WATER METER

Water meter
Water meter
• It is one of the most common types of quantity measuring meter used in
pipe lines for measuring quantity of flow.

• It is used by residential and commercial buildings that are supplied with

water by public water system.
Why are meters important?

Water meters are important to a utility for several

reasons:

1. They make it possible to charge customers in proportion to the amount of water they use.

2. They encourage customers to conserve water

3. They help in the detection of leaks and waterline breaks in the distribution system.
Aim :
To calibrate the given water meter.
Apparatus
• Collecting tank
• Water meter to be calibrated
• Piezometer
• Scale
• Stop watch
Expected Graph
Cumulative VR v/s Cumulative VN
Cumulative VR v/s % Error
Formula
•
 Tabular column (same discharge)
Trial Operating Water Time Collecting tank reading Cumulative
No. supply meter in in cm VN
in reading sec Initial Final Differ m3 VN VR
% VR ence m3 m3
m3
 Tabular column (variable discharge)
Trial Operatin Water meter reading Time Collecting tank reading in Cumulative
No. g supply VR , m3 in cm VN
in sec m3
%
Initial Final Difference Initial Final Difference VN VR
m3 m3
Result

• Average error in %

i. For same discharge =

ii. For variable discharge=