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ocation
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electalocationwheretheflowmetercanbeeasilyreadandwherethetemperature
w
ill not exceed 200°F (93°C). The mounting surface and piping to the flowmeter
shouldbefreefromexcessivevibration.Ifpulsingfloworvibrationcausesexcessive
pointeroscillation,contactfactoryforwaystoprovideadditionaldampening.
B
ecausethedeviceoperatesthroughamagneticcouplingsystem,magneticmaterial
n
eartheflowblockcanaffectaccuracy.Tominimizetheeffectofoutsideinterference,
k
eepmagneticmaterialsatleast3inches(7.6cm)awayfromtheunit.
Inlet Piping
It is a good practice to have the inlet port of the flowmeter be as free of elbows,
restrictions and size changes as possible. Inlet piping should be as close to the
f
lowmeterconnectionsizeaspossibletoavoidpossibleturbulencewhichcanoccur
w
ithdrasticsizechanges.Thelengthoftheinletpipinghasverylittleeffectonnormal
p
ressurefedflowmeters.
Forvacuumservice,theinletpipingshouldbeasshortandopenaspossibletoallow
operation at or near atmospheric pressure, thus maintaining the accuracy of the
device.Notethatforvacuumservice,anyflowcontrolvalvemustbeinstalledonthe
d
ischargesideoftheflowmeter.
O
utlet Piping
Pipingontheoutletportshouldbeatleastaslargeastheflowmeterconnection.
O
peration
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fthe mediaislikelytobedirty,itisrecommendedthata50–micronfilterisplaced
u
pstreamoftheinletporttoassureacleanfluidmediumflowsthroughtheflowmeter.
After all connections are complete, introduce flow as slowly as possible to avoid
damage.Withliquidflow,it maybenecessaryto purgeairfromthe system before
readingsstabilize.Nolubricationorperiodicservicingisrequired.Keepcaseexterior,
i
ncludingfrontcover,cleanforbestvisibility.
M
AINTENANCE/REPAIR
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ponfinalinstallationoftheSeriesDTFW,noroutinemaintenanceisrequired.The
SeriesDTFWisnotfieldserviceableandshouldbereturnedifrepairisneeded.Field
repairshouldnotbeattemptedandmayvoidwarranty.
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ARRANTY/RETURN
R
eferto“TermsandConditionsofSales”inourcatalogandonourwebsite.Contact
c
ustomerservicetoreceiveaReturnGoodsAuthorizationnumberbeforeshippingthe
p
roductbackforrepair.Besuretoincludeabriefdescriptionoftheproblemplusany
additionalapplicationnotes.
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