fafnir HART TORRIX, Technical Documentation Manual

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Page 5/37 Installation
4 Installation
When installing and maintaining the level sensor in potentially explosive ar-
eas, the national rules must be observed (Explosion Protection Regulations, In-
dustrial Health and Safety Regulations, Equipment Safety Regulations and the
specific conditions of the EC-Type Examination Certificates). The generally
accepted rules of engineering and these operating instructions must be ob-
served.
All applicable local safety and accident prevention regulations not included
in this manual must also be observed.
This section describes how to install the level sensor depending on the type (see the
following figure).
TORRIX screw-in unit TORRIX flange TORRIX Bypass
Figure 3: TORRIX versions
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Probe head
Probe head
Screew-in
unit
Probe tube
ø 12
Probe tube
ø 12
Float
Guard ring
Guard ring
Float
Flange
Neck tube
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Ins
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en
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50 ∅
50
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50
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