Water valve and flow meter for detecting pipe leaks

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Sensors & Modules
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Customer:

I need information about the electronic water valve. If my water meter is located about 100 m away from the house, there could be a pipe rupture underground that I would only notice from a high bill since I don’t know what’s happening below ground until the pipe enters the house. Can the valve installed near the meter detect a pipe rupture? What is required for it to work?

Original message (Croatian)

trebao bih informaciju o ovom proizvodu https://soldered.com/hr/proizvod/elektronski-ventil-za-vodu-12vdc/

Ako se brojilo za vodu nalazi udaljeno od kuće oko 100 m moguće je puknuće cijevi za koje bi znao tek po velikom računu jer ne znam što se događa ispod zemlje do ulaska cijevi u kuću.

Može li gore navedeni proizvod koji bi bio smješten uz brojilo prepoznati puknuće cijevi? Što je potrebno za njegov rad?

[name removed]

Originally submitted via email support on 12 June 2024. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

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Soldered Support:

The valve can only open or close the flow completely. What could work for detecting leaks is a water flow meter: https://soldered.com/hr/proizvod/mjerac-protoka-vode/. To use it you would need to pair it with a microcontroller. A drop in flow rate could indicate a rupture.

Original message (Croatian)

razumijem upit. Taj ventil može samo otvoriti ili zatvoriti protok u potpunosti. Ono što bi ti to moglo raditi je mjerač protoka vode: https://soldered.com/hr/proizvod/mjerac-protoka-vode/ Pogledaj drugdje te mjerače protoka vode, opadanje tog protoka bi moglo ukazati na puknuće. Nadam se da ovo odgovara na pitanje :slight_smile: