
Installation
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Instruction Manual
Installation
LIQ-MAN-400
May 2017
Keep ¼ in. (6 mm) clearance between electrodes and piping. The electrodes must be completely
submerged in the process liquid, i.e., to the level of the threaded connection. See
Figures 2-1
to
Figure 2-6
for recommended orientation and installation. Rosemount 400/40VP Contacting
Conductivity Sensors with 0.1 and 1.0/cm cell constants can be installed in ¾-inch pipe tees.
Rosemount 400/400VP Contacting Conductivity Sensors can be installed in 1-inch tees with a
¾-inch bushing. If the sensor is installed in a pipe tee or flow cell with the sample draining to open
atmosphere, bubbles may accumulate on the electrodes. Trapped bubbles will cause errors. As
bubbles accumulate, the conductivity reading normally drifts down. In the plastic flow cell, bubbles
are readily visible. To control bubble formation, apply a small amount of back pressure to the flow
cell or pipe tee.
Section 2: Installing the sensor
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°
Figure 2-1 Sensor orientation
Sensor
Weldalet
Process Piping
Figure 2-2 Direct insertion in a pipe
Inlet
1” Pipe Tee With 3/4”
Bushing Shown
Outlet
Sensor
Figure 2-3 Insertion in a pipe Tee
1” Pipe Tee With 3/4”
Bushing Shown
Inlet
Outlet
Figure 2-4 Insertion in a pipe Tee
Sensor
Flow
Flow
3/4” Inch MNPT
(Typical)
Figure 2-5 Insertion in a pipe Tee
Outlet
Inlet
Figure 2-6 Insertion in a flow cell (24091-02)