I would like to buy this type of meter. Will the Rachio controller calibrate it or will I need someone to do it for me?
What about adding a wireless flowmeter like the Hunter WFM? It has a a different K factor and offset depending on what size T you use. I have a 1" so a HFSFCT100 would be nice! My flowmeter would be 250 feet away and in an underground box. The Hunter is good for 500 feet and underground box.
|Tee # |K-Factor |Offset |
|HFSFCT100|0.44|0.39|
|HFSFCT150|1.13|0.00|
|HFSFCT158|0.92|1.22|
|HFSFCT200|2.13|0.23|
|HFSFCT208|1.72|1.70|
|HFSFCT300|4.61|0.18|
|HFSFCT308|5.87|1.07|
|HFSFCT400|8.77|0.48|
I will review this with the engineering team.
When trying to determine which Flowmec sensor would work with my Rachio controller, I was somewhat misled (which is easily done) by the model numbers QS-100-40 and QS-100-80 since those are not actual Flowmec model numbers. The correct model number for the Flowmec QS100 flow meter is QS100-10. The 10 suffix refers to the pipe diameter in tenths of an inch. Unlike the QS200 line, the current QS100 line only comes in the 1" size so there is no QS100-15 although there is a QS200-15 (and 20 and 30 and 40). As shown in ronjonpâs screenshot, the 40 and 80 in the QS100-10 specs refer to the pipe schedule for the irrigation pipe into which the sensor is placed. Perhaps less confusing names for the QS-100 sensor would be QS100-10 (Sch 40) and QS100-10 (Sch 80) so even idiots like me can choose the right model number and have the K-factors and Offset properly set.
AwâŚmakes sense. I will have the engineering team review and update.
TIL - âPipe Scheduleâ
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
@anonymowy Do you know if the QS200 line has the same variations for Sch 40 and Sch 80?
@franz The K factors for the QS200 SCH 40 & 80 adjoining pipes are shown in the chart on the second page HERE.
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@ronjonp Awesome thank you!
The team has adjusted the flow sensor options.
This will be rolled out to production in an upcoming software release.
- id : 8 make: Flomec model: QS100-10 Sch 40 kfactor: 0.4211 offset: 0.0 - id : 9 make: Flomec model: QS100-10 Sch 80 kfactor: 0.3963 offset: 0.0 - id : 10 make: Flowmec model: QS200-10 Sch 40 kfactor: 0.5575 offset: 0.0 - id : 11 make: Flowmec model: QS200-10 Sch 80 kfactor: 0.5354 offset: 0.0 - id : 12 make: Flomec model: QS200-15 Sch 40 kfactor: 0.7923 offset: 0.0 - id : 13 make: Flomec model: QS200-15 Sch 80 kfactor: 0.7860 offset: 0.0 - id : 14 make: Flomec model: QS200-20 Sch 40 kfactor: 1.4610 offset: 0.0 - id : 15 make: Flomec model: QS200-20 Sch 80 kfactor: 1.4568 offset: 0.0 - id : 16 make: Flomec model: QS200-30 Sch 40 kfactor: 4.2630 offset: 0.0 - id : 17 make: Flomec model: QS200-30 Sch 80 kfactor: 4.0850 offset: 0.0 - id : 18 make: Flomec model: QS200-40 Sch 40 kfactor: 8.0881 offset: 0.0 - id : 19 make: Flomec model: QS200-40 Sch 80 kfactor: 7.9062 offset: 0.0
Yes, the QS200 line does have Schedule 40 and Schedule K-factor variants (all Offsets are 0). Iâll attach the QS200 data sheet below.
Iâve had two wired Everdrop sensors that failed when water leaked into the electronics compartment. While the QS100-10 sensor is more expensive than the Everydrop 1004-EX sensor ($350 versus $150), it doesnât appear to be as vulnerable to water leaking into the electronics as the Everydrop model.
Here is the QS200 data sheetâŚ
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qs200-data-sheet.pdf (593 KB)
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These new Flowmec values are now in the Rachio app.
- id : 8
make: Flomec
model: QS100-10 Sch 40
kfactor: 0.4211
offset: 0.0 - id : 9
make: Flomec
model: QS100-10 Sch 80
kfactor: 0.3963
offset: 0.0 - id : 10
make: Flowmec
model: QS200-10 Sch 40
kfactor: 0.5575
offset: 0.0 - id : 11
make: Flowmec
model: QS200-10 Sch 80
kfactor: 0.5354
offset: 0.0 - id : 12
make: Flomec
model: QS200-15 Sch 40
kfactor: 0.7923
offset: 0.0 - id : 13
make: Flomec
model: QS200-15 Sch 80
kfactor: 0.7860
offset: 0.0 - id : 14
make: Flomec
model: QS200-20 Sch 40
kfactor: 1.4610
offset: 0.0 - id : 15
make: Flomec
model: QS200-20 Sch 80
kfactor: 1.4568
offset: 0.0 - id : 16
make: Flomec
model: QS200-30 Sch 40
kfactor: 4.2630
offset: 0.0 - id : 17
make: Flomec
model: QS200-30 Sch 80
kfactor: 4.0850
offset: 0.0 - id : 18
make: Flomec
model: QS200-40 Sch 40
kfactor: 8.0881
offset: 0.0 - id : 19
make: Flomec
model: QS200-40 Sch 80
kfactor: 7.9062
offset: 0.0
Hi - future customer here. Trying to understand the value add of the Flomec QS100 vs the Everydrop WM-1000/1004-EX.
Using a Flomec QS100 with the Rachio gen3, do you get all of the same benefits and functionality as using one of the Everydrop flow meters (e.g., high/low flow warnings, leak detection, flow while a zone is active)?
Are these the 2 added benefits of using a QS100 vs one of the Everydrop flow meters? 1) the QS100 can detect leaks on drip zones; and 2) the QS100 doesnât have moving parts.
Thank you.