Water Pressure Measurement Tool

Turn on the water.

Water pressure measurement tool.

Quality constructed with 3 4 metal female hose threaded adapter. Attaches to both residential faucets or hoses and reads water pressures up to 200 psi. Make sure the shutoff valves near the water meter are fully open. Everything from simple pressure gauges to calibrators with built in electric test pumps.

Hook up the pressure gauge to an outside water spigot. Easily check available pressure to determine number of sprinklers per zone or potential need for pressure regulator. Convert between many different pressure equivalents. If the reading is low the city may be delivering water at a low pressure less than 40 psi.

An essential tool in planning and designing an irrigation system. Read the instant reading. The most common air pressure gauge that most people will own is a tire gauge. If you don t have a gauge you can calculate the approximate water flow by filling up a bucket.

If you need to get an exact reading of your water pressure you can do so fairly easily with a pressure gauge. You will also find pressure gauges being used to determine air pressure. It determines the pressure of the water that you re using and is commonly attached to a hot water heater of some sort. Install the water pressure gauge at a convenient outside hose bibb or to the drain connection on a water heater or at a washing machine hot or cold water hose connection point.

Fluke offers a wide range of process pressure calibration equipment with precision pressure measurement from 15psi 1 bar to 10 000 psi 690 bar boasting 0 025 full scale accuracy. Test your water pressure. Charman manufacturing water pressure test gauge 3 4 female hose thread 0 160 psi for home hose bib garden hose water pressure tester meter 160 psi. Both methods can help you determine whether your water pressure is too high or too low.

Some homes even have dedicated gauges hooked up somewhere in the water line so homeowners can check the water pressure quickly and easily with just a glance. To measure municipal water pressure in a building use a water pressure test gauge like the home made water pressure test gauge shown above or the store bought water pressure gauge shown at page top. Force is added to distinguish units of force from units of mass. The measurement tool being shown here is a water pressure gauge.