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Illegal to install filter near meter
The Star 30/8/2004

IT IS an offence to install a water filter near a water consumption reading meter, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The daily quoted an official from Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) as saying that installing a water filter within 3m of the loop of the meter could contaminate the source of supply due to the backflow of unclean water.

PBAPP chief executive officer Datuk Liew Chook San said water filters that were not regularly maintained would lead to bacteria growth and pollute the water source.

He added that the gadget could also interfere with the meter reading.

Water filters, he said, also caused inconveniences during PBAPP’s exercise to replace old meters, adding that there had been instances when filters broke down and the residents complained after such exercises.

He advised consumers to install filters inside their homes and near their taps rather than on the loop of the meters.

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