84  EL3000 CONTINUOUS GAS ANALYZERS |  CI/EL3000-EN REV. C   
 
… 4  Installation 
Fidas24 – Connect gas lines 
 
 
Safety instructions 
 
Explosion hazard 
Explosion hazard due to leaking combustion gas in the gas 
analyzer. 
•  The leak tightness of the combustion gas supply line 
outside the gas analyzer as well as the combustion gas 
path in the gas analyzer must be checked regularly. 
 
•  The relevant safety regulations for working with combustion 
gases must be complied with! 
•  The screwed connections of the gas paths in the gas analyzer 
may not be opened! The gas paths can become leaky as a 
result. 
–  However, if the screwed connections of the gas paths in 
the gas analyzer have been opened (only by trained 
personnel), a leak tightness test must be performed 
using a hydrogen detector (for example, based on 
thermal conductivity) must always be carried out after 
they have been sealed again. The leakage rate must not 
exceed 10
-4
 hPa⋅l/s. 
•  The lines and fittings must be clean and free of any residues 
(for example, particles left from manufacturing)!  
–  Contaminants can enter the analyzer and damage it or 
lead to false measurement results! 
 
Notes 
•  The installation of gas connections is described in Mounting 
the fittings on the gas analyzer on page 41. 
•  Follow the manufacturer's installation instructions for the 
fittings! In particular, hold the male fittings (gas 
connections) in place when connecting the gas lines. 
•  When laying and connecting the gas lines, adhere to the 
installation instructions provided by the manufacturers of 
the piping! 
•  If gas lines made of stainless steel are connected to the 
analyzer modules, the lines must be connected to the 
building-side potential equalization. 
•  Never connect more than three analyzer modules in a series! 
 
 
 
 
Connection of process gases and test gases 
 
  Flow restrictor 
  Pneumatic shutoff valve 
  Switching station with safety 
valve 
  Exhaust air 
  Combustion air  
pe = 1200 hPa, ±100 hPa 
  Instrument air  
pe = 4000 hPa, ±500 hPa 
  Span gas  
pe = 1000 hPa, ±100 hPa 
  Zero point gas 
p
e
 = 1000 hPa, ±100 hPa 
  Switching station with safety 
valve 
combustion gas pe = 1200 hPa, 
±100 hPa 
Figure 34:  Connection of process gases and test gases 
 
The numbering of the gas connections corresponds to the 
numbering in Figure 32 and Figure 33 as well as the labeling on 
the rear of the gas analyzer. 
 
 
Instrument Air Connection 
The instrument air is used as propulsion air for the air jet 
injector, and as purging air for the housing purging, see Housing 
purge on page 33. 
 
Connect the instrument air line to the instrument air inlet 37 of 
the gas analyzer via a pressure regulator (0 to 6 bar). 
 
 
Combustion air connection 
Connect. the combustion air line to the combustion air inlet 35 
of the gas analyzer via a pressure regulator (0 to 1.6 bar). 
 
 
Combustion gas connection 
See section Combustion gas connection on page 84.