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Rosemount 8600 Vortex Flow Meter
Reference Manual
May 2019
Troubleshooting
00809-0100-4860, Rev BF
Tools needed
5
/
32
-in. (4 mm) hex wrench
5
/
16
-in. (8 mm) open end wrench
5 mm hex wrench
Suction or compressed air device
Small, soft bristle brush
Cotton swabs
Appropriate cleaning liquid: water or cleaning agent
1.
De-pressurize the flow line.
2.
Remove the electronics housing (see
“Replacing the electronics housing” on
).
Removable bracket
3.
Loosen the four bracket anchor bolts with a 5 mm hex wrench (See
).
A. Bracket anchor bolts
B. Sensor bolts
4.
Remove the bracket.
5.
Loosen Sensor bolts with 5 mm hex wrench.
6.
Remove sensor bolts, sensor, and gasket.
Cleaning the sealing surface
Before installing a sensor in the meter body, clean the sealing surface by completing the
following procedure. The gaskets around the sensor are used to seal in the process fluid.
1.
Use a suction or compressed air device to remove any loose particles from the
sealing surface and other adjacent areas in the sensor.
Figure 5
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8. Removable Bracket Assembly
A
B