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  1. awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › absHow Often Should Residential Water Meters Be Replaced?

    Feb 1, 2011 · This month's question asks how to determine when to replace residential water meters. The optimum service life of a meter depends on prevailing water rates, rate of meter wear (and loss of accurate registration), repair and maintenance costs, and inflation and discount rates.

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  2. www.wwdmag.com › utility-management › articleDetermining the Economical Optimum Life of Residential Water ...

    Aug 20, 2019 · Combining in a single formula the pattern of water use, and the pattern of residential water meter reading capabilities produced by aging, it is now possible to calculate the real accuracy of the meters.

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  4. www.watertechonline.com › directory › articleNew research reveals life expectancy of meter reading systems

    May 29, 2015 · The research revealed that water utilities change their meter reading systems at an average age of 8.2 years, which is significantly more often than the general referred life expectancy of 20 years for the meters, stated the release.

  5. www.hsph.harvard.edu › news › featuresLife expectancy may be reaching upper limits—for now

    Oct 22, 2024 · Q: Could geroscience lead to interventions that might extend the human lifespan? What breakthroughs would be needed to get there? A: There are two approaches in the field. One approach is to look at the biological and social factors that help certain people age exceptionally well.

  6. www.mdpi.com › 2073/4441/13-6 › 752Water Quality and Life Expectancy: Parallel Courses in Time

    Mar 10, 2021 · The presented data indicate that water technology and engineering have an unequivocal role on human health and on life expectancy. Despite the reduction in mortality, however, water-related deaths remain an important preventable burden in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

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  7. awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › absWhen Should Meters Be Replaced? - Stubbart - 2003 - Opflow ...

    Jul 1, 2003 · Abstract. The month's question asks when water meters should be replaced. The article discusses: meter life expectancy factors; how a good unaccounted-for water program can determine if water meters are working properly; customer complaints on billing may reveal trends that indicate failing meters; the importance of testing meters; and, new ...

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  9. files.wwdmag.com › s3fs-public › WEM 9_96 OptimalDetermining the Economical Optimum Life of Residential Water ...

    Determining the Economical Optimum Life of Residential Water Meters concluded that no current study rec-ommends the proper age for water meter replacement. Water meter life expectancy, as given by manufactur-ers, only offers the estimated time the water meter can function (mostly for guarantee purposes). However, it does not offer any analysis ...