Low Flow Control Valve

The revolutionary Low Flow Control valve (LFC), developed by Floquip Valves of South Africa in association with Arabco Group, has been designed to solve this problem. Operating as an add-on to existing water distribution systems, the LFC can be installed before or after the water meter, enabling it to read low flow leakage. It does so by batching the water -- enabling water to flow only at a rate that can activate the measuring device, thus ensuring not only that the total consumption by households is accounted for, but also cutting down on the substantial costs associated with looking for leaks that do not actually exist.

The unmeasured flow (leak), continuing undetected for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, could account for almost 20% of household water consumption, and an average of about 10% in general.

All water meters can measure water flow, but when it comes to slow leaks in the faucet - they are simply not efficient enough. A faucet dripping at 4 liters (about 1 gallon) per hour will not show up on the water meter, as though there was no water flow at all. Even brand new meters are unable to measure very low flow rates, and over time, friction and accumulated lime and debris further reduce their sensitivity and overall performance.

LFC :

LFC-A revolutionary new valve for measuring & controling low water flow