leor37•12d ago

Rant: Wasted $150 on a fancy flow meter that was totally wrong for the job

I needed to measure slurry flow on a small channel dredge job near Baton Rouge last month. Saw this digital flow meter online and figured it would handle everything since it had good reviews. Got it in the mail, set it up, and it kept giving me readings that were way off by like 30 percent. Turns out the thing couldn't handle the solids content at all and I had to send it back and eat the shipping and restocking fee. Has anyone else gotten burned by buying gear that just doesn't work for real muddy water?

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ivangrant12d ago

Hang on a second... I gotta push back on this a little. A lot of the time people blame the tool when the real problem is the setup or the type of meter they bought. That slurry you were running had solids in it, and most standard digital flow meters are designed for clean water, period. It's not really the meter's fault for being wrong, it's on you for not matching the gear to the job. Sometimes the cheapest lesson is the one that costs you $150, you know?

oscarwright12d ago

Feeling your pain man, that restocking fee on top of wasted time is a real kick in the gut. Sounds like one of those tools that looks perfect on paper but just falls apart in real conditions.