Thread: What is this doohickey?

Hi,
I came across this today and did not know what it was. It says "Neptune" on it, I know there is a Neptune Outdoor lighting fixture company, but all I can figure that this is then some kind of blanking plate? It was mounted about 4 feet off the ground next to a gate on the side of a house.
It's not critical but I'd like to know...
Thanks,
Jim

Your pic is really small and won't enlarge so it's hard to even tell what it is. But it looks similar to the remote water meter reading devices I see on houses in Pennsylvania.

But it looks similar to the remote water meter reading devices I see on houses

You may have something there, there is a Neptune that manufactures water meters.

Hi,
That might be it! The actual meter is in the crawlspace accessed from inside the house via a hatch. The wiring going to this is small, kind of like sprinkler wire. The black thing is a little bigger than a business card, Neptune is on the bottom edge and located OUTSIDE the fence, right above the gas meter. Sorry for the small pic, it wouldn't take the fullsize one and I probably over-adjusted...
Thanks,
Jim

Is this it?
http://www.mcsmeters.com/utility/PDF...s/R450_MIU.pdf

Hi,
No, that's not it. I resized the picture again, maybe this will be clearer...
Thanks,
Jim

Originally Posted by Jim Klein

Hi,
No, that's not it. I resized the picture again, maybe this will be clearer...
Thanks,
Jim

It's a remote water meter readout transmitter.

Originally Posted by Jim Klein

Hi,
That might be it! The actual meter is in the crawlspace accessed from inside the house via a hatch. The wiring going to this is small, kind of like sprinkler wire. The black thing is a little bigger than a business card, Neptune is on the bottom edge and located OUTSIDE the fence, right above the gas meter. Sorry for the small pic, it wouldn't take the fullsize one and I probably over-adjusted...
Thanks,
Jim

Water meter in the crawl space? Is that something you see often?

Hi,
Thanks for the ID, I appreciate it!
Water meters are in crawlspaces or basements quite often out here...
Thanks,
Jim

Originally Posted by Jim Klein

Hi,
Thanks for the ID, I appreciate it!
Water meters are in crawlspaces or basements quite often out here...
Thanks,
Jim

I have seen them countless times in basements in the north east but never in a crawl.