I’m looking for a gauge for reading GPM for use at residential properties.
Our PW/SW jobs usually use the homeowners water supply. There have been a couple of times when we’ve scheduled a cleaning, arrived the day of, and realized that the GPM coming from the house was insufficient to properly run our machine.
So, I’ve been reminding our estimator to routinely check the water supply during the initial estimate phase. But this involves the old bucket method. It’s tried and true, for sure!
However, are there gauges that can be attached to water supply line in the same manner as PSI gauges that read GPMs?
If so, can you give links, cause I’ve not found anything.
10 bucks what a deal. Can you please compare the other products with similar prices then compare each products durability based on online reviews then submit a list in order of quality…you know , if you don’t mind.
If it takes more than 60 seconds to fill a 5 gallon bucket it’s less than 5 gpm. If it fills faster it’s more than 5 gpm. If it takes 40 seconds, you’re looking at 7ish gallons a minute. If it takes 30 seconds to fill it you have 10 gallons a minute.
Lol… I threw away the 2 cheap gauges in place of a bucket. Sometimes simple is best.
Everybody says not to mess with the unloader. You can adjust the pressure by using tips, maximizing your flow. Nothing gets wasted. That makes perfect sense. But dialing down the unloader recycles water to the low pressure side and decreases the total demand from the spigot. For guys without buffer tanks, could that be used as a work-around for a weak water supply?