Water Meters How does a waste water flow meter work? Used to measure the volumetric or mass flow of waste water, sewage or trade effluent, a waste water flow meter works by measuring the amount of waste water that flows through, under or around flow meter sensors. There are three […] Continue Reading
Water Meters When should I use a water flow meter? Whenever you need to measure the volumetric or mass flow of liquid, sewage or industrial wastewater, a water flow meter is what you should use. For example, if you manage a sewage network or a waste water treatment plant, measuring […] Continue Reading
Water Meters What is a waste water flow meter? A waste water flow meter is an instrument that is specifically used to measure the volumetric or mass flow rate of waste water, sewage or industrial effluent. Flow meters are also available for measuring other parameters including gas or liquids. […] Continue Reading
wastewater management Machine learning helps wastewater management By Oliver Harrison, Sales Engineer Introduction Water authorities aim to transport waste water as cost-effectively as possible. Analysing the performance of the sewer networks is key for identifying potential issues developing in the sewer network and detecting where improvements can […] Continue Reading
Water Meters How do you maintain a waste water flow meter? Once installed, it’s imperative that waste water flow meters are maintained properly to ensure they continue to record data accurately and have long life. A well looked after flow meter can still be working 25 years later. We caught up […] Continue Reading
Water Meters How do you install a water flow meter? By Oliver Harrison, sales engineer With hundreds of different water flow meters to choose from, once you’ve decided which one to purchase the next question is: how do you install a water flow meter? This is something we do almost […] Continue Reading
Water Meters What are the differences between types of water analysers? Before we answer this question we must first understand exactly what an analyser is and what they are used for in waste water and trade effluent monitoring! An analyser is a device or piece of hardware that essentially examines the […] Continue Reading
Industrial Wastewater Understanding your trade effluent license If you own or manage a company that discharges effluent that could harm the environment, you will need a trade effluent license so that it can be treated safely. This article is designed to help you in understanding trade effluent […] Continue Reading
Industrial Wastewater Process monitoring Regardless of industry, industrial plant operators find themselves under increasing pressure. That could be to reduce costs, improve efficiencies and to comply with stringent regulations. Process monitoring is important across a range of industries. Firstly, power plants and petrochemical industries […] Continue Reading
Water Quality Correlating UV254 to other organics parameters Monitoring organics is essential for many water and wastewater treatment applications. UV254 is an optical technology which utilises ultraviolet light at a wavelength of 254nm and is able to detect organic matter in the water. Typically, its measurement is presented […] Continue Reading
Articles The Great Flood and future predictions By Rev’d Dave Walker, Commercial Director Did you know that the earliest recorded flood is that of the Great Flood detailed in Christian Bibles, Torah and the Quran? I was, therefore, amused when our channel partner in Turkey, AYKOME, informed […] Continue Reading
Case Studies Non contact flow monitoring at Wastewater treatment plant Wastewater treatment plants play an important role in every community. They ensure the sewage produced by homes, businesses and industrial facilities does not pollute the environment. However, if their ability to measure wastewater flow is compromised it can cause significant […] Continue Reading
Water Quality What to look for in a pH or chlorine sensor You know you need to monitor pH, so you do some research and find oodles of pH analysers and instruments on google. How do you sift through and make a shortlist to find the right one? What should you look […] Continue Reading
wastewater management Improving resilience in Amp7 ‘Resilience’ and the delivery of ‘resilient’ water and wastewater services is one of the key words when it comes to preparing for AMP7 and resilience is a word that we’ve used for many years here at Detectronic. It’s always been […] Continue Reading
Blog Why do I need an MCERTS monitor? MCERTS, the Monitoring Certification Scheme of the Environment Agencies of England and Wales, sets the benchmark for environmental monitoring quality. This framework ensures businesses and water companies meet stringent standards, giving the Environment Agency confidence in the monitoring of emissions […] Continue Reading