Yes! We have Pulse-Output Water Meters that have a pulse output that can be read remotely.  For each unit of water that flows by the meter produces an electrical pulse that can be measured from a distance.  The total water use can always be read on the face of the meter as well - as a standalone device.


Spec Sheets: https://help.ekmmetering.com/support/solutions/articles/6000068435-spec-sheets




Our Omnimeter Pulse v.4 and Omnimeter HV v.5 electric meters have the ability to read basic, 2-wire pulse output from the water meters.  These electric meters can accept the input of up to 3 pulse output devices (such as our water meters). The Omnimeters are powered by 110–480 Volts AC.  The water meters are unpowered and do not require a power source.  The water meters connect to the Omnimeters via a 2 wire connection (see the Omnimeters spec sheets for detailed wiring instructions).  Using a twisted pair of wires in CAT5 cable is recommended for the wiring and using dielectric grease on the wire unions is recommended.

 

You can read the Omnimeter Pulse v.4, or Omnimeter HV v.5 on their LCD screen, or set it up to be read with your computer.  The remote read is a simple RS-485, 2 wire system which allows the meter, or daisy chain string of meters, to be read from up to 4000 feet away.  Again the Omnimeter spec sheets explain how to wire this portion of the system.  And again, a twisted pair from inside CAT5 cable it recommended for this wiring.  The meter, or string of meters ,can then be connected to one of our EKM Push units, plugged into the internet, and from there you can read your meters over the internet from anywhere in the world.  If you need to go short range wireless, you can wirelessly bridge the hardwired RS-485 network at any point using our 485Bee wireless mesh.


You can use our EKM Push3 system to make this data available easily via the Cloud.  The Push3 can be connected to an internet connection or even cellular modem as long as you have a way to plug into its RJ45 ethernet jack. It also has the ability to connect to a WiFi network. It is powered by 12 Volts DC and comes with a 12VDC power supply for this purpose. 


If you're using a v.4 or v.5 Omnimeter and the EKM Push system to read your water meter(s), then you can use Encompass.io to read your water meter data. This is our free online platform for visualizing data, generating reports, and billing.



Alternatively, if you don not have an internet connection available, you could have a computer running on site with the Dash software running on it in order to log data locally.  You could connect the Omnimeter Pulse v.4 to this computer via the iSerial or our $25 USB Converter.  You could set the Dash software to email you monthly or daily, etc., reports of your usage.


Take a look at our customizable Metering Package for remote reading electricity, water and/or gas here: Remote Water, Gas, and Electricity Metering Package


The image below shows the wired connections that are necessary for remote water metering. In reality these wired connections will be extended over further distances (up to 200 feet for the pulse output wires coming from the water meter, up to 4000 feet for the RS485 wires going to the EKM Push gateway). Keep in mind that up to 3 water meters can be connected to the v.4 Omnimeter.