Water Meter Remote Reader Wiring

Environmentally sealed to keep unit water proof and to ensure no internal fogging.

Water meter remote reader wiring. Maximum dis tance between the meter and remote reader is 2000 ft. New spring tension terminal blocks for easier wiring the rcm 100 is a remote primary display with ability to communicate with all types of pulse equipped water gas meter registers. There are four wires coloured red yellow green and blue and four terminals in the reader labelled 1 2 3 and 4. 3 wire cable for automatic meter reading devices touchpad touchread meter reading or remote encoder registers.

The customers and meter readers can access the meter reading without having access to the water and or gas meter itself. Both use the same encoder output. During some renovation work the wire from my water meter to the remote reader has become disconnected. One end has factory installed round terminals for screw attachment to register.

The water meters are unpowered and do not require a power source. Other end is plain. Using a twisted pair of wires in cat5 cable is recommended for the wiring and using dielectric grease on the wire unions is recommended. There are two major types of remote wired meter reading touch pad based reading and visual remotes.

Recommended cable is a 3 conductor 24 gauge stranded wire with shielding. This works with kemp meek digital remotes but it will work with any 3 wire amr or ami radio remote system.