5. Water meters.

Question 0

2. What may the lowest revolving dial show on large meters?

Answer 0

10 cubic feet or even 100 cubic feet. Those meters have fixed or painted zero at the right hand end of the meter.

Question 1

1. How to read a water meter?

Answer 1

1. Water meter read in cubic feet.

2. Water utilities bill in HCF (hundred cubic feet) units.

Question 2

3. How can You identify water meter?

Answer 2

Each meter has a unique identifying meter serial number, which is usually cast into the brass meter body or affixed to the meter body.It will be an eight-digit number.

Question 3

4. Water meter sizes?

Answer 3

5/8, 3/4, 1”, 1-1/4”, 1-1/2”,2”, 3”, 4”, 6”,8” and larger sizes.
The meter size is cast into the side or front of the brass meter body.

Question 4

6. Where can we use Turbo-Meters?

Answer 4

They perform very successfully in large apartment complexes. In buildings with 100 apartment units and larger.

Question 5

7. What are the two general types of water meters?

Answer 5

1. Displacement meters for low flows.

2. Velocity meters for high flows.

Question 6

10. What is the purpose of a compound water meter?

Answer 6

It is used where the flow of water is low at times and high at other times, such as in school, hotels, factories.

Question 7

11. Water meter assembly?

Answer 7

1. 2’ after wall Inlet Valve.
2. After 1’ Water Meter.
3. Test T and Plain Faucet or if pipe 1 1/2” and larger - 2” Test T and Valve.
4. Check Valve when required.
5. 2’ from Meter - Outlet Calve.
6. All piping 3’ above the floor.