Certified Automatic Flow Devices

An Automatic Flow Device, or Flow Conditioning Device (FCD), installs immediately after the water meter to correct surge-driven meter over-registration. The FCD reduces water hammer and stabilizes pressure at the meter. Its small, controlled back-pressure holds pressure up inside the meter during demand surges, so far less gas and vapor form inside the meter and are counted as water. It helps reduce inflated water and sewer charges without reducing actual water use.

The FCD is a custom-built 316L stainless steel device installed immediately after the meter. The FCD reduces water hammer and stabilizes pressure at the meter. Its small, controlled back-pressure holds pressure up inside the meter during demand surges, so far less gas and vapor form inside the meter and are counted as water. It does not remove air from pipes, stop sputtering faucets, or fix water hammer, pressure swings, or noisy pipes in the building's plumbing or at fixtures. Downstream operations and water use see no practical change.

Water Flow Innovation typically documents up to a 30% reduction in combined water and sewer costs (46% is the highest documented, a rare case). Savings track the facility water-use profile, meter and pipe configuration, line pressure, and the demand patterns present, such as cooling tower makeup, irrigation cycling, CIP systems, tank fills, wash-down schedules, or frequent on-off operations. A free bill review estimates a facility-specific range before any purchase or lease decision.

Savings typically appear on the very next water and sewer billing cycle. There is no waiting period, behavior change, or ramp-up time, because the device begins correcting flow conditions immediately on installation. Post-installation billing data provides documented before-and-after evidence that facilities use for operating budgets, capital requests, ESG and sustainability reporting, and LEED-related initiatives.

Installation takes approximately one hour, with water off for that one hour only, regardless of pipe size or meter type. A licensed plumber or mechanical contractor fits the custom-built device after the meter. Negligible pressure loss is a fundamental design characteristic, so downstream operations and production performance are unaffected. Installations are routinely scheduled into a planned maintenance window or shift change at commercial, industrial, municipal, healthcare, hospitality, and multifamily facilities.

Yes. The Flow Conditioning Device is custom-built and works with any pipe size and any meter type, so no meter replacement or plumbing redesign is required. Documented installations span more than 60 industry categories, including food and beverage plants, breweries and distilleries, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, hotels and hospitality, multifamily properties, hospitals, schools, data centers, car and truck washes, golf courses, agricultural operations, and municipal facilities on metered connections.

Yes, and it carries no commitment. The review examines recent water and sewer bills, facility water-use patterns, meter size, pipe size, line pressure, PRV configuration, and the likely sources of over-reading, and is completed remotely from uploaded bills. An online calculator provides an immediate estimate without requiring contact information. On-site visits are available where needed but are billable under standard company policy.

Each FCD is custom-made in the USA from 316L stainless steel, with titanium and other specialty alloys available on special order, and is built to the facility's pipe size, water pressure and meter.

A meter can count gas and vapor that form inside it during demand surges as water. The FCD holds pressure up inside the meter so far less gas and vapor form and are counted. This is separate from air already present in supply pipes; the FCD does not remove that air.

No. A pressure reducing valve lowers downstream pressure and a restrictor limits how much water can pass, both of which change what your operation receives. The FCD does neither. It corrects the accuracy of measurement at the meter while delivering the same water, at the same pressure, to the same equipment; negligible pressure loss is a fundamental design characteristic. It is also not a filter, softener, or treatment device and does not alter water composition in any way.