6. Faults
6. Faults
Personnel: skilled personnel
WARNING!
Physical injuries and damage to property and the environment
caused by hazardous media
Upon contact with hazardous media (e.g. oxygen, acetylene, flammable
or toxic substances) or harmful media (e.g. corrosive, toxic, carcinogenic,
radioactive), there is a danger of physical injuries and damage to
property and the environment.
Should a failure occur, hazardous media with extreme temperatures
(over 55 °C [131 °F]) may be present at the instrument.
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For these media, in addition to all standard regulations, the appropri-
ate existing codes or regulations must also be followed.
If faults cannot be eliminated by means of the listed measures, the
instrument must be taken out of operation immediately.
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Contact the manufacturer.
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If a return is needed, please follow the instructions given in
chapter 8.1 "Return".
For contact details, see chapter 1 "General information" or the back
page of the operating instructions.
Faults
Not possible to insert the
temperature probe into the
thermowell / protection
tube
Escape of process media
At the connection between
the process and the
thermowell / protection
tube
WIKA operating instructions protection tube, model TW61
Causes
Foreign bodies in the
thermowell / protection tube
Damaged or contaminated
fastening thread on
thermowell / protection tube or
temperature probe
Damaged fastening thread on
thermowell / protection tube or
temperature probe
Thermowell / Protection tube
or probe has been bent or
damaged during installation
Error during installation or
defective seals
Measures
Remove foreign bodies
Clean the threads
Return the thermowell /
protection tube
(see chapter 8.1 "Return")
Return for repair
Check the seal, check the
tightening torques
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