Water meters
Now many citizens are thinking about installing meters in the apartment, because it helps to reduce the cost of utility bills. Recently, water meters have gained particular importance. When installing devices such as water meters, consumer reviews will help make the right choice..
Water meters are used everywhere: to account for water in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, as well as in the municipal and communal sphere. With their help, the consumption of network and waste water (hot and cold), as well as coolant is monitored.
Content
- Good reasons for installing flowmeters
- What water meters are available on the market?
- Water meter manufacturers
- Subtleties of choosing a water meter
Good reasons for installing flowmeters
Everyone pays utility bills. A separate line in the payment is occupied by the payment for water supply, which, as a rule, is about 20% of the total amount. In this case, it does not matter at all whether the owners live in the apartment and whether they use water or are temporarily absent. You have to pay for as many people as it is written in the house. Thus, it is possible to install apartment water meters, so as not to overpay
Owners note that they spend much less water than utilities ascribe in bills. According to unofficial data, it was established that Vodokanal in various regions and settlements loses up to 30% of the cost of natural resources in losses, which is explained by the high share of non-payers. Only water meter filling can save, which allows you to pay only for the amount of water that you used.
In some houses, payment for water consumption for actual consumption is practiced: the amount of natural resource is divided by the number of residents who are registered in a particular house. And in such a situation, even the most economical person will pay for himself and for his neighbors, who take a bath for days.
In addition, housing can be rented out privately; in other apartments, water can be wasted due to leaking pipes. In order not to pay such an expense from your own pocket, water meters must be installed in your apartment.
Brief historical background. In Soviet times, measuring devices were used exclusively by industrial enterprises. There was even no talk of accounting for water consumption in residential buildings and individual apartments. Demand for meters began to grow in the mid-nineties, when water prices rose. People gradually began to think about saving utility costs by installing meters.
What water meters are available on the market?
At present, many different water meters are represented on the domestic market. Depending on the operating principle, mechanical models, electromagnetic and anti-magnetic water meters, vortex and ultrasonic variations, as well as pulse water meters are available for sale. For the water meter to work, power is required, and therefore all of the listed types of devices are divided into non-volatile, in the design of which a battery is built-in, and volatile, which work from the mains.
Typical equipment for the new meter: the device itself, connecting fittings, rubber o-rings. It is recommended to supplement the installation kit with a mechanical filter and a check valve
In addition, there are hot water meters with a temperature sensor and mechanical devices for accounting for cold water. They differ in the material from which the constituent elements are made – bearings and impeller. Cold water meters are designed for a natural resource, the temperature of which does not reach 40 degrees Celsius. Meters for hot water are designed to account for liquids with a temperature not exceeding 130 – 150 degrees.
The market assortment of meters is very wide. Water meters are divided into domestic and industrial. Water meters with a diameter of 15 – 25 millimeters are used to account for water in residential buildings, small cottages and apartments, and water meters with an indicator of 25 – 400 millimeters are designed to account for natural resources in public and industrial water supply systems.
Water meter manufacturers
And so, water meters – which are better to get? On the Russian market today there are all types of water meters from domestic and foreign manufacturers. In addition, the State Register of the Russian Federation has registered and certified nearly 500 types of water meters. Among the largest companies whose products are in great demand in the Russian market, one should distinguish such companies as: Zenner-Vodopribor, ABB, Wehrle, Viterra, as well as enterprises of the Mytishchi heating network.
Among the popular manufacturers there are companies that collect their products in the country under the licenses of Western manufacturers of imported components. There are also companies that use their own spare parts and domestic developments. Such an abundance of metering devices reflects the urgent market demand for these meters..
Subtleties of choosing a water meter
What to buy water meters: how to choose the right model? Each consumer will have to choose a water meter from a large number of models that are commercially available. Among a wide assortment of measuring equipment, products of German companies are primarily deserved by the love of consumers. However, I would like to note that the line between foreign and domestic goods is in many cases quite thin: domestic water meters are manufactured under foreign licenses or at joint ventures.
For a specialist who installs the device and has the right to seal the water meter, its technical characteristics are important – the operating temperature and pressure of the water, as well as the limit value of the adder. When buying a meter, it is worth considering the metering area, its sensitivity limit and allowable pressure loss during installation.
Water meters are often bought at the bazaar and installed independently. In an extreme case, this responsible business is entrusted to familiar craftsmen. But if the meter turns out to be faulty or problems arise due to non-compliance with the technical conditions, you will only have to blame yourself!
Typical scheme for connecting meters to hot and cold water systems
It is recommended to install water meters in accordance with special standards for the implementation of apartment meters for the consumption of cold and hot water. After installation, the water meter should be put into operation – the procedure takes place with the participation of specialists of the relevant service in the presence of the owner. In conclusion, the water meters are sealed.
Now you know what water meters are available on the market, how domestic and foreign models differ, and how the process of taking the device into operation occurs. It should also be remembered that periodically, water meters should be checked by Gosstandart.
