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GEIST™ LEAK DETECTION KIT
Quick Installation Guide
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VM1236/590-2262-501A
the wet cloth loosely around the
cable. Do not put pressure on the
cable.
Remove the simulated leak sources
and return the system to its normal
operating state.
To test the cable fault alarm,
remove the end-of-line terminator
(EOL) from the end of the sensing
cable. This will cause a cable break,
which should be reported
appropriately by the LD310. Once
the cable break alarm is verified,
reapply the EOL and ensure the
system returns to its normal
operating state.
CONFIGURING THE
SYSTEM’S SETTINGS
The first step is to re-name the
analog inputs to something more
descriptive, to help identify the
“cable fault” and “leak” signals
when looking at the unit’s logged
data or e-mailed alert messages.
These names can be changed from
the Sensor tab of the monitoring
unit’s application.
If you connected the signals
according to the Control Box
Wiring Diagram on page 2, Analog 1
will be the “Cable Fault” signal, and
Analog 2 will be the “Leak
Detection” signal.
CLEANING THE LEAK
DETECTION CABLES
If the orange Leak Detection
Cables become contaminated by
oils, solvents or conductive
residues, it may continue to give a
“wet” signal, even though the cable
and surrounding area appears dry.
If this happens, the cable can be
cleaned as follows:
Clean the cable with
isopropyl alcohol
Cleaning the cable with alcohol
allows you to clean the sensing
cable without completely
disconnecting and removing it from
its installed location. Instead, you’ll
remove each section of cable you
wish to clean from its J-clips, wipe
it down, and reinstall the cable.
This method will clean most
contaminants from the cable, and is
generally suff icient in most cases.
1. Obtain a dye-free heavy cloth
rag and a bottle of isopropyl
alcohol.
2. Remove the first section of
cable to be cleaned from its
J-clips.
3. Soak the rag with alcohol.
4. Wrap the rag around the cable
and squeeze firmly while pulling
the rag down the length of the
cable.
5. Flip the rag over every several
feet. Re-saturate the rag with
alcohol as required.
6. Once you’ve reached the end of
the first section of cable, place
it back in the J-clips and
proceed to the next section.
7. Replace the rag if it becomes
too dirty.
Clean the cable with warm,
soapy water
If the cable still gives a false “wet’
signal, even after you’ve cleaned it
with isopropyl alcohol as above, or
if the cable appears so dirty that it
requires a more intense scrubbing,
the cables may be cleaned with
warm, soapy water instead. This
process requires you to completely
remove the cable from its installed
location, submerge it in a soap-and-
water solution, scrub it with a brush,
and hang it to dry for several hours,
so it is highly recommended to try
the alcohol-cleaning method first.
1. Remove the sensing cable from
its installed location. Labeling
the sections of cable to note
their location for later
re-installation is highly
recommended.
2. Add dish soap (such as Dawn™)
to a bucket of warm water,
using about 1 cup (250 ml) of
detergent per gallon (4 L) of
water.
3. Submerge a section of the
cable in the water and, using a
scrub brush or rag, scrub along
the surface of the cable with
firm pressure. Be sure to scrub
all sides of the cable.
4. Remove the section of the
cable from the soapy solution
and rinse it in a bucket of clean,
fresh water.
5. Ensure there are no oily
deposits along the length of the
cable. If the cable does not
appear clean, repeat steps 3
and 4.
6. Hang up the cable to dry. Try to
point the connectors down, so
water cannot pool inside the
connectors. The drying process
may take 6 - 48 hours,
depending on the room
conditions.
7. Once the cable is completely
dry, reinstall it in its original
location.
