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IOM-222
MODEL: ESSENTIALS™ GAS SAMPLER
REV: A
13839 West Bellfort Street, Sugar Land, TX 77498
welker.com
Service Department 281.491.2331
3.4 Troubleshooting
Table 2: Essentials™ Gas Sampler Troubleshooting
Issues
Possible Causes
Solutions
The MPS-2 is not actuating properly.
The solenoid may not be operating
properly.
The solenoid test button may be in the
locked position.
The stroke and exhaust times are too
short.
Use the manual override button to check
the solenoid and ensure proper
operation. If the solenoid is operating
improperly, refer to the
Installation,
Operation, and Maintenance
(IOM)
Manual
for the solenoid.
Use a flat head screw driver to unlock the
solenoid test button.
Ensure that the pump cycle is no faster
than every four (4) seconds.
The sample cylinder is not filling.
Product inlet valve A is closed.
The inlet valve on the sample cylinder is
closed.
There is a leak between the sample
outlet and the sample cylinder.
The inline relief setting is too high.
The MPS-2 is unable to build pressure.
Ensure that product inlet valve A is open.
Ensure that the inlet valve on the sample
cylinder is open.
Check all fittings from the sample outlet
to the inlet valve on the sample cylinder
for leaks. Repair as necessary.
Section 2.4, Start-Up Procedures,
instructions on setting the inline relief.
Section 2.4, Start-Up Procedures,
instructions on testing the MPS-2 and
ensuring that the sampler will build
pressure.
The sample cylinder is filling too
quickly.
The inline relief setting is not adequate.
The sampler may be set at a faster
sampling frequency than desired.
Section 2.4, Start-Up Procedures,
instructions on setting the inline relief
Adjust the controller to sample at the
desired rate. Ensure that the calculations
used to determine the sample frequency
are correct (
The regulator is leaking or flow is
restricted.
The cartridge assembly must be
replaced.
Install a replacement cartridge assembly
to the regulator. Refer to the
Installation,
Operation, and Maintenance
(IOM)
Manual
for the IR-7 for instructions.
The outlet pressure gauge reads
pipeline pressure when adjusting
the inline relief.
Purge valve B may be open.
The O-ring in the inline relief may have
failed.
Ensure that purge valve B is closed.
Replace the O-ring in the inline relief.
Refer to the
Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance
(IOM)
Manual
for the MPS-2
for instructions.