foggywaters wrote:
Hi

I would like to install / build a meter that would display the amount
of water I have taken from my water tank(s). There is no access to the
tank(s), installing level senders would be difficult.

I am aware of the WaterWatch. It would suffice but the literature says
the minimum water flow required is ~ 1.6 Gallons Per Minute. I don't
think it would record small demands i.e. brushing one's teeth.
Although it would be good for measuring the amount of water added to
the tanks.

I would prefer a system with a small in-line sensor sending pulses? to
a meter (LED ? LCD?) 10' away.

Any suggestions

foggywaters



If you have a positive displacement water pump and you know its
displacement, then you can count its revolutions.

How about the Digiflow 8000T? Search eBay for "Digiflow". It's flow
rate is down at 0.3 gpm. About $42 with shipping on eBay.

I have no connection with this product or vendor, but I have been
mildly interested myself in such an item.

Rich


On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:33:20 -0500, patrick jankowiak
wrote:

foggywaters wrote:
Hi

I would like to install / build a meter that would display the amount
of water I have taken from my water tank(s). There is no access to the
tank(s), installing level senders would be difficult.

I am aware of the WaterWatch. It would suffice but the literature says
the minimum water flow required is ~ 1.6 Gallons Per Minute. I don't
think it would record small demands i.e. brushing one's teeth.
Although it would be good for measuring the amount of water added to
the tanks.

I would prefer a system with a small in-line sensor sending pulses? to
a meter (LED ? LCD?) 10' away.

Any suggestions

foggywaters



If you have a positive displacement water pump and you know its
displacement, then you can count its revolutions.

Yes - That one has come to my attention. I had concern that the 3/8"
tubing size might be a problem. I have a ShuFlo pump and the hose
from it is 3/4". I recently did a short test by inserting about 10" of
3/8" tubing in this line. The times to draw a gallon of water were
almost identical at about 27 seconds. While I had the fittings off the
pump I noted although the hose is 3"4" the pump end of the fitting is
only about 3/8".

Foggy

On Mar 21, 9:19*pm, Rich wrote:
How about the Digiflow 8000T? *Search eBay for "Digiflow". It's flow
rate is down at 0.3 gpm. *About $42 with shipping on eBay.

I have no connection with this product or vendor, but I have been
mildly interested myself in such an item.

Rich