter Readings exists exactly for supplies that can't be read automatically. A reading captured in the app lands in the same validated consumption record as automated data, so nothing about your reporting changes.

How do manual readings get into the platform?

The moment a reading is submitted it flows into the validated consumption record that powers reporting, bill validation and emissions. There's no spreadsheet to email back: a number captured in the morning is working for you by the afternoon.

What stops a wrong reading being submitted?

Each value is checked against the meter's most recent reading as it's entered, so a transposed digit is caught in the riser cupboard, not at month end. If a value is genuinely lower, the app asks whether the meter has reset.

Is there evidence behind each reading?

Yes. A photograph of the dial is captured with every submission and stored against the meter, so any figure can be traced back to what the reader actually saw on the day.

How do readers find the right meter?

Each site lists its meters with the serial number, the unit it serves and where in the building to find it, searchable by name, MSN or MPN. Picking from that list is what makes reading the wrong meter hard to do.

Who is the readings app for?

Field engineers and meter readers, property and facility managers doing their own rounds, and tenants submitting self-reads: anyone who needs to get an accurate number off a meter and into the system without friction.

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