🏛️ DAEGAN Water Meters

⭐ Identity & Origins

DAEGAN is a small‑scale Indian water‑meter manufacturer, first appearing in industrial directories in the late 1990s.

It is part of India’s fragmented domestic metering sector, alongside brands like Capstan, Kranti, Aman, and Dasmesh.

Focus on low‑cost domestic meters with Brass‑body multi‑jet designs.

Sold mainly through municipal contractors and plumbing wholesalers often supplied as OEM meters (rebranded by distributors).

🕰️ Historical Timeline

1990s — Formation and first listings show 15 mm and 20 mm multi‑jet meters.

Targeted India’s rapidly expanding urban water‑supply market

2000s — Standardisation and Shift to multi‑jet magnetic‑drive meters and hot‑water variants with pulse‑output models for AMR

2020s — Continued Small‑Scale Production and Produces domestic and small commercial meters. No smart‑meter or ultrasonic lines.

The HWM.Museum will contact the company to acquire one of its water meters for its collection. TBA