Portable flushing monitor

A device for monitoring manual flushing of a hydrant, the device comprising an adapter constructed and proportioned to be attachable to an outlet of a water hydrant, an access port on the adapter, the access port being sized to take a sample of a stream of water flowing through the hydrant, a sensor attached to the access port, the sensor sensing a characteristic of water, a logic circuit attached to the sensor, the logic circuit producing a signal when the characteristic of the water reaches a predetermined level, and an alarm, the alarm being triggered in response to the signal to produce a humanly detectable alarm signal.

A method of manually flushing a hydrant, the method comprising attaching an adapter to an outlet of the hydrant, the adapter being connected to an electronic water analyzer, opening a valve in the hydrant to expel water through the hydrant, capturing a portion of the water through the adapter and routing it to the analyzer, and manually closing the valve.