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Routine Maintenance
Section 1: Routine maintenance
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Manual
December 2017
3-9000-764 Rev F
1.3
Routine Maintenance
Routine maintenance operations requires adherence to all applicable regulations and laws and
safety training for personnel to perform the maintenance operations. Review your
organization’s best practices procedures before performing routine maintenance.
1.3.1
Maintenance logs and reports
To monitor the performance health of the meter, and ensure it is operating within acceptable
specifications, routine diagnostics should be performed. Collecting a maintenance log gives
you a snapshot of the current health of the meter and you can compare the inspection reports
from previously saved logs. Use the Logs/Reports menu and click Maintenance Logs and
Reports. Daniel MeterLink displays the Maintenance Logs and Reports dialog. Choose the time
duration, log format and collection rate for the output file and click the Start button. You can
open the file immediately after it is generated or view it at a later time. It is recommended that a
Maintenance log be collected after an upset in the system.
In establishing a baseline to be used for the trending of the meter diagnostics, it is very helpful if
a set of log files are collected immediately after the meter has been installed in the field.
Preferably, collect the log files at several velocities within the operating range of the meter. This
helps establish that the flow profile is relatively constant throughout the meters operating
range (except velocities below 3 ft/sec where the profile may vary).
Maintenance log collection
Figure 1-3 Maintenance log collection parameters
