Types of Validation

Validation Type

Description

Negative Consumption

Negative consumption validation will flag a meter if the readings start going backwards. 

Negative consumption validation is enabled as default when you set up a network, however this can be disabled at any time, and on any supply type, and the tolerance of how many units of "backwards" consumption is valid or invalid can be altered at any time. 

Negative Readings

Mabdeck will flag a meter as having failed validation if the reading itself is a negative reading. This type of validation is enabled as default and cannot be disabled.

Zero Consumption

Zero Consumption validation will flag a meter if the readings do not increment for a set period of time. 

Zero consumption validation is enabled as default with a tolerance of 14 days, however this can be disabled or amended at any time.

Unusual Temperature Differences

Unusual Temperature Differences validation will flag a meter if the flow and return temperatures look incorrect or inconsistent. This can help to identify where temperature probes have been installed incorrectly. 

Temperature Difference validation is disabled as default however can be enabled at any time from the validation settings page. You can then set a tolerance level of how many degrees the flow and return temperatures can look unusual (can show a negative temperature difference) by before it is flagged as a validation error.

Excessive Consumption

Excessive Consumption validation will flag a meter if the consumption is excessive, based on pre-set tolerances per supply type.

This validation is enabled as default and cannot be disabled at present. We do not validate bulk meters for excessive consumption as the definition of "excessive" can differ greatly for bulk supplies based on the efficiency of scheme, or how many domestic meters are attached.