15
Troubleshooting Reference Guide
Symptom
Probable Cause
Solution
No output is
displayed or
registered
Defective magnetic pickup
Refer to the Checking the
Magnetic Pickup section.
Foreign matter obstructing the
turbine flowmeter rotor
Refer to the Checking the
Turbine Flowmeter section.
Defective turbine flowmeter
internals
Refer to the Checking the
Turbine Flowmeter section.
Defective turbine flowmeter
cable assembly
Refer to the Checking the
Cable Assembly section.
Defective electronic/readout
device
Refer to the Checking the
Electronics section.
More volume/
output than
displayed or
registered.
Rotor may drag due to foreign
matter obstruction
Refer to the Checking the
Turbine Flowmeter section.
Magnetic pickup not screwed
down all the way into the
turbine flowmeter body,
causing it not to detect all the
rotor blades as they pass.
Screw the magnetic pickup all
the way down into the turbine
flowmeter body. Hand-tighten
only.
Turbine flowmeter installed
backwards.
Install the turbine flowmeter in
accordance with the process
flow direction.
Turbine flowmeter rotor
installed backwards.
Install the turbine flowmeter
rotor in accordance with the
process flow direction.
K-factor is too high in
electronic/readout device.
Verify K-factor used. K-factor
should be decreased.
Less volume/
output than
displayed or
registered.
Caused by entrained air in the
process line.
Install an air eliminator
upstream of turbine flowmeter.
K-factor is too low in
electronic/readout device.
Verify K-factor used. K-factor
should be increased.
