ME042 Issue 15 © 2014
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Product Specifications
Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
Fluid w ill not flow through the meter
a) Foreign matter blocking the rotors (6,7)
a) Dismantle the meter and clean the rotors (6,7)
(Fit an in line strainer)
b) Strainer (4) is blocked
b) Clean strainer (4)
c) Damaged rotors (6,7)
c) Replace rotors (6,7)
e) Connections over tightened
e) Re-adjust connections
Reduced flow through the meter
Strainer partially blocked (4)
Clean strainer (4)
Meter reading inaccutate
a) Flow rate is either too high or too low
a) Adjust flow rate (refer to specifications)
b) Excess w ear caused by incorrect
b) Check meter body (1) register base (9) and rotors (6,7) for
installation
w ear or damage.(Replace as required)
Fluid flow s but no reading on the meter
a) Drive gear loose (23)
a) Replace gear box cover assembly (16-23)
b) Rotor (6) drive gear damaged
b) Replace rotor (6)
c) Gearbox gears (13-16) damaged
c) Replace damaged gears
d) Register gears damaged
d) Replace register assembly
Fluid leaks into the register assembly
Damaged o'ring (20) or o'ring (24)
Replace gear box cover assembly (13-23)
or o'ring (24)
Accuracy
+/- 1” of Reading
Type
Oval Gear
Flowrate
3 - 80 Litre/min (0.8-21 US Gal/min)
Maximum Pressure
345kPa / 50psi / 3.45 Bar
Suitable for use with
Diesel, Kerosene, Petrol and Oils up to 1000cps.
Reset-able Totalizer
999.9 Lt or Gal
Non-Reset-able Total
999999 Lt or Gal
Wetted Components
Aluminium, Mild Steel, Brass
Acetal, Viton, Polyetherimide Resin
Port Threads
1” Rp
1” NPT
1” BSP.F (G)
Minimum Gravity Head
550mm
