Onicon FT-3500 - Customer Supplied Installation Hardware

FT
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3500 ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER
ONICON Incorporated 727.447.6140 Page 18 onicon.com
Some type of
threaded branch
outlet,
An
interconnecting
close nipple,
And a full port
isolation valve.
CAUTION
Do not use threaded steel or slip PVC tees to provide the 1” opening in the pipe. Tees of this type will cause
signicant errors in the ow measurement.
CAUTION
In order to provide the ow meter with the correct stem length, ONICON must know the overall height of the
installation hardware as measured from the outside wall of the pipe to the top of the valve where the meter is
installed.
CAUTION
Use stainless steel or brass nipple only.
3.2.4 Customer Supplied Installation Hardware
There are occasions where circumstances require that the customer provide the installation hardware or that the ow
meter must be installed through existing hardware. In these cases, it is important to conrm that the installation hardware
is suitable for use with the ow meter provided by ONICON before it is installed. The installation must allow for sucient
overhead clearance to fully extract the meter and a full 1” opening in the pipe wall is required to clear the sensor head and
allow for insertion. Make sure that your valves and ttings are full port and at least 1” in actual internal diameter.
Installation hardware generally consists of three separate component parts: