Water bill and electric bill have increased drastically - but no leaks.
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Answer by itsbob1
No. A water meter uses the flow of the water to turn gears resulting in a reading. Mechanical not electrical driven.
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Some meters do, but they don't have to in principle and it used to be that none of them did.
ReplyDeletePressure regulators don't. Most of the latter are gadgets built out of valves and springs. The water pressure at the outlet causes the valve to close at a given outlet pressure. You can get them at the local hardware store.
There's another kind of pressure regulator that OPENS a valve at a certain pressure. Boilers and water heaters use those to protect the tank from going over pressure and potentially exploding. Pressure cookers have a more primitive type of pressure regulator.
Water meters and pressure regulators are not using electricity.
ReplyDeleteWater meter is a device which read the amount of flow (volume) of water passing in it (either in cubic meter or cubic foot). Whatever the reading will be reflected in your bill for payment.
Water pressure regulators are devices use to regulate the amount of flow of water, by opening or by closing the valves. Opening and closing of valves is being done manually therefore no electricity is consume. Some example of pressure regulators are gate valves, ball valves, float valves, etc.