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Note:
Do not press ENTER until the transducers are fitted and connected to the instrument.
Attaching and connecting the transducers
16. Fit the designated sensors to the pipe using the appropriate guide rails as described in
Paragraph 2.2
. Take
great care to set the separation distance as accurately as possible.
17. Connect the red and blue coaxial cables between the sensors and the test instrument, ensuring that the red
connector on the instrument is connected to the ‘upstream’ sensor.
Taking a flow reading
18. Once the transducers have been fitted and
connected press the Enter key.
19. This will take you from the SENSOR SEPARATION
screen to the FLOW READING screen via a signal-
checking screen (shown here).
Please wait..
Checking signals
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20. Check that the indicated signal strength on the left
of the screen is at least 2 bars (ideally 3 or 4). If
less than 2 bars are shown it indicates there could
be a problem with the transducer spacing,
alignment or connections; or it could be due to an
application problem.
FLOW READING
DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS
Dim: mm
Signal
0.000
l/min
+Total: 0.00
litres
–Total: 0.00
litres
Flow monitoring
The FLOW READING screen is the one most used during normal monitoring operation. It shows the
instantaneous fluid flow together with totalised values (when enabled). In this mode you can select the flow rate
measurement units by pressing keys 7 (litres), 8 (Gallons) or 9 (m³), or change the display to show velocity by
pressing key 4.
3.3
Using the System at a Regularly Monitored Location
Setting up the Portaflow system using the Quick Start method described in
Paragraph 3.2
is easy and the
recommended method to use in a ‘one-off’ situation. But if you have a site location that you want to monitor on a
frequent basis it is better to set up a named ‘Site’ for that location so that you can recall it when needed and so
avoid the need to re-enter the site details every time you want to install the equipment there.
Note:
See Paragraph 3.4 for details of how to set-up and manage site details.
Use this procedure to install the equipment at a named site.
1. Select View Edit Site Data from the MAIN MENU.
2. Select Choose from list of sites.
3. Select one of the sites listed and press ENTER.
4. The Site name will show the selected site and the
VIEW EDIT SITE DATA
DD-MM-YY HH:MM:SS
Dim: mm
Choose from list of sites
Site name
: MySite
Dimension units
: mm
Pipe outside diameter : 58.00
Pipe wall thickness : 4.00
Pipe lining thickness : 0.00
