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   popawheelie | Aug 28, 2008 11:50pm | #1

   I'm not sure what your situation is but I had a couple of rentals that didn't have their own meters.

   The tennants used water like there was no tomorrow. Accountabily is a GOOD thing in most cases.

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   DanH | Aug 29, 2008 12:22am | #2

   In theory the 1" line will allow about 1/3 more volume than two 5/8" lines. But who's paying the bills?

   In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken," and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. --Carl Sagan
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   Bpawb | Aug 29, 2008 01:06am | #3

     The cost will be shared by family,   and    we want to get the most volume and pressure we can for money spent.

    

     Our water co. charges approx. the same amount of -$- monthly for either the 2ea. 5/8" meters  or the 1ea. 1" meter.

    

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   DanH | Aug 29, 2008 04:46am | #7

   If you go with one meter, see if you can't arrange the pipes so that two meters can be installed at some future date. Put the two apartments on two different "legs", each with its own cutoff.
   In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken," and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. --Carl Sagan

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   hammer | Aug 29, 2008 01:41am | #5

   I thought that the two 5/8" lines would give more flow, about 25%.

   1" line =  3.14sq." 5/8 line = 1.96sq." X 2 = 3.93sq." total

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   DanH | Aug 29, 2008 04:44am | #6

   I may have done my arithmetic wrong. Lessee...A 1" dia pipe is 0.785 sq in.A 5/8" dia pipe is 0.307 sq in.So the 1" pipe is 28% larger than two 5/8" pipes.
   In science it often happens that scientists say, "You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken," and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. --Carl Sagan

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   hammer | Aug 29, 2008 01:34am | #4

   Is this a duplex? You said two households.

   Im not a plumber but I believe the city might require a meter for each household (Also makes it easier unless the landlord is paying the water utilities)  Would also require two stubins at the street. Since the city owns and installs the meters you should check with them first.