Fresh water meter

[eddurd]

Anybody know who supplies or makes a fresh water meter? It has a digital display showing litres used, and a button to reset to zero when tanks are filled. Had one on a bareboat charter years ago. Believe some Sunsail boats are still equipped with them. Great for kids to see who can have a shower with least number of litres! Where can I get one today?

 

[Richard10002]

Is this is what you mean?

http://sargentmarine.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=46&osCsid=aacc401dc3fa92c50b925e333e639cb5

I'm guessing you dont need one Today?

 

[eddurd]

Nice (meaning expensive) piece of kit, but not what I had in mind. The remote display was like a mechanical odometer, the transducer I suspect was a simple turbine meter, probably with a mechanical cable link between them. Time was about fifteen years ago, but as I said, Sunsail still advertise them as installed on some of their fleet, cheaper and more reliable than a tank gauge.

 

[sailorman]

some while ago somebody on here used a simple Water Co "water meter" in-line in the main feed from the tank.
it does involve "doing sums" to track usage.the tank was filled & emptied to gauge capacity, then just read off whats used
i have searched back 6 months to no avail

 

[gfbalduc]

I believe I have on my boat exactly the setup you are referring to, i.e. a mechanical meter+transducer on the outlet pipe (see photo) triggering a meter on the instrument panel, with a reset button to send the meter back to zero.

Looking at photos, I can see that the display is labelled "VDO", but unfortunately I have no picture where I could tell the brand of the transducer.
If you don't solve your question earlier, in a couple of weeks' time I will go to the boat and can check it out.

 

[Appleyard]

Try a plumber's merchant. Seriously. A bit agricultural but will do the job.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Have a look at this item

 

[Appleyard]

As I said..you will get this item in a plumbers merchnt,but at £11.50 it's a good buy.

 

[philip_stevens]

If it is a Water Level Sensor & Gauge, rather than a flow sensor, I think this is what you are looking for.

I fitted a fuel level sensor (not shown, but available by enquiry) last winter, and it saved a lot of tank dipping.

 

[rogerthebodger]

One of the best places for all kinds of fitments and equipment for water, LPG, gas, oil, fuel is B.E.S. and this page shows their various water meters.

 

[Skyva_2]

Such meters are fitted to some Jeanneau boats, could be worth calling a Jeanneau agent?

 

[JerryHawkins]

A Water Computer is available here:

http://www.osukl.com/wc.htm

VERY (~ £500) expensive, but does everything and could save your life (auto cut-off) depending on how far you're going!

Jerry

 

[Bejasus]

you need something like this.

and this.

from people like this.