A provider of a wide range of pumps throughout London and the home counties uses a Micronics U1000 flowmeter in a system at the Blavatnik Building, Oxford University. Thames Water needed to know how much groundwater was being released into the foul mains.
The existing flowmeter was a magnetic one, which causes a build-up of calcium scale which, in turn blocked the pipework. Therefore they called on SI Pumps of Oxford to advise them on an alternative. Nick Dunn, SI’s Chief Engineer and Service Manager had originally heard of Micronics via the Micronics website.
He had hired a U1000 for a biomass project at London Heathrow airport so had full confidence that the U1000 would provide an excellent service. He is very satisfied with the performance of the company, which has been providing reliable flow measurement solutions since 1985.
Dunn said: “Micronics meters are far quicker and much more cost-effective to install. This is because you don’t need to cut into pipes which means that fitting costs are minimal as the system does not need to be drained down or pipes cut into. Because it is configured for pipe size there is only nominal configuration on site. The data we have gathered has been very accurate and its operation has been outstanding.”
The U1000 is a fixed, clamp-on flowmeter which is part of a comprehensive range of flowmeters, which also includes portable units. Micronics is a long-established, reliable manufacturer established over 30 years ago, SI Pumps have offices in Oxford and at Heathrow. They provide new and retrofit installations of pumps for residential and commercial use and are distributors of all major pump manufacturers product.
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