Remote-read water metering over 4G cellular
The MaxLinc Cellular Ultrasonic Water Meter reports over 4G, so you can see usage from anywhere, catch leaks before they cause damage, and submeter every unit or zone. No WiFi, no gateway, no manual reads. Free, no-obligation quote with a reply within one business day.
The productMaxLinc Cellular Ultrasonic Water Meter
A no-moving-parts ultrasonic meter that reports over 4G and shows up in your app, with the first year of data and Canadian cloud hosting included.
- Ultrasonic, no moving partsTransit-time sensing with nothing to jam, wear or clog, so accuracy stays stable over its life instead of drifting like mechanical meters.
- Very wide turndownStays accurate from a tiny trickle up to full flow, which is exactly what lets it catch drips and slow, continuous leaks.
- Class 2 accuracyMeets a recognized international accuracy grade, with tighter tolerance across the normal operating flow range.
- 4G cellular onlyBuilt-in SIM with 4G cellular coverage across North America. No WiFi, no gateway, no tenant passwords - it works where WiFi cannot.
- 6-year batterySealed lithium cell, no wiring, no mains power, no charging. Rated for 6 years based on one reading per day.
- IP68 and lead-freeSubmersible for pits and flooded boxes, in a corrosion-free composite body that is lead-free and safe for potable water.
Includes the meter with its built-in SIM, plus unlimited cellular data and Canadian cloud hosting for the first year - no monthly fee. From year two it is just $1/month per meter for cellular data and the app. No contract.
Contact usThree jobs, one meter
Everything the meter and app do maps back to the outcomes that actually matter to an operator.
See usage remotely
Automatic cellular reads mean no site visits and no manual reading. Live totals and history land in the dashboard and app, so you always know where your water is going across every site.
Catch leaks before damage
Wide-turndown ultrasonic sensing sees the slow, continuous flow a mechanical meter misses. Continuous-flow alarms flag a likely leak early, before it turns into a flooded suite or a runaway bill.
Submeter and allocate fairly
Split consumption by tenant, unit or zone and set your own limits. When people can see and are allocated their own use, Canadian and EPA-referenced studies show they use noticeably less. (For official revenue billing, see our FAQ.)
The water you can measure is the part you can control
Most of a person's true water footprint is hidden in the food and goods they buy. The water at your meter is a smaller slice, but it is the slice you can actually see, manage and reduce. U.S. EPA WaterSense research shows fixing simple leaks alone can trim about 10% off a water bill, and finds roughly 1 in 10 homes has a hidden leak wasting 90 gallons a day or more. Metering is how you find it.
Built for BC and Canadian water realities
Drought years, watering restrictions, new reporting duties and a large minority of homes still on flat rates. Canadian data shows metering is how you get usage under control.
The driest years on record
2023 was described as the worst drought in BC history, with two-thirds of water basins in the two highest concern categories, and 2024 opened at just 57% of normal snowpack. When water is scarce, knowing exactly where it goes is no longer optional.
Measure, record and report
BC's Water Sustainability Act requires large water-licence holders to measure, record and report their use, and electronic reporting is now mandatory for larger licences. Continuous cellular reads and CSV export make that record-keeping routine.
Metering works here
Kelowna cut single-family per-capita use about 20% and Kamloops trimmed peak summer demand by 29% after metering. Broader studies of Canadian cities suggest metered communities use roughly 40 to 45% less water per person than unmetered ones.
You can't manage what you don't measure
Canada has the second-highest residential water use in the OECD, and a large share of homes are still on flat rates with no reason to conserve. Metered, volume-aware households have been shown to use dramatically less.
Why ultrasonic beats a mechanical meter
The case for ultrasonic is not a fresh-out-of-the-box accuracy trick. It is that it holds its accuracy for years and sees the low flows a mechanical meter cannot.
Nothing wears out
No piston, disc, turbine or strainer sits in the water path. There is no rotating part to jam, wear or seize, and no screen to clean, which is why maintenance effectively disappears.
Accuracy that stays put
Measurement happens in electronics, so there is no gear or bearing wear to shift the calibration. Mechanical meters slow down and under-register as they age, so their readings drift low over time; ultrasonic sensing keeps its accuracy, so your consumption data stays trustworthy for years.
Sees the smallest flows
There is no breakaway friction to overcome, so ultrasonic sensing registers a slow trickle. That low-flow sensitivity is what turns the meter into a real leak detector.
Wide flow range
A very wide turndown means it stays accurate from a persistent drip all the way up to full demand, so you get one meter for both fine leak detection and peak flow.
Silent by design
With no moving element there is nothing to hum, rattle or vibrate. The meter simply sits inline and reports, quietly, for years.
One app for every meter, every site, every tenant
The MaxLinc web dashboard and mobile app turn raw flow into decisions. Watch live usage, split consumption by unit or zone, set your own limits, and get alerted the moment water keeps running. Access is included, and it is hosted in Canada.
Automatic remote reads
No manual reading, no site visits, no clipboards. Every meter reports its totals over cellular on a schedule, so your reads are always current and always accurate.
Sub-metering by unit or zone
Break consumption down per tenant, per suite, per building or per irrigation zone. See exactly who and what is using water across a whole portfolio from one screen.
Custom consumption alarms
Define your own daily, weekly, monthly and annual limits and create unlimited alarm rules. Get notified before a bill or a budget gets away from you.
Leak and continuous-flow alerts
A wide-turndown ultrasonic meter sees the slow trickle a mechanical meter misses. When flow never stops, the app flags a likely leak so you can act before it becomes damage.
Share with unlimited users
Give owners, managers, on-site staff or utility teams their own access. Invite as many users as you need at no extra cost, with no tenant passwords to manage.
Trends, charts and CSV export
View historical trends and charts, then export clean CSV for billing, reporting or your own records. All your history stays available in one place.
Data and servers in Canada
Your meter data and the cloud that stores it are hosted on servers in Canada, backed by Canadian support. You always know your data is kept in Canada, not offshore.
Live in three steps
No wiring, no electrician, no network setup. Install the meter and it does the rest.
Install the meter inline
Fit the DN20 or DN25 meter into your 3/4 inch or 1 inch line. There is no power to run and nothing to wire. Its IP68 body is fine in a pit or outdoor box.
It connects over cellular
The built-in SIM brings the meter online over 4G across North America on its own. No WiFi, no gateway, no tenant passwords, and it works where WiFi cannot reach.
Read and get alerts in the app
Usage flows into the Canadian-hosted dashboard and mobile app. See trends, submeter by unit, set your own limits and get leak alerts automatically.
Installs anywhere - no straight pipe, any orientation
Ultrasonic sensing removes the plumbing constraints of a mechanical meter, so it fits where older meters can't.
- Horizontal or verticalRated for both mounting positions (H/V), so it fits tight mechanical rooms, risers and pits without a special layout.
- No straight pipe requiredA U0/D0 flow-profile rating means zero straight run before or after the meter. Install it right up against elbows, tees and valves and still measure accurately.
- Threads inline in minutesMale threads (G1" for DN20, G1¼" for DN25) fit a standard line. No power and no wiring, and the IP68 body is fine in a flooded pit or outdoor box.
- Catches the smallest flowRegisters from just 2-3 L/h to catch slow drips, and measures reverse flow as well.
| DN20 (¾") | DN25 (1") | |
| Overall length | 130 mm | 160 mm |
| Height | 99 mm | 105 mm |
| Connection thread | G1" male | G1¼" male |
| Nominal flow (Q3) | 4 m³/h | 6.3 m³/h |
| Start flow | 2 L/h | 3 L/h |
Dimensions are nominal and confirmed per order.
Who it is for
One remote-read platform for the sites and portfolios that need eyes on water across BC and Canada.
Landlords, property managers and stratas
Submeter every suite or unit so residents can see and be fairly allocated their own use. Studies show individual, volume-based cost allocation cuts consumption meaningfully, and leak alerts protect the building from silent overnight damage. Whether you can bill tenants for water separately is set by provincial and municipal rules, so check them before billing.
Farms, ranches and off-grid sites
Monitor wells, cisterns, troughs and irrigation lines over cellular from your phone, even with no WiFi for miles. In drought years that visibility protects both your crops and your licence.
Irrigation and remote zones
Meter each zone independently, set daily and seasonal limits, and get flagged the moment a line runs when it should not. Wide turndown catches the slow losses that add up over a season.
Municipalities and water utilities
Extend universal metering and hunt non-revenue water, which industry estimates put at 20 to 40% of pumped supply lost to leaks in distribution systems. Automatic remote reads remove truck rolls and manual reading routes.
Commercial and institutional buildings
Break usage down by tenant, floor or system, benchmark it over time, and export CSV for reporting. Meet measure-and-report duties without adding a meter-reading headcount.
Built to sit outside and be forgotten
This is a meter you install once and leave alone. A sealed lithium cell powers it for about 6 years at one reading per day, with no wiring, no mains power and no charging, and an IP68 rating means it can sit in a flooded pit or below-grade box and keep reporting. The lead-free engineered composite body is corrosion-free and safe for potable drinking water.
- Sealed lithium battery, 6-year life based on one reading per day, no charging or wiring
- IP68 submersible rating for pits, vaults and outdoor installations that can flood
- Lead-free, corrosion-free composite body, safe for potable drinking water
Specifications
Everything you need to spec and install. Download the full spec sheet or request a quote for your sizes.
- Measurement principle
- Ultrasonic transit-time — no moving parts
- Sizes
- DN20 (¾″) and DN25 (1″)
- Accuracy class
- Class 2 (ISO 4064 / OIML R49)
- Metrological range
- R250 (R400 available)
- Nominal flow Q3
- 4.0 m³/h (DN20)
- Max. working pressure
- MAP16 — 1.6 MPa (16 bar)
- Water temperature
- T50 — up to 50 °C
- Ingress protection
- IP68 — submersible
- Power
- Sealed lithium battery, 6-year life (at one read/day)
- Connectivity
- 4G LTE cellular, built-in SIM (North America)
- Body material
- Lead-free composite — safe for potable water
- Data & cloud
- Reads, alarms, CSV export — hosted in Canada
Typical values; final specifications are confirmed on your quote.
Questions before you request a quote
Can I use this to legally bill my tenants for water?+
It is excellent for measuring each unit's use and allocating water costs fairly. Whether you can formally bill tenants for water is set by provincial and municipal rules, not by Measurement Canada, which regulates electricity and gas meters rather than water. Those rules vary widely, and some provinces restrict or do not allow charging residential tenants separately for water, so use the meter for consumption monitoring and fair cost allocation, and check your provincial tenancy rules and local bylaws before billing.
Do I need WiFi, a gateway or tenant passwords?+
No. The meter connects over 4G cellular only, with a built-in SIM that works across North America. There is no WiFi, no gateway to install and no tenant network to join, so it works in basements, pits, farms and remote sites where WiFi cannot reach.
What does the price include, and what does it cost each year after?+
Pricing starts at $199 CAD for DN20 and $219 for DN25, including the meter with its built-in SIM. The first year of unlimited cellular data and Canadian cloud hosting is included with no monthly fee. From the second year it is just $1 per month per meter for cellular data and the app - no contract. Multi-meter pricing is confirmed in your quote.
How accurate is it, and does it drift over time?+
It measures with ultrasonic transit-time sensing at Class 2 accuracy, meaning tighter tolerance in the normal flow range. With no moving parts to wear, its accuracy stays stable over its life, unlike mechanical meters that slow down and under-register as parts wear.
Will it really catch a small leak?+
It is designed to. Ultrasonic sensing has no start-up friction, so it registers a slow, continuous trickle that a mechanical meter would miss. Its very wide turndown keeps it accurate from a tiny drip up to full flow, and the app raises a continuous-flow alarm when water never stops. Very small or intermittent flows below its range can still be missed, but it catches far more than a mechanical meter.
Where is my data stored?+
Your meter data and the servers that hold it are hosted in Canada, and support is Canadian. You get historical trends, charts and CSV export, and you can share access with unlimited users at no extra cost.
How hard is it to install?+
Very easy. It threads inline like any water meter (G1" for DN20, G1¼" for DN25) with no power to run and no wiring. Because it is ultrasonic it needs no straight pipe before or after (U0/D0), so it fits right up against elbows and valves, and it can be mounted horizontal or vertical. The IP68 body is fine in a pit or outdoor box.
Which sizes are supported, and will they fit my line?+
We offer two sizes: DN20 for 3/4 inch lines and DN25 for 1 inch lines. Tell us your line size and supply pressure in the quote request and we will confirm the right fit for your installation.
Get a quote for your site
Tell us how many meters and what you are monitoring. We will price DN20 and DN25 units with first-year cellular data and Canadian cloud hosting included. Free, no-obligation quote with a reply within one business day.
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