Its a general opinion that the accuracy of electronic meters does not change over period of time since there are no moving parts. But what about the shift in calibration or any bias expected in the signal processing in electronic components used in the meter?
Morrice- Great video! Isn't another difference between mechanical and elecronic meters is that the air that travels through the pipe will be measured along with water by a mechanical meter, since it picks up volume and doesnt know to differientiate between the volume of air and water, while the electronic meter only registers the flow of water since it only measures the velocity of flow? what do you think? Am I wrong?
Thank you, Morrice, for a very clear and concise explanation of water meter differences. My application is measuring sap flow from maple trees for my maple syrup production. Would you recommend an electronic meter for this...since there are sometimes small particulates in the sap lines coming from the trees through the vacuum tubing? If so, what type of electronic meter would you recommend? Thanks, John at Brown Lake Maple
I saw a video, in which the tech used a blow drier to operate an electronic meter. How come? Does this mean that when the pipes are empty (no water) that air pressure will cause the meter to show water was consumed?
I pray that you are still reading the comments on here. We need some help and some advice. In the village where w live they are trying to force Smart Water meters on us. They don't have a clue what they are. The town guy told us that we could have the radio reader put on a pole outside of our home and connect it with a wire underground. When i asked him where the meter would be he said, in your crawl space under your house. Am I crazy or would this not protect us at all because the meter would still be under our feet and transmitting to the reader? It is an AMI iPERL by Sensus. I hope to get a response soon as they are going to switch our water of end of March. thanks for any light you can shed on this.
The meter itself should not have any cellular or radio frequency signals or capabilities in it. It has a wire that leads to the cellular/RF endpoint. That is what sends a signal. The meter in your crawlspace will not emit any radio or cellular signal. The reading device outside however does, and honestly the radio frequency given off from the endpoint is nowhere near the magnitude that your cellphone gives off. Many people are concerned about this but cellular/Radio frequency water meter devices poses a minimal if any at all health concerns. I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
Selecting the right meter should always start with understanding the required minimum, maximum and average flow rates. Once understood, refer to our online sizing guide found at: www.badgermeter.com/meter-selector/
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Very informative, makes it easier to explain to builders the options
Its a general opinion that the accuracy of electronic meters does not change over period of time since there are no moving parts. But what about the shift in calibration or any bias expected in the signal processing in electronic components used in the meter?
Morrice- Great video! Isn't another difference between mechanical and elecronic meters is that the air that travels through the pipe will be measured along with water by a mechanical meter, since it picks up volume and doesnt know to differientiate between the volume of air and water, while the electronic meter only registers the flow of water since it only measures the velocity of flow? what do you think? Am I wrong?
Hello, do you work at all with residential sub-metering? I would love to get some of your thoughts.
Thank you, Morrice, for a very clear and concise explanation of water meter differences. My application is measuring sap flow from maple trees for my maple syrup production. Would you recommend an electronic meter for this...since there are sometimes small particulates in the sap lines coming from the trees through the vacuum tubing? If so, what type of electronic meter would you recommend? Thanks, John at Brown Lake Maple
I saw a video, in which the tech used a blow drier to operate an electronic meter. How come? Does this mean that when the pipes are empty (no water) that air pressure will cause the meter to show water was consumed?
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I pray that you are still reading the comments on here. We need some help and some advice. In the village where w live they are trying to force Smart Water meters on us. They don't have a clue what they are. The town guy told us that we could have the radio reader put on a pole outside of our home and connect it with a wire underground. When i asked him where the meter would be he said, in your crawl space under your house. Am I crazy or would this not protect us at all because the meter would still be under our feet and transmitting to the reader? It is an AMI iPERL by Sensus. I hope to get a response soon as they are going to switch our water of end of March. thanks for any light you can shed on this.
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The meter itself should not have any cellular or radio frequency signals or capabilities in it. It has a wire that leads to the cellular/RF endpoint. That is what sends a signal. The meter in your crawlspace will not emit any radio or cellular signal. The reading device outside however does, and honestly the radio frequency given off from the endpoint is nowhere near the magnitude that your cellphone gives off. Many people are concerned about this but cellular/Radio frequency water meter devices poses a minimal if any at all health concerns. I wouldn’t worry about it at all.
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Selecting the right meter should always start with understanding the required minimum, maximum and average flow rates. Once understood, refer to our online sizing guide found at: www.badgermeter.com/meter-selector/
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