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Reference Manual
00809-0100-4772, Rev FA
Installation
March 2016
Installation
Section 3 Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
Safety messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
Environmental considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Meter body installation tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Hazardous locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28
Transmitter configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 42
3.1 Overview
This section provides installation instructions for the Rosemount
™
8800D Vortex
Flowmeter. Dimensional drawings for each variation and mounting configuration are
included in Appendix A: Specifications and Reference Data.
3.2 Safety messages
Instructions and procedures in this section may require special precautions to ensure the
safety of the personnel performing the operations. Refer to the following safety messages
before performing any operation in this section.
This product is intended to be used as a flowmeter for liquid, gas, or steam
applications. Any use other than for which it was intended may result in serious injury
or death.
Explosions could result in death or serious injury.
Do not remove the transmitter cover in explosive atmospheres when the circuit is
live.
Before connecting a FOUNDATION
™
Fieldbus-based communicator in an explosive
atmosphere, make sure the instruments in the loop are installed in accordance
with intrinsically safe or non-incendive field wiring practices.
Verify that the operating atmosphere of the transmitter is consistent with the
appropriate hazardous locations certifications.
Both transmitter covers must be fully engaged to meet explosion-proof
requirements.
Failure to follow these installation guidelines could result in death or serious
injury.
Make sure only qualified personnel perform the installation.
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