New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Appendices › Appendix 9-A

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
TESTING OF METERS; REPORTS OF TESTS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING METER TESTS ON REVISED FORM NO.
				2
Status of Meter Testing
The data required under this heading is self-explanatory and is
				the same as that previously reported under the same heading on Revised Form No.
				I.
General Instructions
Revised Quarterly Report, Form 2, is designed to reveal the
				results of meter testing and to furnish certain data relating to meters
				prepared for service. The primary purpose is to determine the results of the
				testing of so-called Time and Registration Limit meters and to ascertain the
				manner in which such meters are being prepared for return to service. For the
				purpose of this report Time and Registration Limit meters are those meters
				which have reached or exceeded the limits shown in subdivision (b) of section
				500.1  of the rules and regulations
				governing the testing of water meters, as ordered by the Public Service
				Commission. For example, a 5/8-inch meter in service 5 years or a 2-inch meter
				in service 4 years without having been tested is a Time Limit meter and
				likewise any 5/8-inch meter in service through which 750,000 gallons of water
				have passed without testing of the meter is designated as a Registration Limit
				meter. Of coure, many meters are removed from service for reasons other than
				because they are Time or Registration Limit meters, as for example, a 5/8-inch
				meter removed from a vacant house after two years of service. Such meters are
				accordingly classed as "Other Meters" and, whereas Form 2 [following] indicates
				that information is required as to the test results of such meters upon removal
				(Table A), data is not requested regarding the preparation of such meters for
				service (Table B). A 6-inch current meter tested once each year would be
				classed as a Time Limit meter, but if a particular 6-inch meter is tested for a
				second time in any one year, the second test would be included under "Other
				Meters" since the second test was not required in accordance with P.S.C.
				regulations and is therefore not strictly a Time Limit test. In other words,
				meters removed from service for testing or meters tested in the field for the
				purpose of complying with the P.S.C. regulations regarding time and
				registration intervals are classed Time or Registration Limit Meters; all other
				meters removed for test or tested in the field after having been in service are
				classed as "Other Meters". It is important to note that if a meter should stop
				registering and should also be a Time Limit meter, it should be so identified
				in both respects as the Form requires a recording of such information, and the
				cause of removal for such a meter should be "Stopped--Time Limit" and not
				merely "Stopped". Obviously, this will provide information as to whether
				stopped or non-registering meters have exceeded the time or registration limits
				or not, as the case may be. Similarly for frozen meters, the proper
				sub-designation should be given, although the added sub-designation "Time or
				Registration Limit" in such cases is not quite so important.
The form provides space to indicate whether the meter upon
				testing passed the P.S.C. test. Thus, if the test result meets the requirements
				indicated in the paragraphs relating to "Tests of Meters" of the P.S.C.
				Regulations, it is recorded as "Passed P.S.C. Test". For example, a 5/8-inch
				meter is removed from service and classified as "Time Limit". It is tested at
				the shop with the following results:
Rate of
							 flow
Accuracy of
							 registration
G.P.M.
per cent
20.0
98.5
2.0
101.0
0.25
Steady Movement
This meter would be recorded as "Passed P.S.C. Test", since it
				did not fall below 98.0 per cent and did not exceed 101.0 per cent at the
				selected rates within "Normal Test Flow Limits" and it also showed proper
				sensitivity at the "Minimum Test Flow" of 0.25 g.p.m. If this meter had
				recorded 97.0 per cent at 20.0 g.p.m. or if it had exceeded 101.0 per cent at
				2.0 g.p.m. or if it had failed to move at all at 0.25 g.p.m., it would then
				have failed in one of the three instances to meet the P.S.C. test requirements.
				All requirements of the Regulations have to be met in order to classify the
				meter as "Passed P.S.C. Test".
TABLE A
This part of the form shows the results of the routine testing
				of meters and also indicates the number of "non-registering" meters brought
				into the shop or found stopped in the field. The data required appears to be
				self-explanatory.
The number of new meters tested for the given period is shown
				in Column (b) and all such meters either passed the P.S.C. test or were
				re-geared or calibrated to meet the test requirements. Column (c) shows the
				number of Time Limit meters tested and Column (d) indicates how many "Passed
				the P.S.C. Test" requirements with the obvious conclusion that the difference
				failed to pass. Columns (i), (j) and (k) show the number of Time and
				Registration Limit Meters which were brought in because stopped, those in
				Column (k) having been frozen and the others having stopped from other causes.
				Columns (l) and (m) Other Meters are to show those which were neither Time nor
				Registration Limit Meters and were found stopped or frozen.
TABLE B
Table B explains how Time and Registration Limit meters were
				prepared for reinstallation in service and how many meters were retired. Column
				(o) shows the number of Time Limit meters made ready for service, that is, they
				were tested and perhaps re-geared or repaired to meet the P.S.C. test
				requirements pertaining to all meters ready for service. There may or may not
				be any direct relation between the meters shown in Table A and those shown in
				Table B. It is recognized that a number of meters during any one quarterly
				period may be tested and the results reported for that quarter, but that the
				repair work or preparation of such meters for service may not be done until the
				next quarter and should thus be reported in the proper quarterly report; hence,
				meters, made ready for service shown in Table B, may or may not be the same
				meters for which test results are shown in Table A. In general where field
				tests are concerned, there will be a relation between Tables A and B as field
				work on any particular meter is generally completed in one day.
The report shows the number of Time Limit Meters [Column (o)]
				made ready for service, and the manner in which they were made ready is
				indicated in Columns (p) (q) and (r). Those shown in Column (p) are meters
				which upon removal from service passed the P.S.C. test requirements and were
				considered as again ready for service without any extensive repairs beyond
				perhaps wiping off or painting the main casing or perhaps the replacement of a
				broken register box glass or a defective register box screw or perhaps even a
				new or repaired register; however, the meters were not disassembled so that the
				internal working parts could be examined, such as gear trains, chambers, discs,
				pistons, and so forth. Also, the only test performed was the one which
				indicated that the meters upon removal tested within the requirements.
Column (q) shows the number of meters that failed to pass the
				P.S.C. test requirement but it was possible to re-gear the meters to bring them
				within the requirements; also, that no extensive repairs were made. The only
				difference between the meters shown in Column (q) as compared with those shown
				in Column (p) is that it was necessary to re-gear and hence re-test those in
				Column (q).
Column (r) shows the number of meters, whether or not they
				passed or failed the P.S.C. test requirements, which were disassembled and
				completely examined or overhauled with the performance of any necessary repairs
				or replacement of major or minor parts. Such meters, of course, would be
				re-tested after being reassmbled and would be calibrated to meet all P.S.C.
				requirements. Practice in certain companies dictate that all meters be
				disassembled and all parts examined, regardless of whether the meters passed or
				failed to pass the test when removed from service or when tested in service.
				The purpose of the report is to reflect the practice and results of the
				particular company making the report. The fact that columns are provided for
				reporting the manner of preparing meters for return to service according to the
				company's practice in no way indicates approval of such practice. The figures
				shown in Column (s) are not related to those shown in Column (o). Column (s)
				merely gives information as to the number of meters retired. These are in
				addition to the number returned to service. Columns (t) to (x) require similar
				data for Registration Limit meters.
Meters retired which have reached neither the Time Limit nor
				the Registration Limit should be entered in Column (x) and be denoted by a
				double asterisk (**) The total of the meters entered in Columns (s) and (x)
				should equal the total number of meters which, during the period, were retired
				on the company's books.
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