Product Overview
The Turbo Series is RecordALL’s floating-rotor turbine meter — the choice for commercial and industrial cold water at consistent medium-to-high flow. An exclusive floating-rotor design rides on reduced bearing friction and couples by magnetic drive to a sealed register, holding AWWA C701 Class II accuracy at low head loss. Eight models (160 through 6200) cover 1-1/2 to 12 in. and 4 to 8,800 gpm in lead-free bronze (cast iron at 12 in.), all NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 & 372 certified. An integral stainless strainer is standard on the 1-1/2 in. and optional on 2–4 in.; the turbine element and register lift out for service without pulling the housing, and the meter pairs with a mechanical RCDL totalizer, an HR-E LCD encoder, or ORION / AquaCUE cellular AMI.
Other RecordALL meters & accessories
Disc Series — nutating-disc PD, low / intermittent flow
Compound Series — disc + turbine for wide demand swings
Fire Series — UL/FM fire-service meters & assemblies
Plate Strainers — upstream element protection
Key Features & Benefits
- Floating-rotor turbine — the exclusive floating-rotor design rides on reduced bearing friction, so it holds registration accuracy and resists wear under continuous duty
- 1-1/2 to 12 in., low loss — eight models span small risers to district mains at low head loss, so high flow does not cost system pressure
- Integral strainer where it counts — a stainless strainer is built into the 1-1/2 in. and offered on 2–4 in. to keep debris off the rotor
- Lead-free, AWWA C701 — lead-free bronze (cast iron at 12 in.), potable-certified, for billed water service on consistent high flow
- AMR/AMI ready — pairs with ORION endpoints and AquaCUE cellular AMI as well as a mechanical or LCD read-out
- Serviced in line — the turbine element and register lift out without pulling the meter from the spool
Specifications
- Measurement principle
- Velocity — a direct-coupled, exclusive floating-rotor turbine spins with the flow and a magnetic drive couples the rotor to a sealed register; the floating rotor reduces bearing friction and the associated wear
- Service
- Commercial and industrial potable cold water at consistent medium-to-high flow
- Standards & certifications
- Meets AWWA C701 Class II; certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 & 372 (Trade Designation Turbo Series LL-NS) and compliant with the Safe Drinking Water Act lead-free rule, with the NSF-61 mark on the housing
- Sizes
- 1-1/2 to 12 in.
- Models
- 160 (1-1/2 in.), 200 (2 in.), 450 (3 in.), 1000 (4 in.), 2000 (6 in.), 3500 (8 in.), 5500 (10 in.) and 6200 (12 in.)
- Operating (normal) range
- 4 to 8,800 gpm by size — 4–200 (160), 4–310 (200), 5–550 (450), 10–1250 (1000), 20–2500 (2000), 30–4500 (3500), 50–7000 (5500) and 90–8800 gpm (6200)
- Low-flow registration
- From 2.5 gpm (1-1/2 & 2 in.)
- Max continuous flow
- To the model rating — 160 gpm (Model 160) up to 6200 gpm (Model 6200)
- Accuracy
- AWWA C701 Class II — 100% ± 1.5% over the typical operating range, 95% minimum at the low-flow test point
- Pressure / head loss
- Low head loss — under 8 psi at maximum continuous flow without a strainer (e.g. 4.8 psi at 2,000 gpm on the 6 in.)
- Housing material
- Lead-free bronze alloy (1-1/2 to 10 in.); blue epoxy-coated cast iron (12 in.)
- Measuring element
- Floating-rotor turbine measuring element with inlet/outlet straightening vanes and nose cones; unitized and removable
- Temperature rating
- Potable cold water — 120°F (49°C) maximum operating temperature; consult Badger Meter Tech Support for higher water temperatures
- Working pressure
- 150 psi (10 bar) maximum operating pressure
- Strainer
- Integral stainless-steel strainer standard on the 1-1/2 in. and optional on 2–4 in.; external plate strainers available 2–12 in.
- End connections
- AWWA Class 125 flanged ends — elliptical on the 160 and 200, round on the 200 through 6200
- Read-out / registers
- Sealed mechanical RCDL totalizer; HR-E LCD encoder; ER-6/9/420 counters; PFT transmitters; PC-200 controller
- AMR / AMI
- ORION AMR/AMI and AquaCUE cellular cloud reads; compatible with approved reading technologies
- Serviceability
- The register / encoder and the unitized turbine element lift out for service or recalibration without removing the housing from the line
Common Applications
- High-rise risers and domestic mains in hotels and apartment buildings
- Irrigation centers and large-landscape supply
- Manufacturing and process water supply at consistent high flow
- Campus and district distribution mains
- Cooling-tower and boiler make-up supply metering
For low-to-medium intermittent flow the Disc Series reads down to a trickle; where demand swings between very low and very high, the Compound Series meters both in one body. Add a plate strainer on the larger sizes.
Design & Selection Considerations
- Size to the demand profile, not just the pipe — the family follows the flow pattern, not the pipe diameter: the Disc Series for low-to-medium, intermittent flow that reads down to a trickle; the Turbo Series for consistent medium-to-high flow at low pressure loss; the Compound Series where demand swings between very low and very high in one body; and the Fire Series for UL/FM fire-protection mains. Use the input form to send the normal and peak flow with the line size and we’ll size the meter.
- Protect the measuring element with a strainer — grit and debris are what pull a turbine or compound reading off and wear the bearing. The Turbo carries an integral strainer as standard on the 1-1/2 in. size and as an option on 2–4 in.; for the larger and fire lines an external plate strainer (bronze NSF, steel or UL-FM, 2–12 in.) protects the element upstream. Use the input form to tell us the water quality and we’ll spec the strainer with the meter.
- Decide the read-out and AMI up front — the same meter takes a sealed mechanical RCDL totalizer, an HR-E LCD encoder, an ER counter, a PFT pulse / 4–20 mA transmitter, or AquaCUE cellular AMI/AMR — and any register or encoder lifts off without disrupting water service. Use the input form to tell us how you read it (local, PLC / SCADA, or cloud) and we’ll match the read-out.
- Lead-free and AWWA compliance is built in — every family meets its AWWA standard (Disc C700 / C710, Turbo C701 Class II, Compound C702, Fire C703) and is certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 & 372, carrying the NSF-61 mark on the housing, and complies with the Safe Drinking Water Act lead-free rule. For a potable-water spec we confirm the certified configuration on the order.
- Service it in line — on every family the register or encoder and the unitized measuring element lift out for service or recalibration without removing the meter housing from the line, so the spool stays in place and downtime stays short. We can quote spare elements and registers so a swap is minutes.
To size & select the right turbo-series meter:
Use the input form to send the line size, your normal and peak flow, and how you read it — a local total, a PLC / SCADA signal, or cellular AMI — and we’ll size the meter, the read-out and any strainer or AMI endpoint to the application.
Flow Meter Application Sheet ›Talk to an engineer directly — Scott Prater, Principal · 917-580-0878 · scott@pratertechnical.com
Specifications compiled by Prater Technical Partners from Badger Meter RecordALL commercial & industrial water-meter product literature.