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Title: Domestic Meters
Author: Louis A. Mcgowan
Source: 1966 Southwestern Gas Measurement Short Course (Now called ISHM)
Year Published: 1966
Abstract: There are several types of gas meters which can be classified as domestic. However, to simplify this review of the theory and testing of the Domestic Gas Meter, we will confine ourselves to that variety called the Glovers type of meter. This meter was developed around 1850 by Thomas Glover, and in the 110 years since its invention, it is the kind which has been installed in the vast majority of private homes and apartments. The gas meter has long been called the cash register of the gas industry. Its function is to determine how much gas the consumer has used so that he may be properly billed for the correct amount. There are very few mechanisms that are called upon to maintain their accuracy for as long a period of time a9 the modern gas meter, particularly in view of its low initial cost. It may be installed outside or inside and in atmospheres which are hot or cold, dry or damp. It may be accidentally struck by the ladders of construction men or the hammers of do-it-yourself homeowners. And it may be deliberately shot at by sharp-eyed youngsters with BB guns. Yet, it is expected to go on year after year, with little or no maintenance, doing its job of being the only means the gas utility has of profitably and equitably converting its gas into money.

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