Badger Meter Recordall Disc Series Meters - Manual (Page 2)

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVING A METER
THE LINE MUST BE DEPRESSURIZED BEFORE STARTING ANY DISASSEMBLY OPERATION. REMOVING A METER THAT IS
UNDER LINE PRESSURE CAN RESULT IN COMPONENTS BECOMING PROJECTILES, CAPABLE OF CAUSING
PERSONAL INJURY.
SPECIAL FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES
To accommodate 5/8", 3/4", and 1" meter installations, special fittings and accessories are available. Metal meter setters,
re-setters, horns and meter yokes are available for holding the service pipe in proper alignment to the meter and laying
length spacing. The metal setters and meter yokes can provide an electrical continuity to protect meters and consumers from
electrical shocks.
NL bronze connections are available from Badger Meter. To compensate for minor service pipe and setting misalignment for a
5/8", 3/4", and 1" meter, plastic swivel connections are also available.
Cast iron or NL bronze companion flanges are available for a 1-1/2" and 2" meter.
INSTALLING RECORDALL DISC SERIES METERS
Outdoor Installations
When installed outdoors in a meter box, the disc meter should have a two- to three-inch clearance to avoid damage or strain
to the service piping or meter, and to accommodate any "settling" that may occur after installation.
The service pipe in the meter box should be properly bedded to ensure that it is not axially misaligned and that it lays evenly
on the bottom of the pipe trench. The backfill material covering the pipe should be placed appropriately to maintain pipe
alignment in the event of eventual ground shifts. This will prevent damage to the pipe.
The service lines and the water meter must be protected from freezing. The earth covering the service line must be adequate
to prevent frost penetration. Due to the smaller volume of water, service line pipes will freeze sooner than the main
distribution line.
For those locations in which a remote possibility of freezing exists, thermoplastic or lead-free bronze alloy meters with cast
iron bottoms are recommended.
The meter box pit should be excavated below the frost line. Even though the meter itself may be positioned above the frost
line, the warmer air rising from the earth below the frost line will reduce the possibility of freezing.
Recordall® Disc Series Meters
Page ii May 2013