ControlMate II

Pressure Management System

Pressure control is the simplest and most immediate method of reducing leakage. However, without electronic control, a PRV (Pressure Reducing Valve) must be set up to ensure a guaranteed minimum pressure to the critical (usually highest) point in the network under “worst case” maximum flow conditions. During periods of lower flow, this set up leads to higher pressures than are necessary. Active pressure management using PRV controllers enables pressure to be optimized with changing demand.

ControlMate-2 is a low cost controller that enables the pressure into a zone to be switched between two pre-set values (“low” and “high”) according to the demand (flow rate) or the time of day.

This often achieves immediate and dramatic water savings and enables the PRV to be controlled reliably and safely