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4.3 Piping SMV 3000 Transmitter, Continued
Installing flange
adapter, continued
Table 6 Installing 1/2 inch NPT Flange Adapter
Step Action
1
Insert filter screen (if supplied) into inlet cavity of process head.
2
Carefully seat Teflon (white) gasket into adapter groove.
3
Thread adapter onto 1/2-inch process pipe and align mounting holes
in adapter with holes in end of process head as required.
4
Secure adapter to process head by hand tightening 7/16-20 hex-head
bolts.
Example - Installing adapter on process head.
Process
Head
Filter Screen
Teflon Gasket
Flange Adapter
7/16 x 20 Bolts
21011
ATTENTION
Apply an anti-seize compound on the stainless steel
bolts prior to threading them into the process head.
5
Evenly tighten adapter bolts to a torque of 47.5 to 54 N
.
m
(35 to 40 ft-lb).