Orca Water set out to solve this by developing a suite of non-intrusive devices including ultrasonic submeters that attach externally to existing pipes and require no cutting, plumbers, or interruption of service. To be accepted as a viable alternative to traditional submeters, these devices had to prove they could deliver utility-grade accuracy in the real world.
To validate the field accuracy of the Orca Pod water submeter by comparing them in a side-by-side scenario, across a fully-occupied rental complex, versus industry-standard meters from a leading 3rd party utility billing company.
Orca Water deployed its Orca Pod ultrasonic submeters inside each residential unit in the rental complex. At the same site, conventional utility-grade meters had been previously installed by Enerpro, a leading metering provider.
Once the Orca system was added, the continuous, real-time metering comparison started. Over a 4 month period, the Orca system logged usage data, pushing it to the cloud while the Enerpro system provided limited granularity, once per month readings to the nearest 10L resolution.
Both systems running in parallel enabled continuous measurement of the same flow events, with Enerpro as a comparative baseline.
The accuracy margin achieved is well within utility acceptance thresholds, and consistent with standards used for billing-grade devices.
Water metering empowers both consumers and developers to make informed decisions about water usage and conservation.
Orca Water offers a suite of non-intrusive solutions that address metering, usage monitoring and water conservation with simple installation.
