Meter Gauge for Private Well

[ku2]

We are able to have a well and I was wondering what a good, if possible inexpensive, product would be to put on that would meter the water being used?

It currently has pressure gauges on it however to look for leaks I want there be some sort of gauge that can show me activity of volume flowing through the pipe.

 

[waterwelldude]

You can get one of these at some of the better hardware stores, but they will not allow for much flow.

How much water are you going to flowing? 1 to 100gpm?

A good water meter can be had for a few hundred dollars, that can measure every drop that passes through it.

 

[ku2]

Yea talking about heavy flow, I want to put it right after the plumbing comes out of the well to detect any leaks in the line.

Any recommendations on what meter to go with?

 

[Valveman]

A drop in pressure is an easy way to tell if you have a leak.

 

[ku2]

What if it's a very slight leak though?

Also a drop in pressure assessed from where? A gauge at the well head, then another gauge, where?

 

[speedbump]

The pressure is the same in the entire system unless your using large amounts of water and friction loss causes differences in pressures.

Your really going into overkill mode here.