Safety ....................................................................................................................................................................4

1.1

General information and notes for the reader ................................................................................................4

1.2

Intended use...................................................................................................................................................5

1.3

Improper use ..................................................................................................................................................5

1.4

Target groups and qualifications ....................................................................................................................5

1.5

Plates and symbols ........................................................................................................................................6

1.5.1

Safety-/ warning symbols, note symbols.................................................................................................6

1.6

Transport safety information ..........................................................................................................................7

1.7

Installation safety information.........................................................................................................................7

1.8

Safety instructions for electrical installation ...................................................................................................7

1.9

Safety instructions for operation.....................................................................................................................8

1.10

Technical limit values .....................................................................................................................................8

1.11

Allowed Fluids ................................................................................................................................................8

1.12

Returning devices...........................................................................................................................................9

1.13

Disposal..........................................................................................................................................................9

1.13.1

Information on WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)...................9

1.13.2

RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC....................................................................................................................9

Device designs ..................................................................................................................................................10

2.1.1

Model with compact design...................................................................................................................10

2.1.2

Model with remount mount design ........................................................................................................10

Transport............................................................................................................................................................11

3.1

Inspection .....................................................................................................................................................11

3.2

Transport of flanged units smaller than DN 450 ..........................................................................................11

3.3

Transport of flanged units larger than DN 400 .............................................................................................11

Mounting ............................................................................................................................................................12

4.1

General information on installation...............................................................................................................12

4.1.1

Supports for meter sizes larger than DN 400........................................................................................12

4.1.2

Mounting the measuring tube................................................................................................................13

4.2

Torque information .......................................................................................................................................14

4.2.1

ProcessMaster in flange design and HygienicMaster in flange or wafer-type design ..........................14

4.2.2

Variable process connections HygienicMaster .....................................................................................18

4.3

Information on EHEDG conformity...............................................................................................................19

4.4

Information on 3A conformity .......................................................................................................................19

4.5

Installation Requirements.............................................................................................................................20

4.5.1

Electrode axis........................................................................................................................................20

4.5.2

In- and outlet pipe sections ...................................................................................................................20

4.5.3

Vertical connections ..............................................................................................................................20

4.5.4

Horizontal connections..........................................................................................................................20

4.5.5

Free inlet or outlet .................................................................................................................................20

4.5.6

Strongly contaminated fluids .................................................................................................................20

4.5.7

Installation in the vicinity of pumps .......................................................................................................21

4.5.8

Installing the high temperature design ..................................................................................................21

4.5.9

Devices with extended diagnostic functions .........................................................................................21

4.5.10

Installation in pipelines with larger nominal diameters..........................................................................21

4.6

Ground..........................................................................................................................................................22

4.6.1

General information on ground connections .........................................................................................22

4.6.2

Metal pipe with fixed flanges .................................................................................................................22

4.6.3

Metal pipe with loose flanges ................................................................................................................23

4.6.4

Plastic pipes, non-metallic pipes or pipes with insulating liner .............................................................23

4.6.5

Sensor type HygienicMaster .................................................................................................................24

4.6.6

Ground for devices with protective plates .............................................................................................24