Kenco Engineering ST Series Level Gauge User Manual

KENCO ENGINEERING COMPANY

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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

FOR MODEL ESP AND ST

1. INSTALL GAUGE ON TANK FLANGES, MAKING SURE TUBE HOLDERS
ARE NOT REMOVED OR ALLOWED TO SLIP DOWN DURING
INSTALLATION. BOLT GAUGE FLANGES TO MATCHING FLANGES
WITH CORRECT SIZE BOLTS FOR FLANGE SIZE USED. TIGHTEN
BOLTS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING BOLT TORQUES:

FLANGE SIZE TORQUE

1”-150# 15 FT- LBS.

1 1/2” – 150# 20 FT-LBS

2”-150# 25 FT-LBS.

3”-150# 40 FT-LBS.

4”-150# 45 FT-LBS.

2. THE GAUGE SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH VALVES. ONCE
INSTALLED, VALVES MUST BE OPENED SLOWLY SO THAT
TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE CHANGES DO NOT BREAK THE
GLASS.

3. TO CLEAN GAUGE GLASS, CLOSE VALVES AND OPEN DRAIN PLUGS
TO DRAIN EXCESS FLUID OFF. REMOVE ALL BUT ONE OF THE
FLANGE BOLTS. LOOSEN THIS FLANGE BOLT AND ROTATE GAUGE
SO THAT THE GLASS MAY BE CLEANED OR REPLACED.

GLASS REPLACEMENT FOR ESP/ST LEVEL GAUGES

1. REMOVE HARP PINS FROM CLEVIS PINS ON END GAUGE.

2. CAREFULLY REMOVE TEFLON TUBE HOLDER INSERT FROM EACH
END OF GAUGE.

3. REMOVE O-RINGS FROM GLASS AND SLIDE GLASS OUT OF UNIT
(FOR UNITS WITH SIGHT TUBE SPLICER, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO
REMOVE ONE OF THE TEFLON SIGHT TUBE HOLDERS IN ORDER TO
REMOVE THE GLASS).

4. IF UNIT HAS A SIGHT TUBE SPLICER, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO
UNSCREW THE SIGHT TUBE SPLICER ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO
REPLACE THE GLASS.

5. SLIDE GLASS BACK INTO UNIT AND REINSTALL O-RINGS (IF UNIT
HAS SIGHT TUBE SPLICER RE-ASSEMBLE SPLICER).

6. REPLACE TEFLON TUBE HOLDER INSERTS ON BOTH ENDS.

7. RE-ALLIGN TUBE HOLDER WITH HOLES IN HOUSING AND INSTALL
CLEVIS PIN IN EACH END OF GAUGE AND RE-INSTALL HARP PINS
INTO CLEVIS PINS.