
Troubleshooting
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Instruction Manual
Troubleshooting
LIQ-MAN-400
May 2017
4.1
Troubleshooting
Section 4: Troubleshooting
Problem
Probable Cause
Solution
Off-Scale Reading
Wiring is wrong.
Verify wiring.
Temperature element is open or shorted.
Check temperature element for open or short circuits.
See
Figure 4-1
Sensor is not in process stream.
Be sure sensor is completely submerged in process
stream.
Variopol cable is not properly seated.
Loosen connector and reseat.
Sensor has failed.
Perform isolation checks. See
Figure 4-2
Noisy reading
Sensor is improperly installed in process
stream.
Be sure sensor is completely submerged in process
stream.
Variopol cable is not properly seated.
Loosen connector and reseat.
Reading seem wrong
(lower or higer than
expected)
Bubbles trapped in sensor.
Be sure sensor is properly oriented in pipe or flow cell.
See
Figure 2-1
. Apply back pressure to flow cell.
Wrong temperature correction algorithm.
Check that temperature correction is appropriate for
the sample. See transmitter manual for more
information.
Wrong cell constant.
Verify that the correct cell constant has been entered
in the transmitter and that the cell constant is appro-
priate for the conductivity of the sample.
See transmitter manual for more information.
Sluggish response
Electrodes are fouled.
Clean electrodes.
Sensor is installed in dead area in piping.
Move sensor to a location more representative of the
process liquid.