Gas Meter Water Column

0 30 wc water column gauge for propane natural gas.

Gas meter water column.

Use caution around pressurized vessels. Water column to pressure conversion chart. In stock on. At this point the pressure is regulated down to 5 psi for very large consumers 2 psi for somewhat smaller consumers however most consumers use 7 inches of water column from the meter to the appliance.

Gas pressure can be measured in two ways. A water column is a conceptual column of water from the surface of a sea river or lake to the bottom sediment. Its diaphragm gauge is calibrated in inches of water column and also shows readings in ounces per square inch. For example there are 27 7 in.

Gas pressures upstream of the meters is something that gas furnace technicians are not concerned with. Water column is how gas pressure is measured. You add water to the manometer until the water on both sides of the u shaped tube register evenly at zero on the scale. The first devices to measure gas pressure were tubes in a u shape half filed with water.

The high pressure side of hybrid pressure gas systems commonly measured in pounds per square inch. Descriptively the deep sea water column is divided into five parts pelagic zones from greek πέλαγος pélagos open sea from the surface to below the floor as follows. This pressure is around 2 psi. We ve included digital and analog models to ensure we ve included something for every use.

Pressure was applied to one side of the tube from a gas line and other side left open. Pounds per square inch psi or inches of water column in. Inches of water column is typically used to measure low pressure gas systems which is what feeds most appliances. A water column manometer measures the lp gas operating pressure in units of water column inches.

Water column gas pressure test kit item gpk035 the gpk035 gas pressure test kit is ruggedized for field use and easier to use than a manometer. Epipelagic from the surface to 200. The utilities are federally regulated for their supply systems. Bypassing the meter can and will bring catastrophic pressures into the gas system.

Digital handheld manometer hvac air vacuum gas differential pressure gauge meter tester 11 units with backlight 13 78kpa 2psi 1 2 pipes ventilation air condition system measurement 4 4 out of 5 stars 251 1 best seller in vacuum gauges. Deep sea water column. They are useful in laboratory and medical applications and are essential tools for hvac professionals and those working on gas supplies. These manometers use either transducers or a column of liquid to both measure and indicate the pressure of gasses and fluids.