28 OIO 14en Edition 07/2017 Operating Instructions
Installing the flowmeter
Installation, removal and connection
Preferred installation variant
Recommendations for alternative installation variants
Flow vertically from bottom to top
► Preferred installation variant.
Flow vertically from top to bottom
► Ensure that the liquid does not flow freely out
of the flowmeter, for example by routing the
piping upwards.
No vertical installation with open outlet
► Measuring error through free flowing of the
liquid out of the flowmeter.
Horizontal flow
► Ensure that the liquid does not flow freely out
of the flowmeter, for example by routing the
piping upwards.
No horizontal installation at the highest
point in the pipe system
► Avoid measuring error through formation of
an air pocket in the flowmeter.
No air bubbles in the pipe system
► Measuring error through air bubbles in the
pipe system. Vent the complete pipe system
thoroughly during commissioning.