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Old 10-06-2011, 03:49 PM   #1
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We are able to have a well and I was wondering what a good, if possible inexpensive, product would be to put on that would meter the water being used?

It currently has pressure gauges on it however to look for leaks I want there be some sort of gauge that can show me activity of volume flowing through the pipe.

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Old 10-07-2011, 02:28 AM   #2
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You can get one of these at some of the better hardware stores, but they will not allow for much flow.

How much water are you going to flowing? 1 to 100gpm?

A good water meter can be had for a few hundred dollars, that can measure every drop that passes through it.
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Old 10-07-2011, 06:15 PM   #3
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Yea talking about heavy flow, I want to put it right after the plumbing comes out of the well to detect any leaks in the line.

Any recommendations on what meter to go with?
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A drop in pressure is an easy way to tell if you have a leak.
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Old 10-07-2011, 10:06 PM   #5
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What if it's a very slight leak though?

Also a drop in pressure assessed from where? A gauge at the well head, then another gauge, where?
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Old 10-08-2011, 01:42 PM   #6
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The pressure is the same in the entire system unless your using large amounts of water and friction loss causes differences in pressures.

Your really going into overkill mode here.

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