{"id":1636,"date":"2019-07-12T17:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:56:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T21:56:30","slug":"above-vault-water-meter-display-system-for-industrial-commercial-water-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/?p=1636","title":{"rendered":"Above-Vault Water Meter Display System for Industrial &#038; Commercial Water Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3732\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3732\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_0987-1.jpeg 2x\" alt=\"James Mimlitz &#039;Slim&#039;\" class=\"avatar avatar-150 wp-user-avatar wp-user-avatar-150 photo\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim &#8216;Slim&#8217; Mimlitz, SCADAmetrics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce a technique that fosters meter-reading harmony between a water utility and its major commercial &amp; industrial customers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority of Water Utility customers consist of homes, apartments, and small businesses. However, within every water district there exist a set of customers who, due to the size or nature of their businesses, consume much higher volumes of water.<\/p>\n<p>In many such cases, the large water consumer is interested in closely monitoring water usage on a frequent basis. Common reasons include the implementation of early leak-detection efforts, as well as business accounting and utility minimization.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the water meter is often installed within an inaccessible, utility-owned vault.<\/p>\n<p>Today, with SCADAmetrics&#8217; introduction of its patent-pending <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadametrics.com\/PDF\/UDA_v811.pdf\"><strong>Universal Duplexer<\/strong><\/a>, water meter data may now be cooperatively shared, so that both the utility <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>and<\/strong><\/span> the industrial or commercial consumer may enjoy shared access to the meter reading! \u2014 The meter data cable can now be simultaneously connected to the utility\u2019s AMI\/AMR endpoint and an above-ground visual meter display, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/kempmeek.com\/visulink.htm\"><strong>Kemp-Meek VL-9 \u201cVisuLink\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, without interference.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1638\" style=\"width: 744px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_Operation_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1638\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_Operation_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_Operation_02.jpg 734w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_Operation_02-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Universal Duplexer Enables Parallel Utility AMI and Customer Visual Display<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Illustrated Solution (click to zoom):<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1639\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1639\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1639\" src=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01-1024x797.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UDA_VL9_Commercial_Industrial_01.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meter Sharing System for Water Utilities and Industrial\/Commercial Customers<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The <strong>Universal Duplexer<\/strong> is truly <em><strong>\u201cuniversal\u201d<\/strong><\/em>, as it enables the splitting of signals from every major encoder-type water meter to every major AMI\/AMR\/Visual endpoint in the industry \u2014 including those from <strong>Sensus, Neptune, Metron-Farnier, Kemp-Meek, Aclara, Mueller, Kamstrup, Badger, Master Meter, RG3, Zenner, Itron, Elster-AMCO\/Honeywell, McCrometer,<\/strong> and many others!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Are you interested in how SCADAmetrics technology can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>foster harmonious meter-data sharing<\/strong><\/span> between a Water Utility and its most important Customers? Give us a call! We\u2019ll be glad to discuss the details!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Important Note:<\/strong><\/span> Water meters are generally owned by the utility, so please discuss any approval issues with your utility\u2019s engineering or permitting department in advance.<\/p>\n<p>P.S. &#8211; Due to popular request, we have published this meter-sharing technique in a downloadable <strong>White Paper<\/strong> (PDF): <a href=\"https:\/\/scadametrics.com\/PDF\/Customer_Meter_Display_01.pdf\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Please feel free to download and share with your colleagues!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCADAmetrics is pleased to introduce a technique that fosters meter-reading harmony between a water utility and its major commercial &amp; industrial customers&#8230; The vast majority of Water Utility customers consist of homes, apartments, and small businesses. 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