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How To Enter Meter Readings

Learn how to update your Meters in UpKeep

Updated over 2 weeks ago

Available On: Premium, Professional, Enterprise


Meter readings help you track things like mileage, hours run, or cycles completed on your assets. Logging these readings keeps your records up to date and helps trigger maintenance based on real usage.
You can enter meter readings from the Meters section or directly through tasks on Work Orders.
In the Preventive Maintenance section, you can also use meter readings to automatically trigger Work Orders once a usage threshold is hit.


How to Enter in Meter Readings

  1. Navigate to the Meters section.

  2. Click on the desired Meter.

  3. Finally, click Add Reading to save the meter reading!

Here is how to enter a Meter reading on the Mobile App:


How to Record a Meter Reading in a Checklist Task

You can assign your meter to a checklist task in a work order! As your team completes the work order, they can record a meter reading as part of one of the tasks.

  1. Navigate to your work orders

  2. Click on the work order to open it up

  3. In the meter reading task, type in the field the new reading

  4. Finally, hit Enter to save the reading or move onto the next task!


How to Record a Meter Reading Through Your Asset

  1. Navigate to the Assets section

  2. Click on the Asset the Meter is assigned to.

  3. Then click on the Meters tab

  4. Click on the Add Reading button

  5. Type in the new reading and select the Meter Reading Date

  6. Finally, click on Add Reading to record it!

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