I would love to see more about the installation of the flow meter for the new gen3. Does it need to be vertical or horizontal? Can you put it before the back flow? Does it matter if you use your compressor blowout in front or behind it? I am seeing some feedback that would indicate it is to be inst…

For anyone getting ready to install their wireless flow meter, check out the install video ! (Note, this installation is on an above ground, 1 inch copper system) – for detailed installation steps, please review this support article BEFORE installing; in particular, Step 5.

yes please. We use reclaimed water for irrigation and all of the pipes are underground. No backflow, etc. I want it for accurate usage measurements, but I’m not even sure how I would go about installing this. If I manage to find the main line underground, do I need to build a project box around …

Please visit rachio.com/flow for step by step install instructions for the Rachio Wireless Flow Meter and FAQs. [image] Brandon: Does it need to be vertical or horizontal? @Brandon , nope you can mount it either direction; just make sure you have the arrow pointed the right direction (arrow s…

Thank you for this detail Emil!

Hi @emil , when’s the underground install site going to go live? [image] Rachio Wireless Flow Meter Underground Installation Coming soon - please stay tuned for updates!

[image] johnny2678: when’s the underground install site going to go live? @johnny2678 we’ll be working on it this coming week. Underground installations will require unions to be installed on both sides of the flow meter for easy removal to change batteries. Here’s a photo of an example inst…

I notice that there is a lot more thought given now to how to handle the installation on existing 3/4" pipe than previously where as I pointed out more than a month ago, the plan made no sense. But I see that now the instructions state that one must use 3 sharkbite fittings and another 1" piece of …

@nmstough - I believe the 6" of 1" pipe comes from testing and flow turbulence at higher GPM. See → [image] Copper pipe flow meter install The meter seems to be working now. It may be due to the fact that most of your zones run well below 10 GPM where we start to see issues without the 6" run …

Yes, just as @DLane noted above, there is too much turbulence in the pipe. We’ve done quite a bit of testing in our flow lab and found that we receive either errors or incorrect measurements when at least 6" of 1" pipe is not present on the upstream section of pipe. If you don’t have enough pipe to …

@emil , curious about the unions. Couldn’t you just swivel the flow meter around the PVC lock to change the battery? My plan was to do that in a large valve box for access.

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