Plumbing Connection Spring 2016

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“ON THE JOB”
ADVERTORIAL
P eter McCallum, who has been involved in water
management and saving devices for many years,
was once asked: “What can you use to get water
meter readings from inside premises?” This question was
borne from the introduction of his invention, the Quick Fit
Water Meter Adaptor (QFWMA). A simple yet effective way
of installing water meters in existing stop taps housed in
walls, cupboards or simply used as a diverter in the same
circumstances. This product alone was designed to make
it a viable proposition to install sub meters.
“When I was refining the Quick Fit I did not give a
thought to reading a meter, I just wanted to make it
easy for plumbers. I knew there were a couple of million
unmetered dwellings in Australia and I wanted to help.”
The QFWMA has numerous international patents and
distributions agreements in place and is exported around
the world.
Peter spent many hours of study to find the available
solutions and the realisation was that there were not
one, but many solutions and to an untrained plumber
the thought of data, logins, user names and analysing all
seemed quite complex.
8 years of looking, probing, understanding, developing
and field testing has resulted in an easy to use system;
with minimal training and a step by step setup guide any
plumber can deliver to his or her clients.
Now plumbers who want to lead the way in this field
can do so. It’s now as simple as connecting a data logger,
setting the parameter’s and delivering real usage data,
including email alerts for their clients on excess use or
leaks, in real time.
BayZone WaterTracker
A WATER SAVING APPLICATION
PLUMBERS AROUND THE WORLD CAN NOW BE ULTIMATE WATER MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS, THANKS TO
THE BAYZONE WATERTRACKER (BWT).
The philosophy behind the development was simple,
‘Plumbers always get the call for a problem’. Other people
use data for different reasons so bigger commercial
customers may have systems in place for the billing
etc., but plumbers are left out of the loop, often along
with building managers. Existing loggers or building
management systems can run parallel and if the software
system does not supply the data and options the BWT can.
It will still pay to install, even if it is just for leaks.
Plumbers using the Bayzone WaterTracker system are
engaging their clients like never before. The software at
the back end of the system turns meter pulse information
into realistic, easy to understand information. Most
importantly a water leak is always costly, it has been
found that it is not unusual for a ground leak to go for days
weeks or even months before it is visible on the ground or
pavement.
The plumber is no longer just a plumber who can sit
and wait for the phone to ring. The plumber needs to be
business orientated and the plumber who is able to supply
an ongoing water management solution to his clients is
not going to look back. Instead, he will be advising his
clients they have leaks, be able to provide usage reports,
pattern graphs and look for possible implementation
strategies for water use management.
Welcome to the world of modern plumbing, a well-
executed thought out platform that even the most
computer illiterate person will understand.