Use the Meter Builder – Support Center

The Meter Builder is where you choose or add a meter whenever you program meters, in the NextCentury Web Portal or the NCSS mobile app. It keeps meter information consistent across your properties.

The Meter Type Builder window: Manufacturer and Model search fields at the top, with + Request New Model above the Model field at the right. Below: Multiplier (10 in this example), Unit of Measure (Gallons) and Size (empty). A meter drawing at the right reads 1 Pulse = 10 Gallons. Cancel and Save are at the bottom right.

Choose or add a meter

Open the Meter Builder

Wherever you enter a meter, select the Meter Builder icon .

Equipment page: edit the unit and select the icon in the Meter Type field.

See it on the Equipment page

Program page: select the icon in a cell in the Meter column.

See it on the Program page

Animation on the Program page, with five units in building 1149 (in this example), each with All Water. The pointer selects Start Programming, then a cell in the Meter column, and the Meter Type Builder opens, with empty Manufacturer and Model fields, Multiplier 10 and Unit of Measure Gallons.

NCSS mobile app: edit the unit, then select the icon.

See it in the mobile app

Enter the meter

Fill in the fields, choosing from the suggestions as you type.

Manufacturer	The meter's manufacturer or brand. Required.
Model	The meter's model or type name. Required.
Multiplier	The pulse value for a pulse meter, or the decimal indicator for an encoded meter. Required.
Unit of Measure	For example Gallons, Liters, Cubic Feet or kWh. Required.
Size	The meter diameter, as free text. Optional.

Can't find the manufacturer or model? See Meter not listed? below.

Save

Check the details and select Save.

The Meter Type Builder filled in: Manufacturer NextCentury, Model M201CH, Multiplier 10, Unit of Measure Gallons and Size 3/4. The meter drawing at the right reads 1 Pulse = 10 Gallons. Cancel and Save are at the bottom right.

The meter now shows in the field you opened the Meter Builder from.

The Meter Type field after saving, showing M201CH NextCentury (x10 Gallons), with the Meter Builder icon at its right end.

To see the meters set up on a property, open the property's Settings page and select Meters In Use.

Web portal Settings page for a property, with Settings selected in the left menu. Meters In Use is open, listing one meter under Water, NextCentury - M201C (x10 Gallons) 3/4, with an edit icon at the right. Data Resolution is below.

Meter not listed?

If a manufacturer or model isn't in the list, ask NextCentury Support to add it.

Request a new model

In the Meter Builder, select + Request New Model in the top right corner.

Top-right corner of the Meter Type Builder: the + Request New Model link, below the window's close button (X) and above the Model field.

Send the details

Enter the manufacturer, the model and anything else that helps identify the meter, then select Send.

The Request New Model window. To (support@nextcenturymeters.com) and Subject (Requesting a New Meter Model) are filled in and grayed out. Below are the Manufacturer and Model fields and a Description box. Cancel is at the bottom left and Send at the bottom right.

NextCentury Support will let you know once the meter is added, or if it's already listed under a different model name.