Flow Meters
Irrigation Craft will build into the pump station any flow meter the customer requires. All flow meters built into Irrigation Craft pump stations will have the following:
Flow Run
Many flow meters require a "flow run" to straighten fluid flow before entering or passing by the flow meter so that the meter's specified accuracy is achieved. A flow run is a straight run of pipe leading to and away from the flow meter or insertion transducer.
SeaMetrics insertion turbine flow transducers require 10 pipe diameters upstream and 5 pipe diameters downstream to achieve stated accuracy. This means a transducer installed into 3" pipe will have 30" of straight pipe leading to the transducer, and 15" of straight pipe downstream of the transducer.
Please note that in some cases it is not possible to include the flow run inside the station without greatly increasing the pump station size. In those cases Irrigation Craft may offer the customer the option of decreasing the length of the flow run (assuming flow meter accuracy may be lowered), or allowing the customer to install the flow transducer themselves outside the pump station.
Protected Power Source
Irrigation Craft will power the flow meter with a protected power source. This is the same power source we use for our controls including an isolation transformer as the first stage transient suppressor.
The preferred flow meters provided by Irrigation Craft are made by SeaMetrics.
Follow the link below to go to the SeaMetrics Website.
