Installation Guide

Table Of Contents
1. Remove the diaphragm meter index cover and index. Use care to hold the index cover and index
while loosening the screws to protect them from damage if they are dropped.
a. Remove the index cover screws in an alternating pattern. Hold the index cover while the screws
are removed to protect it from damage due to being dropped.
b. Remove the index cover and set aside.
c. Remove the screws holding the index to the meter. Hold the index to protect it from damage due to
being dropped.
d. Set the index aside.
2. Remove the old gasket and any gasket residue
from the meter and index cover.
3. Remove the magnet hub from the encoder installation kit (Itron part number CFG-0081-001). Verify
that there is only one magnet in the hub.
Note: If there is no magnet or if there are two magnets in the magnet hub, discard the hub. Encoder
installation requires a magnet hub with one magnet.
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500GERT®Module Installation Guide, RemoteMount Chapter 6 Diaphragm Meter Installation