6 • 61-1004RK/61-0191RK Combustible Gas Detector
Installation
This section describes procedures to mount the CO
2
detector in the monitoring
environment and wire the it to a controller. If you purchased a 61-0191RK detector that is
factory installed in and factory wired to a controller, detector installation is not necessary.
Mounting the CO
2
Detector
1.
Select a mounting site that is representative of the monitoring environment. Consider
the following when you select the mounting site.
•
Select a site where the detector is not likely to be bumped or disturbed. Make sure
there is sufficient room to perform start-up, maintenance, and calibration
procedures.
•
Select a site where the target gas is likely to be found first.
•
Select a site that minimizes the possibility of someone breathing on the detector.
The exhaled CO
2
may cause an alarm.
Figure 1: Mounting the CO
2
Detector
2.
At the mounting site you select, hang or mount the junction box with the detector
facing down (see Figure 1).
Wiring the CO
2
Detector to a Controller
WARNING: Always verify that the power to the controller is off before you make
wiring connections.
Junction
Box
Spacer, 3X
IR CO2
Detector
3/4 NPT
Female
3.65
7.1 Max
2.70
0.38
