Size water line tips.
Water meter pipe size.
5 8 3 4 1 1 1 2.
These use meter couplings and gaskets referred to interchangeably as 5 8 or 1 2.
A standard meter coupling for a 5 8 water meter has male npt pipe threads on one end and a swivel meter coupling nut with 1 2 awwa meter threads on the other.
5 8 meters are generally used on older homes where the service tubing size was 1 2.
8 inch diameter water main supplies.
Water line size determines the amount of water flowing from a pipe.
Bigger is better if you want lots of water in a short time.
Typical water meter sizes are.
1 inch pipe less than 100 feet to a house is good.
Size water line videos below.
One of our neighbors with an identical floorplan said he got the city to swap his meter out for a 1 5 at no charge and is not noticing any difference other than the 600 annual savings.
Meter street service inches building supply branches inches maximum allowable length feet 40 60 80 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000.
Larger diameter water lines create less friction.
Fixture unit table for determining water pipe meter sizes.
Pressure range 30 to 45 psi available static pressure after head loss 3 4.