In a move away from high carbon-footprint brass manufacture, the body of the Sensus 220C meter is made of ultra-strong composite engineering polymer, and is half the weight of a brass-bodied meter of the same size. This means a major saving on transportation, and therefore energy costs.

Key advantages of a new environmentally-friendly Sensus domestic water meter are its ability to combine accurate metering over a wider measuring range while linking seamlessly with automatic meter-reading (AMR) networks used by South African municipalities.

The Class C meter’s communications technology incorporates a standard reed switch in addition to a high-integrity inductive pulse capability. The meter can be integrated into any remote meter-reading network while ensuring the data integrity required for billing purposes – something which cannot be guaranteed with the old-technology reed switch interface.

An added feature is the vertical configuration of its piston assembly which improves its ability to handle dirt without stoppage.

The meter has undergone extensive testing by the SABS and has been approved by the NRCS (National Regulator for Compulsory Standards Specifications) to the more stringent Class C accuracy standard

“These features make the 220C of particular value to municipalities which are moving across to remote meter reading, or are considering interfacing the meter with electronic water management devices,” says Sensus South Africa MD Basil Bold. “The meter incorporates the latest German design criteria in the field of consumer water metering.“