13.35.040 Bypass meter.
The bypass shall be entirely of noncorrosive materials. The bypass meter shall be an all-bronze nutating disc meter in the following sizes:
3-inch valve | 5/8-inch bypass |
4-inch valve | 1-inch bypass |
6-inch valve | 1½-inch bypass |
8-inch valve | 2-inch bypass |
The bypass meter shall be connected to the valve case by means of galvanized fittings and shall consist of the bypass meter, together with a check valve and union connections so arranged that the bypass meter may be removed. Bypass fittings must be, in all cases, at least equal in capacity to the capacity of the bypass meter. The bypass meter and fittings must be so arranged that the overall length of the bypass shall not exceed the overall length of the valve case. The bypass must be so arranged so as to provide the most direct waterway with a minimum number of turns. The bypass meter shall be raised up level with the top of the check. [Ord. 962 Art. IV, § 34, 1959; Code 1970 § 13.28.040; Code 1954 § 4-3.66.]