Systems for measuring properties of water in a water distribution system

A system comprising:

• a multi-port service saddle mountable on a water pipe and comprising:
• a main port;
• and
• a secondary port;
• and
• a water sensing assembly comprising:
• a housing received within the main port;
• a generator positioned inside the housing;
• a sensor configured to be exposed to water flow within the water pipe;
• and
• a turbine coupled to a generator shaft of the generator and positionable through a bore in the water pipe into water flow within the water pipe, the generator configured to generate an electrical current from rotation of the turbine by the water flow for recharging of a battery pack;
• wherein, after installation of the water sensing assembly, the housing of the water sensing assembly is configured to be positionable between a first position relative to the water pipe and a second position relative to the water pipe, the housing of the water sensing assembly in the second position closer to the water pipe than when in the first position, the turbine of the water sensing assembly configured to not be in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the first position but to be in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the second position.

A method of using a water distribution system, the method comprising:

• measuring a property of water in the system with the system, the system comprising:
• a multi-port service saddle mountable on a water pipe and comprising:
• a main port;
• and
• a secondary port;
• and
• a water sensing assembly comprising:
• a housing received within the main port;
• a generator positioned inside the housing;
• a sensor coupled to the secondary port of the multi-port service saddle and configured to be exposed to water flow within the water pipe;
• and
• a turbine coupled to a generator shaft of the generator, the turbine movable from and between a first position and a second position, the turbine in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the first position but to be in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the second position;
• and
• moving the housing to one of the first position and the second position, the housing of the water sensing assembly in the second position being closer to the water pipe than when in the first position, the turbine extending through a bore in the water pipe into the water flow within the water pipe in the second position.