Frequently Asked Questions About Remote Smart Water Meter Purchase
Q1. How to make remote payment for the remote smart water meter by mobile phone?
A: The smart water meter connects the water meter with the operator platform and the system cloud platform through the Internet of Things, so that the mobile phone WeChat or Alipay can be used for remote payment.
Q2: How to choose the M-Bus and NB solutions for the remote smart water meter?
Answer:
① The smart water meter is centrally installed, which is convenient for taking the power supply. You can choose the M-Bus solution. Multiple water meters can share the concentrator, collect once an hour, and the communication is more stable.
② The water meters are installed in a scattered manner, and it is inconvenient to obtain the power supply. You can choose the NB solution. The water meter comes with NB module and battery, and the battery life is 6 years.
Q3: Does the smart water meter matching system need a collection device?
A: The NB-IoT wireless solution for water meters can eliminate the need for collectors and concentrators, and the water meters are directly connected to the system through the base station. M-Bus can share a concentrator for power meters to realize remote meter reading.
Q4: What is the difference between the materials of smart water meters?
Answer: The materials of domestic water meters are generally divided into four types: copper, iron, plastic, and stainless steel. For civil use, copper alloy is the most suitable, it does not affect water quality and is not easy to rust; for industrial use, large-diameter water meters are generally cast iron; when used to measure pure water or corrosive liquids, stainless steel will be selected.
Q5: Warranty and service life of smart water meters?
Answer: In the case of non-artificial damage, the hardware failure or quality problem generated will be replaced within one year, and it can be returned to the factory for repair after more than one year. The service life of the national standard water meter is 6 years.
