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OIML R 49-1
Edition 2006 (E)
Water meters intended for the metering of cold potable water and hot water
Part 1: Metrological and technical requirements
Contents
Foreword 1 2
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SCOPE ............................................................................................................................................... 4 TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. 2.1 Water meter and its constituents .............................................................................................. 2.2 Metrological characteristics ..................................................................................................... 2.3 Operating conditions ................................................................................................................ 2.4 Test conditions ......................................................................................................................... 2.5 Electronic and electrical equipment ......................................................................................... 4 4 6 7 8 9
METROLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS . ..................................................................................... 11 3.1 Values of Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 .......................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Accuracy class and maximum permissible error ................................................................... 11 3.3 Requirements for meters and ancillary devices ..................................................................... 13 WATER METERS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICES ......................................... 4.1 General requirements ............................................................................................................. 4.2 Power supply ......................................................................................................................... 4.3 Checking facilities ................................................................................................................. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................ 5.1 Materials and construction of water meters ........................................................................... 5.2 Adjustment and correction ..................................................................................................... 5.3 Installation conditions ............................................................................................................ 5.4 Rated operating conditions .................................................................................................... 5.5 Pressure loss ........................................................................................................................... 5.6 Marks and inscriptions ........................................................................................................... 5.7 Indicating device .................................................................................................................... 5.8 Verification marks and protection devices ............................................................................ METROLOGICAL CONTROLS ................................................................................................. 6.1 Reference conditions .............................................................................................................. 6.2 Type approval ........................................................................................................................ 6.3 Initial verification .................................................................................................................. 14 14 15 16 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 23 24 24 24 29
TEST METHOD AND TEST REPORT FORMAT .................................................................... 30 7.1 Test method ........................................................................................................................... 30 7.2 Test report format .................................................................................................................. 30
Annex A Performance tests for water meters with electronic devices (Mandatory) ........................... 31 Annex B Terms used to characterize a water meter (Informative) ...................................................... 42 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................ 44
Foreword
The International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) is a worldwide, intergovernmental organization whose primary aim is to harmonize the regulations and metrological controls applied by the national metrological services, or related organizations, of its Member States. The main categories of OIML publications are: International Recommendations (OIML R), which are model regulations that establish the metrological characteristics required of certain measuring instruments and which specify methods and equipment for checking their conformity. OIML Member States shall implement these Recommendations to the greatest possible extent; International Documents (OIML D), which are informative in nature and which are intended to harmonize and improve work in the field of legal metrology; International Guides (OIML G), which are also informative in nature and which are intended to give guidelines for the application of certain requirements to legal metrology; and International Basic Publications (OIML B), which define the operating rules of the various OIML structures and systems.