Currently, the water meter site is a significant element in almost every home. Meters are now also used to determine the level of water consumption in a wide variety of institutions and enterprises. Thanks to such devices, drinking, waste and network resources are recorded. Most often, average indicators are taken as the basis (depending on the area and number of inhabitants), which in fact does not reflect the true consumption of water resources. Thus, real consumption can be much less than when calculating average indicators.
To complete the equipment for all kinds of purposes, a typical water measuring unit is widely used. The water supply scheme of any building can be a dead end, zone, ring or combined, while having an upper or lower wiring. Ring networks are used if it is not possible to interrupt the water supply. Sometimes such highways are used in conjunction with dead-end counterparts when it is necessary to provide large buildings with a decent number of water-folding devices. The option with zone water supply provides for the presence of several networks, interconnected or not.
An important role is played by the design of the water meter assembly, since in the case of illiterate execution, the quality of work will suffer to a large extent. Also, only high-quality materials must be used and the installation is carried out correctly. All equipment is installed on functioning pipelines filled with water and having passed the washing stage. Any water meter site should be located with a warm and dry room that is not used for living. Mounting is carried out so that the axis of the device is at a distance of 30 cm to 1 meter from the floor.
For the formation of domestic and industrial water supply, a water meter assembly with a special insert is very often used. Its design in the classic version includes a device that measures the flow of water, a simple ball valve and a variant with a drain, two special nipples, a clutch magnetic filter and two nuts. Such an insert should be well thought out to ensure high reliability and design efficiency. It is a device for measuring consumed water resources in cubic meters, which has normalized metrological data.
What you need to know if you plan to make your own water meter assembly? First of all, you should choose the right device for measuring the consumed water. Nowadays, their range is growing every year. When purchasing a device, special attention should be paid to the period of the factory warranty, which, as a rule, for leading manufacturers is three years or more. Immediately before the device for metering the consumed liquid, it is mandatory to install a coarse filter. At the outlet there should be a check valve necessary to compensate for the pressures of hot and cold water.