I have installed a Hydrawise 6 zone with flow meter. There is big difference in Total Water Usage report and Flow Meter report after 6 hours. Why?
1857471
I did not install a flow meter so I can't be of any help in that regards,sorry!!!!
1857472
I did not install a flow meter so i cannot be of any help in that regards,sorry!!!!
1857473
No clue, but I urge you to call the support line. They are very knowledgeable and have help me several times. Good luck!
1582456
No, the water saving technique of this shower head is that it automatically switches back to the lowest flow (1.5gpm); if you're the sort of person that turns the shower on 5 minutes before you get in, you're running the unused water at a lower flow rate. The other two options that you can chose once you get in the shower have the higher flow rate of 2.0 gpm.it is very easy to change to the higher flows once you get in the shower, I've had this shower head for 3+ years and it's never bothered me.
2223219
Good morning, Carl. While I haven't actually used a flowmeter, I will say that the water flow is significantly higher than other, cheaper valves that I've used. It IS a ball valve, so there is some reduction in flow area, but it's so much better than so many other valves that I have tried. And, yes, it absolutely shuts off completely. I've bought more, I like it so much.
1505851
I haven't measured it with a meter, but in the hot desert Sun of Phoenix we leave it on about 1/4 strength of regular household pressure for approximately 8 hours a day. My water bill only increases about $5 a month or so. I would assume not a lot, but it would depend on how strong you have the water turned on and how long you leave it on. We and our pets could not live w/o it. :)
1143079
It depends on the manufacturer and the drain conditions. You can look up the capacity (in milliamp-hours), higher numbers are longer life. The rated capacity will generally decrease with higher discharge rates as well.
1417440
I timed a 1 qt bottle with my stop watch and it took 34 seconds to fill. Frankly I don't mind the slow flow since I am drinking a much better tasting water then I was use to. I think it may be your pressure in the water line that could be the culprit. I'd like to add that I connected with a T two refrigerators, both dispense water and make ice.
229052
This is a water flow meter. The units of flow are measured in liters per minutes. It also measures total litres used in any specific operation / period of time.
557936
A very good question. For my use, I need to water every day at 6:00 AM for only nine minutes. It does that function perfectly. I recently purchased the Orbit Yard Enforcer (infrared sprinkler to fend off animals) and I called Orbit with questions. They were polite and helpful. Try calling their 800 number for your question.
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I honestly don't notice a water flow reduction - and if there is one it is not close to 1/3. I have owned this brand/model for many, many years (I am currently using 5 of them) and when one goes bad I definitely notice the reduced flow rate. For me, the convenience of having these timers far outweighs the infrequent problems that I have with them.
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I see that mine also takes a while to drain into the bottom tank. It did say it will go faster as it gets older and I suppose because of all the levels it has to filter through is why it is slow. I have noticed it takes over night to drain well. I try to add at night before bed and in the morning when ill be at work.
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Xylemflowcontrol.com is their site. Couldn't find mtbf specs. I have two that I run 4 hours per day with no issues for last three months...
2165622
It only measures the amount of gallons that go through it. It also only provides the total amount of flow. You'd have to time it to get the flow rate. It's a great little device that I've been using for months and I haven't had any problems with it.
1887796
There are only (2) settings and both use the same amount of water (1.25 GPM) as water has to pass through the restrictor first no matter what setting it is on.
799176
I had a similar problem, but it was due to my cross-threading the water supply hose. I was very careful, and it appeared to be threading straight, but it was not. I changed the water supply hose (plastic) to a new one, and the problem was solved. It was user error and not due to product.
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I think that flow rate is probably more relevant. Flow rate is the net production of water through the distribution system when considering friction and restriction. Enough flow rate it works great, not enough it doesn't work at all. I didn't mean to make this sound complicated... generally the Kreepy Krauly works fine. But if it doesn't now you know why!
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65.1 seconds here on a single flush. I am on city water with 90 - 120 PSI. Sounds like you are in 'the zone'.
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I looked at Hydrawise and when it compared with our RainMachine, it seems to be doing a similar job. Here is a short list of differences. The local interface on the Hydrawise is ancient users a tiny black and white 'menu' LCD with conventioanl domed buttons -- Rainmachine uses a 6.5" capacitive touch screen with a 480x272 color TFT screen thus UI is much nicer. Also, and this might be most important, Hydrawise makes their data source a secret while the Rainmachine documents every aspect about the data souce (NOAA.gov). Hydrawise's Rain Forcasting is available for a fee, while the RainMachine has temperature and rain forcasting (QPF) for free, forver. Finally, Hydrawise is $395 (8 valve model) while the RainMachine is $249 (12 valve model)