Pressure range 30 to 45 psi available static pressure after head loss 3 4.
Water meter pipe size.
Larger diameter water lines create less friction.
Is a 1 water meter equivalent in size as far as flow impedance goes to a 1 water pipe.
One of our neighbors with an identical floorplan said he got the city to swap his meter out for a 1 5 at no charge and is not noticing any difference other than the 600 annual savings.
These use meter couplings and gaskets referred to interchangeably as 5 8 or 1 2.
Size water line videos below.
5 8 3 4 1 1 1 2.
Bigger is better if you want lots of water in a short time.
Typical water meter sizes are.
It is fairly common for the meter to be one size smaller than the feed pipe to the house.
Water line size determines the amount of water flowing from a pipe.
1 inch pipe less than 100 feet to a house is good.
Fixture unit table for determining water pipe meter sizes.
Meter street service inches building supply branches inches maximum allowable length feet 40 60 80 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000.
A standard meter coupling for a 5 8 water meter has male npt pipe threads on one end and a swivel meter coupling nut with 1 2 awwa meter threads on the other.
5 8 meters are generally used on older homes where the service tubing size was 1 2.
