Repair
Leak Leak
LeakSensor Sensor
SensorRepair Repair
Repair
NOTE: NOTE:
NOTE:Apreviousdesignoftheleaksensorexists.If
yourleaksensorcontainsajamnut,refertomanual
3A5131Aforrepairinstructions.
Theleaksensorcanbereplacedorre-positioned.
Whenproperlypositioned,thetwoarrowsimprinted
ontwooftheatsurfacesoftheleaksensorhex
headareverticalandpointingdown.
Leak Leak
LeakSensor Sensor
SensorTesting Testing
Testing
Testingthecontinuityoftheleaksensorispossible
toensureproperoperation.Ifcontinuitytesting
indicatesthattheleaksensorisnotfunctional,a
replacementkit,25B435,canbeorderedseparately.
1.FollowthePressureReliefProcedure,page11.
Removepowerfromthemotor.
2.Totesttheleaksensorwithoutremovingfrom
thepump:
a.Notetheconnectionlocationsoftheleak
sensorwireswithintheVFDorother
monitoringdevice,thendisconnecttheleak
sensorwires.
b.Useanohmmeterattachedtotheleak
sensorleadstotesttheconductivityofthe
leaksensor.Continuityisafrmedbya
readingof0-5ohms.
c.Loosentheleaksensorbushing1/2turn
(leaksensorarrowspointup).
d.Useanohmmeterattachedtotheleaksensor
leadstotesttheconductivityoftheleak
sensor.Anopencircuitshouldbeindicated.
Normaloperationpositionshownbydark
oat.Lighteroatlineindicatestheopen
circuitposition.
e.Ifthecontinuitytestsresultindicatethat
theleaksensorisnotfunctioningproperly,
proceedtostep3.Otherwise,tightenthe
bushingtoitsoriginalpositionsothatthe
arrowsontheleaksensorpointdown.Attach
theremovedleaksensorwirestothepoint
wheretheyweredisconnectedfromtheVFD
orothermonitoringdevice.
f.Applyairpressuretothepumpandusea
soapysolutionaroundthebushingtoensure
anairtightseal.Ifairbubblesappear,itwill
benecessarytoreturntothestepsabovefor
airpressurereliefandremovingthebushing
fromthepump.Applynewthreadsealer
onthebushingandinstallinthepumpso
thattheleaksensorisproperlypositioned.
Repeatthissteptotestforairleakagearound
thebushing.
3.Removeandreplacetheleaksensoratthe
pump:
a.Notetheconnectionlocationsoftheleak
sensorwireswithintheVFDorother
monitoringdevice,thendisconnecttheleak
sensorwires.
b.Removetheleaksensorandbushingfrom
thepumpcentersection.
c.Applythreadtapeorpastetothebushing
threadsandscrewngertightintothepump.
d.Toensureawatertightseal,applyLoctite®
425Assure™threadlockersuppliedwiththe
leaksensorkittotheleaksensorthreads
andscrewtheleaksensorintothebushing.
e.Verifythattheleaksensorwasproperly
orientedinthepumpsothatthearrows
imprintedontheleaksensorhexheadare
verticalpositionedwiththearrowspointing
down.Itmaybenecessarytofurthertighten
boththebushingandleaksensortoachieve
properpositioning.
f.Useanohmmeterattachedtotheleak
sensorleadstotesttheconductivityofthe
leaksensor.Continuityisafrmedbya
readingof0-5ohms.Attachtheleaksensor
wirestotheVFDorothermonitoringdevice.
g.Applyairpressuretothepumpandusea
soapysolutionaroundthebushingtoensure
anairtightseal.Ifairbubblesappear,itwill
benecessarytoreturntothestepsabovefor
airpressurereliefandremovingthebushing
fromthepump.Applynewthreadsealer
onthebushingandinstallinthepumpso
thattheleaksensorisproperlypositioned.
Repeatthissteptotestforairleakagearound
thebushing.
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