3. Pre-installationinspections
1) Checkforanydamagetotheproductduringtransport.
2) Checkthetagnumberoftheproductandtheinstallationlocation.
3) Checktheisolationvalveatthelocationonthevesselortankwherethelevelgaugewillbe
installedislocked,andthatthegaugevalveoflevelgaugeislocked.
4) Checktheflange,etc.therethelevelgaugewillbeinstalledonthevesselortankisfreeof
foreignmaterial.
5) Inordertopreventdamagetothegaugetubeduetodistortionofthemainbody,checktheC
toC&theflatnessoftheflangesurface,whethertheboltholesbetweenbothflangesare
straight,andwhethertheheightofbothflangesurfacesisthesame..
4. Precautionsforinstallationandoperationoftheproduct
4-1.Pre-operationchecks(Warmingup)
1) Warmupforapproximately80minutesuntilthetemperatureandpressureoftheinstalledlevel
gaugematchthetemperatureandpressureofthetankorothervesselwherethelevelgauge
hasbeeninstalled.
2) Oncethelevelgaugeisready,slowlyopentheuppergaugevalve.Openthelowergaugevalve
byturningapproximately2to3timestoallowthefluidinsidethevesseltolowlyenterthelevel
gauge.
(Suddenlyopeningthegaugevalvecausingrapidflowoffluidintothelevelgaugemaytrigger
thecheckballandblocktheentryoffluidintothelevelgauge.Theimpactfromasuddeninflow
offluidmaydamagetheglassofthelevelgaugecover.)
3) Confirmthroughtheglasscoverofthelevelgaugethatthefluidentersthegaugeandindicates
thelevelinsidethevessel.Thencompletelyopenthelowergaugevalve.