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Instructions

Summary of Contents for ProComm

Page 1: ...ProComm Instruments E L E C T R O N I C C O M M I S S I O N I N G U N I T O U R G E N I U S I S V A L V E S Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...y 1 Description of Unit 1 Connection and Set up 1 Menu System 3 Main Menu 4 Units Menu 6 Display Menu 7 Damping Menu 11 Advanced Menu 12 Quick Valve 13 Spares and Accessories 15 Technical Specification 15 Statement of Conformity 16 Glycol Water Specific Gravity Chart 16 ...

Page 3: ...hazards potentially present It is also the user s responsibility to understand the Health and Safety issues relating to high pressure systems high temperature systems and systems containing flushing agents cleaning agents and or antifreeze agents This list is however not exhaustive Description of Unit The ProComm unit comprises the following Hand held electronic manometer in a removable rubber pro...

Page 4: ...lue connection tube to the low pressure test point on the subject measuring valve 5 Ensure that the equalising valve on the ProComm unit is OPEN turn anti clockwise and then attach the ProComm to the free ends of the red and blue connection tubes 6 Open the isolating valves on the connection tubes The differential pressure across the subject measuring valve will generate flow through the connectio...

Page 5: ...buttons to select the correct function which is then accepted using the button Menu functions that require a numeric value to be added use a system which is best described using the following example Example Setting the design flow to 1 05 l s MENU selects the Main Menu option moves the cursor down to the Design Flow option accepts the Design Flow option will change the value of the first column t...

Page 6: ...ect all items on screen before using the button to accept them Valve Position handwheel position When variable orifice valves are being measured the handwheel position must be entered so that the correct value of Kvs is used for the derivation of the flowrate The screen shows the maximum and minimum recommended positions for the valve The minimum position shown ensures that the valve maintains rea...

Page 7: ...l be displayed on the main display in the target flow box Target flow must be entered as a percentage and is generally derived when carrying out proportional balancing Typically the value used will be the same as the calculated design flow percentage on the index circuit Balancing to 100 target on subsequent valves will ensure that valves adjacent to the index valve are balanced Pipe Size Pipe siz...

Page 8: ...vity This screen allows the user to enter the value of the specific gravity of the line fluid Typically this would be used when glycol or similar is being used in the system Note when an SG is set to a value other than 1 0 an advisory note is shown at the top of the screen UNITS MENU This screen gives the user the option of selecting the preferred units for display on the ProComm Use the buttons t...

Page 9: ...e units through l s l m l h USGPM UKGPM m3 h m 3 m or m 3 s Use the button to accept Note Velocity units are available m s metres per second and f s feet per second In order to display the current velocity in the system being measured it will be necessary to select the following 1 The valve being measured Main Menu Select Valve 2 The pipe size Main Menu Pipe Size 3 The velocity units Units Menu Fl...

Page 10: ...ls being received from the valve being measured Flow Pressure Display when an automatic balancing valve is selected If the design differential pressure is not met the message LOW FLOW will be displayed If the design differential pressure is met the message will be FLOW OK 8 2 2 Kvs 5 3 kPa 0 14 L S CRANE FIXED D931 15mm ZERO DP Schematic for valve type FODRV shown Kvs of valve being measured Valve...

Page 11: ...t the base of the screen When variable orifice balancing valves are selected and the design and target flow have been entered the ProComm automatically uses the predictive handwheel position and displays this above the design or target flow in their respective boxes on the screen When the valve has been adjusted to the predicted position use the buttons to adjust the handwheel setting Note the des...

Page 12: ...mine which data is used Generally with automatic valves there is a slight fall in flow when the DP reaches high values This fact is true for most automatic valves but normally the fall in flow is within the stated tolerance for the valve When the ProComm is adjusted to select the correct valve setting the design flow is displayed within the valve image If the DP is not sufficient to create correct...

Page 13: ... Update Time This screen allows the user to change the apparent sensitivity of the ProComm unit The value can be adjusted by the user to increase or decrease the time delay between each screen update If the time is short the screen updates often A long update time will give the appearance of a steadier reading Use the buttons for coarse adjustment and the buttons for fine adjustment A typical sett...

Page 14: ...ample time will make the screen appear to update slower but with a more stable reading ADVANCED MENU Flow Alerts Flow alerts can be switched between Enabled and Disabled The alerts relate to the flow through the selected valve High Flow and Low Flow mean that the measured flow is outside the range normally expected in the valve When working on unstable systems or systems that have little regulatio...

Page 15: ...t Quick Valve This display allows the user to save the data from the current valve to a storage location on the ProComm To use this feature press the button whilst viewing any of the display screens There are 100 storage locations available arranged in ten groups each of up to ten valves The group number can be selected using the buttons and the valve number can be selected using the buttons The M...

Page 16: ...ommissioned data for up to 100 valves for later reference when producing a commissioning report When the data for the selected valve has been saved the following screen appears The example shown is for a variable orifice double regulating valve All other valve types have a simpler screen When using automatic balancing valves the procedure for using Quick Valve is the same as for traditional balanc...

Page 17: ...service intervals may be necessary for extremely high use meters or for meters which are regularly used on very dirty systems or on systems that contain high concentrations of cleaning agents treatments Valve Database The ProComm unit is pre programmed with more than 4500 valves in its database Please note whilst every effort is made to ensure that the valve data contained within the ProComm is co...

Page 18: ... 1 042 1 053 1 062 1 069 1 075 60 0 995 1 007 1 017 1 030 1 041 1 050 1 060 1 070 1 076 1 083 50 1 000 1 013 1 013 1 035 1 048 1 057 1 067 1 077 1 084 1 090 40 0 990 1 004 1 018 1 029 1 042 1 054 1 064 1 074 1 085 1 091 1 098 30 0 996 1 007 1 022 1 034 1 047 1 059 1 070 1 080 1 092 1 099 1 105 20 0 999 1 010 1 026 1 038 1 052 1 065 1 076 1 088 1 099 1 106 1 114 10 1 000 1 013 1 028 1 042 1 056 1 0...

Page 19: ...t has been made to ensure that the information contained in this publication is accurate at the time of publishing Crane Fluid Systems assumes no responsibility or liability for typographical errors or omissions or for any misinterpretation of the information within this publication and reserves the right to change without notice We hope that our communications have an impact on you but not on the...

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