Which Water Meter is Better?

---Intelligent or Remote Control Type?

Smart water meters and remote water meters are the two products with the highest attention and purchase rate in the water meter series. As a leader in the water meter industry, smart water meters and remote water meters have not disappointed users in terms of appearance and performance. They help water supply companies such as national water companies, property companies, water plants, and rural water stations to achieve intelligent and convenient management. Which of these two water meters has better performance? Is it more worth buying?

Smart water meter is also known as IC card smart water meter/card type water meter/IC card water meter, which uses IC card to transmit water information. The remote water meter performs automatic meter reading, centralized monitoring, statistics and analysis through various transmission methods, allowing users to quickly, intuitively and comprehensively understand water consumption data. The difference between the two is very large, mainly reflected in the following three aspects.

First, the functions of smart water meters and remote water meters are different. The smart water meter solves the problem of charging, and the remote water meter solves the problem of meter reading to the home.

Second, the manufacturing cost is different. The smart water meter started earlier, the technology is mature, and the research and development cost is lower than that of the remote water meter. The remote water meter has various communication interfaces, such as RS485\M-BUS\NB-IOT]LORA\GPRS, etc. The technology is in a new era and needs continuous debugging.

Third, the price is different. The price of a smart water meter with a DN15 caliber for household use is around 200-300 yuan, while the remote water meter costs between 300 yuan and 600 yuan.

Although each has its own advantages, with the improvement of the meter reading technology of the Internet of Things technology, the NB-IOT Internet of Things water meter in the remote water meter will be the future trend. Because it has the prepayment function of smart water meters and the remote meter reading function of remote water meters, it has the characteristics of strong waterproof performance, accurate meter reading, and strong anti-interference, which is worthy of large-scale promotion.

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