Are Water Meters Accurate? Q&A
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2024
- Learn everything you should know about water meters from Helix Construction and Meter Shop Supervisor, Dan Baker. We will answer some common questions about water meters and their accuracy, our testing, reading and replacement processes.
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Hi Bilal. Thanks for the question. We reached out to Dan Baker for an answer to your question. Dan said, "In a multi-jet meter, water is directed into a measuring chamber and through a multi-veined rotor. The output speed of the rotor is proportional to the volume of the water. The adjustment screw on most brands of multi-jet meters is connected to an internal vein that will increase or decrease the speed of the water entering the measuring chamber. The adjustment screw is normally used by the manufacturer in the testing phase to make final adjustments for accuracy before releasing the meter for sale." Dan does not recommend adjusting the screw because it could make the meter over-register water flow.
I am a professional manufacturer of water meter accessories in China. Thank you for your guidance.
I asked the SRQ water department billings clerk how many defective reading meter have they replaced. She said: "None". Meanwhile, my meter said I used 41,000 gallons last month. Yet, I can't find the pipe leak outside so far.
Much more common than the utility companies would have you believe.
My meter has a digital display. Been using 2000 gal a month for years. Last month I was billed for 54,000 gals. After much investigation I found the meter was now reporting in cubic feet not gallons. 54,000 cf is 2000 gal give or take a hundred.
You can check this by google “calculate gal to cubic feet”. Use the gals from your last bill to enter in calculator. You may find your now being billed for CF which makes your bill a few hundred percent higher.
My bill showed I used 83,000 for the month of August when my monthly average for the last 3 years was range from 3-6000 gallons. My bill went from $75, 80 and month to $755.
@hornet224 have you [or @tracy_nguyen or @Tide_Fan] been writing complaining letters to news or political offices locally right before the meter-outrage reading? Just wondering about the timing of your punishing bill? TTYL
@@tidefan4987 when you caught the switch and made them rectify it, did the next bill re-adjust the month's 'starting' reading to the correct units?
Seems it should mess up the billing programs..
Thanks for the heads up on that trick.... I wonder whether that switch is done manually or if some hacker could send a signal to do the switch??? and how was it switched back? Great insight....
Because it was a two-step switch... 1-- pretend the 2000gal to 2000cubic yards then 2-- convert the 2000 cubic yards to genuinely equivalent 54000 cubic ft... then transmit it to some receiver that expected gallons... WOW... That sure doesn't look accldental.... Thanks again.... ttyl
Hi.
Can anyone tell me that what does the adjustment screw on the multi-jet water meter do ? What does it adjust and how ?
It adjusts the trajectory of the water into the jet causing the meter to run slower or faster.
I am a professional manufacturer of water meter accessories in China. Thank you for your guidance.
I am a professional manufacturer of water meter accessories in China. Thank you for your guidance.
Do you have a reference for the test (Instructions or procedure ) ?
Hello,
We are using the American Water Works Association manual for water meters -selection, installation, testing and maintenance to perform our meter testing.
I am a professional manufacturer of water meter accessories in China. Thank you for your guidance.
How I can fix my water meter which is reading wrong
Thanks for asking. You should talk to your water utility and see what options they have for testing your meter and to see what the issue is.
The water meter is used to measure flow of water because they will charge you for every meter of water that goes thru the meter. Helix Water District is located in San Diego County in Southern California. to best of my knowledge having lived in the feces layered county of San Diego for most of my adolescent life.