Boiler makeup water meter

arches

Can anyone recommend a good water meter to measure makeup water? I'd like to install one upstream from my McDonnell Miller #51-2 autofeed to keep on an eye on how much fresh water is being added.

Jean-David Beyer

I never tried one of these, but...

when I was considering getting a water meter, I found these:



http://www.jerman.com/dljmeter.html

jpf321

same question .. but for heating oil??

anyone know of a reasonably priced oil flow meter? 

TomM

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goto feEbay and search "aquametro diesel meter"



-i figured it would be cheaper to get the run-time hour-meter and multiply by your GPH.

TomM

try water company

if you're a cheap sob like me, you could call the water company and see if they can dig an analog one out of the water meter graveyard for you.

jpf321

yes.. time * GPH .. but I'd like to

verify that as a proper value with a redundant data point. GPH can be sometimes variable .. fuel temp may cause a difference .. i'd just like to look at it from both sides . 

jpf321

aquametro diesel .. yes and no

if i'm reading the nameplate specs properly .. the aquametro diesel meter has a min flow capability of 1GPH .. unfortunately, i'm drawing below that especially with my Tiger Loop.



go anything with more precision?



thanks

arches

nice find

Yup, that looks like it would do the trick!