Vernon Morris Utility Solutions, Ltd. has successfully supplied the United Kingdom and its global partners with water utility equipment ranging from hydrants and pumps to chlorinators, meters, and test kits for over 60 years. Vernon Morris products are approved by Achilles and the Utility Prequalification Scheme, which serves its 20 member countries by identifying, qualifying, evaluating and monitoring suppliers for the provision of satisfactory products to the water industry.
When a utility purchases products from Vernon Morris Utility Solutions, it knows it will receive reliable, durable equipment from a company that stands behind what it sells. Vernon Morris offers three digital flow gauges that use differential pressure sensors to provide a digital readout of water flow. Each flow gauge is made of high-density durable plastic, and allows for field calibration as necessary or as scheduled. The first flow gauge is sized at 2-1/2″, and measures water flows between 24 and 2000 litres per minute (lpm) at static pressures of between 0 and 140 mhd. A second flow gauge is sized at 3″, and measures water flows between 150 and 4600 lpm at static pressures of between 0 and 140 mhd.
These two flow gauges are sufficient to meet nearly any utility’s requirements. The third flow gauge is sized at 1-1/2″, and measures water flows between 10 and 200 lpm–perfect for most line flushing operations. The utility avoids charging customers for the water used to clean the pipe, leading to better customer relations, and can yet record the amount of water used for a successful flushing operation. Fire fighting is a primary reason for water supply systems to exist, and the importance of maintaining working fire hydrants is immeasurable in terms of human safety and property protection.
Hydrant testing and valve exercising operations should be performed at least annually on all hydrants within a water system’s pervue. Vernon Morris understands this, and offers hydrant flow gauges and mains testing outfits to help keep customers safe. The hydrant digital flow gauges are made of high-density durable plastic, and measure flows between 2.6 and 60 lps. The hydrant digital flow gauges may also be calibrated in the field. Finally, Vernon Morris offers a hydrant standpipe with a digital flow gauge attached. The digital flow gauge measures flows from 100 to 2000 lpm.
The standpipe is made from gunmetal, or for a slight additional charge, chrome, and does not interfere with the proper and safe operation of the hydrant. This configuration enables the utility workers (or the fire fighters) to see at a glance that the flow to the hydrant is sufficient for their needs, without attaching equipment to the hydrant and opening it up.
Should the standard digital flow gauges and equipment described above not meet a utility’s specific needs, Vernon Morris partners with Severn Trent Water to provide customized design services in the arena of digital flow gauges and equipment. No matter what equipment a water utility requires to supply safe, clean water to its customers, Vernon Morris Utility Solutions, Ltd. can assist.