5 8 3 4 1 1 1 2.
Water meter pipe size.
Larger diameter water lines create less friction.
Pressure range 30 to 45 psi available static pressure after head loss 3 4.
Bigger is better if you want lots of water in a short time.
Size water line tips.
Size water line videos below.
A standard meter coupling for a 5 8 water meter has male npt pipe threads on one end and a swivel meter coupling nut with 1 2 awwa meter threads on the other.
Fixture unit table for determining water pipe meter sizes.
The other option which is far from accurate but is safe for design is to determine the size of the pipe leaving the meter and assume the meter is one size smaller.
Water line size determines the amount of water flowing from a pipe.
These use meter couplings and gaskets referred to interchangeably as 5 8 or 1 2.
1 inch pipe less than 100 feet to a house is good.
5 8 meters are generally used on older homes where the service tubing size was 1 2.
8 inch diameter water main supplies.
Meter street service inches building supply branches inches maximum allowable length feet 40 60 80 100 150 200 250 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000.
Typical water meter sizes are.