David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote:
> And, if he actually did look at the total average flow rate throughout the > test, it might indeed read 36000 because of the meter increments. This > certainly seems convenient, but would be possible. > Nope. Not possible, I think. That would require the flow to be synchronized to the clock such that it clicks *exactly* every 40 minutes, to the nearest second, every day for months. If it were a little late on the last click, it would show 35,000 that day, pushing the next click into the next day. Slightly faster and it would be 37,000. The flow would have to be regulated to a fraction of a liter. Pumps and flowing water are never that precise. It would have to be as precise as a grandfather clock that chimes exactly 156 times every day (1+2+3 . . . 12*2), without being late even one day, even by a few seconds, for months. > The other issue concerning the question as to whether or not the water > completely filled the gauge may depend upon whether or not the pump was > located ahead of the meter. A similar problem often occurs in hydraulics > when a filter is placed ahead of the pump in the suction line. I do not know enough about the configuration to comment. - Jed
