Acoustic leak detection
As the first residential smart water meter, flowIQ® 2200 comes with built-in acoustic leak detection. This enables the meter to detect possible leakages – not only after the meter inside the house but also before the meter in the adjacent service connections and distribution mains. flowIQ® 2200 is a part of our solution for acoustic leak detection that also includes Leak Detector – a new program application for our analytics platform as well as a range of service and training offerings that lets you scale and customise as fits your needs.
Acoustic Leakage Detection in flowIQ® 2200
Water flowing through a leaking pipe produces a different sound pattern than water flowing through an intact pipe. Even changes to the size of a leak or burst will cause the sound to change. With its ultrasonic sensors, the flowIQ® 2200 registers these sound patterns and sends back only the lowest value recorded over a 24 hour period. This is done to filter out background noises such as the traffic above ground or the normal daily water consumption within the house. If the lowest registered noise value exceeds a certain level, there is a high risk of a leakage or burst in that given installation.
Visualisation of noise data
The analytics program Leak Detector visualises the noise data from your flowIQ® 2200 water meters and enables you to locate leaks in service connections and distribution mains. The system’s map-based overview shows your meters with intuitive colour coding representing the noise level registered by each meter and it uses graphs to visualise how it evolves over time. All of this enables you to easily identify high-risk installations where elevated noise levels indicate possible leaks or bursts.
Learn more about Leak Detector here.
Services and training
To get you off to the best possible start, you can choose between different options for how much support and training you need.
This ranges from standard set-up and onboarding to service packages where we monitor your network and provide you with a list of possible leaks for further investigation. And, if you want to handle the day-to-day operations, we also offer training to make sure that you are properly equipped to detect leaks on your own.