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Title: Domestic Meters
Author: Robert C. Heffernan
Source: 1964 Southwestern Gas Measurement Short Course (Now called ISHM)
Year Published: 1964
Abstract: A domestic gas meter is generally understood to be any meter that will pass up to about 500 ft. per hour, taut because there are more of a type called the Glovers meter in use than any other, we will confine this talk to that type. The first Glovers meter was developed around 1850 by an Englishman, Thomas Glover, and during the 110 years since its invention the basic principles have not been altered substantially. New materials have been introduced to improve wear characteristics and accuracy, and new designs have been conceived for better accessibility and more economic construction. However, its function is still the same, 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 as the modern gas meter, particularly in view of its low mitial cost. It may be installed on a lawn, or in a playroom, and in atmospheres which vary from hot to cold, dry to damp. It may be accidentally struck by ladders of construction men, or the hammers of do-it-yourself home owners, 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 profitably and equitably converting the utilities gas into money.

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