| 1. | Turn meters on or off to establish or close service. |
| 2. | Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates. |
| 3. | Report hazardous field situations and damaged or missing meters. |
| 4. | Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers. |
| 5. | Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications. |
| 6. | Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches. |
| 7. | Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made. |
| 8. | Disconnect and/or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools. |
| 9. | Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants. |
| 10. | Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment. |
| 11. | Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment. |
| 12. | Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring. |
| 13. | Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units. |
| 14. | Attach air hoses to meter inlets; then plug outlets and observe gauges for pressure losses in order to test internal seams for leaks. |
| 15. | Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools. |
| 16. | Advise customers on proper installation of valves or regulators and related equipment. |
| 17. | Connect hoses from provers to meter inlets and outlets, and raise prover bells until prover gauges register zero. |
| 18. | Make adjustments to meter components, such as setscrews or timing mechanisms, so that they conform to specifications. |
| 19. | Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools. |
| 20. | Investigate instances of illegal tapping into service lines. |
| 21. | Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment. |
| 22. | Trace and tag meters or house lines. |
| 23. | Mount and install meters and other electric equipment such as time clocks, transformers, and circuit breakers, using electricians' hand tools. |
| 24. | Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons. |
| 25. | Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks. |
| 26. | Measure tolerances of assembled and salvageable parts for conformance to standards or specifications, using gauges, micrometers, and calipers. |
| 27. | Repair leaks in valve seats or bellows of automotive heater thermostats, using soft solder, flux, and acetylene torches. |
| 28. | Clean internal compartments and moving parts, using rags and cleaning compounds. |
| 29. | Repair electric meters and components, such as transformers and relays, and replace metering devices, dial glasses, and faulty or incorrect wiring, using hand tools. |
| 30. | Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, and/or modifying parts needed for repairs. |
| 31. | Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs in order to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools. |
| 32. | Reassemble repaired equipment, and solder top, front, and back case panels in place, using soldering guns, power tools, and hand tools. |
| 33. | Calibrate thermostats for specified temperature or pressure settings. |
| 34. | Collect money due on delinquent accounts. |
| 35. | Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring. |
| 36. | Dip valves and regulators in molten lead to prevent leakage, and paint valves, fittings, and other devices, using spray guns. |
| 37. | Splice and connect cables from meters or current transformers to pull boxes or switchboards, using hand tools. |
| 38. | Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, and/or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, and/or cleaning compounds. |
| 39. | Clamp regulator units into vises on stages above water tanks, and attach compressed air hoses to intake ports. |