User guide

20 Maintenance and Service
5 Maintenance and Service
Overview
This section contains recommended maintenance and service procedures. For optimum performance of
your Flow Monitoring System, perform recommended procedures at the suggested intervals.
Safety First
Please familiarize yourself with the Safety sections of this manual and the Century Series C-740/C-741
Installation, Operations, and Maintenance Manual before performing maintenance or service on the FMS.
WARNING! Disconnect and lockout power to adjacent systems connected to the Dispensing
System such as loaders and ovens. Failure to do so may result in serious
personal injury or death.
CAUTION! Maintenance and service should be performed by trained personnel only.
Adhere to warnings and cautions pertaining to usage, storage, handling, and disposal instructions in the
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of applicable material.
Routine Maintenance
Routine maintenance for the FMS consists of flushing or purging application fluids from the flow meter
and fluid lines. Routine maintenance procedures can be performed while the FMS is installed on the
dispensing system. You should also monitor the flow meter signal to the Easy Coat software by observing
the production program or by running the Flow Meter Test Utility. Refer to "
Flow Meter Test Utility" in
Section
4 - Operation.
" NOTE Environment, coating material, and curing characteristics may prompt schedule
adjustments.
Table 5-1 Routine Maintenance Procedures
Maintenance Procedure
Recommended
Interval
Instructions
Cleaning Weekly or as needed
Flush or purge the application fluids from the
flow meter and fluid lines by flushing it with a
solvent. Do not use a solvent detrimental to
Teflon O-ring or pipe tape. Refer to
"
Cleaning the Flow Meter" for cleaning
instructions.
Lubrication N/A
There are no lubrication requirements for the
FMS.
Calibration and Adjustment N/A
There are no maintenance-related
calibration and adjustment requirements for
the FMS.