Water meters : selection, installation, testing, and maintenance.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author American Water Works Association
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Denver, Colo. : American Water Works Association, ©2012.
Edition5th ed.
SeriesAWWA manual ; M6.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781613447581
1613447582
1613001576
9781613001578
9781583218624
1583218629
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 114 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 History of Water Measurement and Development of Water Meters
  • Introduction
  • Water Supply in Ancient Times
  • Measuring Devices of More Recent Times
  • Acceptance of Meters by Water Utilities
  • Standardization
  • Remote-Reading Devices
  • Plastic Parts and Components
  • ch. 2 Selecting Meter Types
  • Introduction
  • Small Flows
  • Medium Flows
  • Large Flows
  • ch. 3 Effects of Water-Flow Friction, Increased Usage, and Pressure Losses on Service Adequacy
  • Introduction
  • Factors to Consider in Sizing Mains
  • Friction-Loss Data
  • Sample Service Installation Calculation
  • ch. 4 Meter Installation
  • Introduction
  • Indoor Versus Outdoor Settings
  • Meter Installation
  • ch. 5 Testing of Meters
  • Test Procedures and Equipment
  • Introduction
  • Accuracy Limits
  • Testing New Meters
  • Field Testing
  • ch. 6 Maintenance and Repair of Water Meters
  • Introduction
  • Meter Replacement
  • Meter Maintenance and Repair
  • Disassembling.
  • Note continued: Mechanical-Drive Meter Reassembly
  • Repair of Magnetic-Drive Meters
  • Conclusion
  • ch. 7 Maintenance Shop Layout and Equipment
  • Introduction
  • Meter Shop Equipment
  • Shop Layout
  • ch. 8 Meter Records
  • Introduction
  • Elements of a Good Record System
  • Paper Meter Records
  • Summary
  • ch. 9 Remote Registration
  • History
  • Current Status.