Mag meter assures highest drinking water quality

Federal and state agencies that regulate drinking water require that every component of potable water systems, including flow meters, meet NSF/ANSI-61: Drinking Water System Components — Health Effects standards. McCrometer’s FPI Mag® meter has completed and passed the certification process, which involves specialized inspections, destructive testing, and rigorous scrutiny to ensure all parts of a flow meter that come into contact with water are safe and will not become a contaminant.

“Our commitment to clean water and the environment is at the highest level,” said Aimee Davis, product manager for McCrometer. “This additional certification ensures that every FPI Mag is designed and manufactured to measure flow in drinking water applications accurately, legally and safely.”

The FPI Mag received NSF/ANSI-61 and NSF/ANSI-372 approvals after rigorous third-party testing by IAPMO R&T, North America’s premier plumbing and mechanical product certification agency. The FPI Mag meter is designed with electromagnetic flow sensor technology for best-in-class accuracy: ± 0.5% from 1 ft/s, up to 32 ft/s (0.3 m/s to 10 m/s). Featuring ease of use and total cost savings, it is suitable for a wide range of municipal and industrial applications, including capital or maintenance projects, retrofits and sites never metered.

The flow sensor body is made from heavy-duty 316 stainless steel for maximum structural integrity, is hermetically sealed and protected by an NSF-certified, 3M fusion-bonded epoxy coating.

The FPI Mag is available in battery- or solar-powered configurations for forward flow sensors, enabling installation in remote applications without access to power. The meter’s advanced Smart Output™ capability connects to AMI/AMR systems through an encoded digital output.

The insertion design allows for hot tap installation, which means the meter can be installed without interrupting service, dewatering lines, cutting pipe, or welding flanges. Users save up to 45% on installation and the total cost of ownership when compared to a full-bore flanged meter.

The multi-electrode water flow sensor’s single-piece design has no moving parts and contains nothing to wear or break. The FPI Mag is available with forward-flow only or bi-­directional measurement for line sizes 4 to 138 inches. The flow sensor body is made from heavy-duty 316 stainless steel for maximum structural integrity, is hermetically sealed and protected by an NSF-certified, 3M fusion-bonded epoxy coating. It is also certified by CSA to UL 61010-1 and CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1-04 and is manufactured to an ISO 9001:2008 quality management system. WW

McCrometer’s advanced flow measurement solutions solve complex challenges in municipal/industrial water & wastewater, agricultural irrigation, oil & gas, process control, electric power generation and institutional facilities. The company’s products and systems are found in thousands of installations worldwide. For more information, visit www.mccrometer.com.