Amco C700 Water Meter Manual

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Thewater meter shown here shows usage of 53,586.5 Gallons. However, if your water department bills in thousands, your bill may show 53,000, or 53,500 if they bill to 100 gallons. Follow the steps and we'll show you how this is determined and how to read your own meter accurately.

First, notice what the register increment is. In this case it is in GALLONS. It could be Cubic Feet, or outside the USA it may be Cubic Meters. You will notice on this register that one of the numerical readings of the odometer is not a moving wheel like the others, but is a printed zero. Almost no utility bills water to the actual gallon. If they bill to 10 gallon increments, they would read only the moving white and black wheels for a reading of 53580. Why 80 and not 90 is explained in the next step. On larger meters, there could be two or more printed zeros represented by the sweep hand.

The printed zero is actually replaced by the location of the sweep hand for actual usage, troubleshooting, or testing. If on the 2 circled, it would be replaced by 2. Each full number is one gallon in this case, so if the sweep hand moves from 3 to 4 as shown with the arrow, that is one gallon of usage. The numbers between are 10ths of gallons, so the number circled between 4 and 5 represents 4.7 gallons. In THIS meter, the sweep hand is on 6.5, so the fixed zero is replaced by 6.5 gallons for actual use.

You will notice the first MOVING number wheel is moved between 8 and 9. It is not fully centered on 9 yet, and the sweep hand is on 6.5, so it is counted as 8. When the sweep hand reaches directly on "0" it will then count as 9. The odometer wheel will be centered and counted as whole. Reading the last TWO digits, one moving and one fixed is 86.5 gallons.

You may have noticed that the last three digit are dark, and those to the left of them are white or light colored. This is an industry standard for manual reading. Most utilities that bill in gallons do so 1000 gallon increments. The amount used under the 1000 is 586.5 gallons in this case. When manually reading, most meter readers ignore the black/dark numbers and only read the white numbers which they enter on their meter book or handheld computer to bill by. This saves writing or entering insignificant numbers. A city billing in 1000 gallon increments would read ONLY the white digits and bill for 53,000 gallons. Meter reading almost never rounds up, but drops the last insignificant digits.

If your meter registers in Cubic Feet instead of gallons, the black/dark digits may be 10 cubic feet instead of 100 gallons. Also in cubic feet, there may be no fixed zero and the sweep had represents 10ths and 100ths of gallons instead of gallons and tenths. Cubic feet is a larger increment. One cubic foot is 7.48 gallons

If you are billed in Cubic Meters, there may be no fixed printed zero, and the sweep represents 10ths (100 liters) and 100ths (10 liters), and maybe even 1000ths (1 liter) of a meter. Cubic Meters is an even larger increment than cubic feet with 1 cubic meter being approximately 264 gallons.

Besides the moving odometer wheels and sweep hand you may find another small moving dial. This is the leak indicator. It will move when water is flowing too slow to see the sweep hand move and allow you to know if you have a small leak or small water flow. In some meters, there is no sweep hand and the dial serves as both a leak indicator and to measure low flows not indicated by the odometer wheels.

For connection to AMR systems, the S130 can be equipped with a dry contact reed switch pulser, rated at 4 watts, which requires power from an external source. The unit is to be wired in series with no regard to polarity.

The Elster AMCO absolute encoder interfaces to electronic and Automatic Meter Reading systems to reduce meter reading and customer service costs. Encoder reading increases efficiency by reducing reading time and eliminating human error.

The Intellimeter water meters can be used to provide local or remote water consumption readings for your commercial, industrial, institutional, residential and multi-residential buildings.

Both hot and cold water meters meet Class B of ISO 4064. They are available upon request in a variety of sizes and capacities. Communication protocols: M-Bus or pulse output.

The Aqura (pronounced Ak-ur-a) submeter marries the Wellspring radio with microprocessor based algorithms and a precision flow sensor made by SIKA of Germany. SIKA has been designing and manufacturing laboratory temperature and flow sensors for over 100 years.

The SIKA turbine flow sensor includes an internal pump that cools and lubricates a sapphire thrust bearing, and two PEEK sleeve bearings. This patented high-tech bearing system allows the SIKA sensor to perform predictably and repeatably throughout its range from 0.25 to 8.0 gpm, meeting IAPMO, ASME, ANSI, AWWA and NIST accuracy standards. At typical residential system flow rates, pressure loss is under 4 psi.

Aqura submeters may be applied in any water line that experiences less than 8 gallons per minute of maximum flow, including the main line feed of most 1 and 1.5 bathroom apartments, hot water heaters, and appliances. If flow rates are expected to exceed 8 gpm, use of larger water meters and Wellspring Energy Monitors (one Monitor for every 4 meters) are recommended.

It is often necessary to meter hot and cold water separately, because existing plumbing systems lack a single line feed or single shut-off valve. This can be done with two flow sensors, and only one Aqura radio. If each apartment unit has a hot water heater, Wellspring recommends application of meters at the cold feed to the heater, at each toilet, and at the cold feed to the clothes washer. This approach (2 or 3 meters per unit) captures 90% of water use, missing only the cold water fed to the sinks and cold side of the tub/shower.

If both cold and hot water enter the apartment through shared riser pipes, metering of the tub, shower, toilet, kitchen hot and laundry are recommended (4 to 5 meters per unit). Metering of the cold-water feed to the kitchen, and either cold or hot in the bathroom lavatory capture very little usage. This point-of-use metering approach allows recovery of water AND domestic hot water energy use, which aggregate to a value that justifies the higher cost of multiple meters over a payback period that is usually less than 2 years.

The design of certain heating systems (i.e. central systems), makes installing individual meters or submeters either cost prohibitive or otherwise unpractical. This is where we use either automated thermostats and/or run-time controllers.

There two types of systems that typically used. The first type of system measures timing and is used primarily for Forced Hot Air Furnaces, Domestic Hot Water Heaters and Fireplaces. The second type of system measures both time and temperature and is used primarily for Baseboard Radiation and Fan Coil systems. Following are a few of the products we carry:

The T-32-P universal thermostat is a perfect mix of esthetics, intuitive operation and performance at an amazingly affordable price. The T-32-P is compatible with most residential and commercial HVAC systems and is ideally suited for use with Comfort System zoning systems.

The C2TL series thermostat allows the managers to set the temperature to the limits they want. This allows you to use the same thermostat for both normal residential and elderly properties as well where more lenient limits may be required.

The CPO-RTC device monitors, calculates, and decodes run-time of a constant running device or circuit and converts the data into an accurate, periodic pulse output for connection to data storage and reporting devices.

The CPO-RTC-Temp device monitors, calculates, and decodes run-time of a constant running device or circuit such and converts the data into an accurate, periodic pulse output for connection to data storage and reporting devices.

Diaphragm Meter

The AL-425 diaphragm meter is ideally suited for larger residential or small commercial/industrial installations. Compatible with automatic meter reading technology.

Diaphragm Meter

The AC-630, another of the diaphragm meters in the Elster American Meter product line, provides the customer with rugged durability and accurate long-term performance. Compatible with automatic meter reading technology.

The BK-G4 is a synthetic diaphragm meter with the latest technology and injection-molded aluminum body. All Elster-American gas meters are compatible with hardwired Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or wireless AMR, including Inovonics, Hexagram/Aclara Star Network, Speedread and Radiopath.

The Gallus 2000 is made to measure accurately the volumes of natural gas used for domestic appliances. The pulse generator can then send the data to required devices for volume totalization. All Gallus gas meters are compatible with hardwired Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) or wireless AMR, including Inovonics, Hexagram/Aclara Star Network, Speedread and Radiopath.

Say goodbye to manual reads by seamlessly installing a cellular enabled electricity submeter. Directly connect to meter reading platforms such as MeterConnex without relying on communications platforms within a building.

Single Phase & 2 Phase KWh Meter, Epoxy Encapsulated

These epoxy-encapsulated Mini Meters provide additional protection in harsh environments. Perfect for marinas, RV parks, or any other outdoor application where an existing enclosure can house the meter module.

Outdoor Surface Mount

The Mini Meter incorporates the latest digital technology in a small compact design. It comes with a watertight outdoor surface mount case with an external mechanical counter.

Multiple Meter Units

For applications where it is convenient to group two or more Single Phase meters in one enclosure, Mini Meter Multiple Meter Units (MMUs) provide excellent value. Less wall space is needed for MMUs than for individual meters, and less installation time per meter is required because meter voltage connections can be pre-wired at the factory.

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