Installation Guide Part 1

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d Loosenbothcouplingnutsandremovetheoldmeterfromthemeterset.
Ifyouhaveanyproblemlooseningthecouplingnutscontactyour
supervisorfordirection.
eRemovealloldgasketmaterialinthecouplingnutswhenapplicable.
Inspecttheregulatorandexchangeifitisdamagedordefective.
Installing the New Meter
1Removethenewmetertagfromthenewmeter.
2Writeinstalldate,address,andinitialsonnewmetertag.
3Placenewmetertagontheoldmeterregister.
4Insertnewgasketswhereapplicable.
5 Exchangetheregulatorifdamagedoroutdated,andexchangeanydamage
insulatingunions.Levelthemetersetifthesetistilt
ed.
6Tightentheinlet‐couplingnut.
7Installpressuregaugetometeroutlet,slowlyopentherisevalve,and adjust
regulatortoappropriategaspressureatthemeteroutlet.
aClosetheriservalveandremovegauge.
bVerifymeteroperation.
c Reconnecttheoutletpiping.
8Beforere‐servicing‐ifservicewasshutoffpriortothemeterexchange,donot
re
storeservice.
Restoring Service, Purging the Air, and Performing the Leak Test.
1Opentheshut‐offvalveveryslowly.
–IfyouhaveanyproblemopeningthevalvecontactyourSupervisorfor
direction.
2Checkthetestdialformovementtomakecertainnoleaksoccurredwhile
performingtheinstallation.
aSealtheregulator.
b Disconnectthebondingjumper.
cCleanandpaintthemeterset.
3Checkthecouplingnuts,serviceandpip
ingforleaksperform“leaktest”
(snifftestforsignsofgasleaksusingtheNaturalGasDetectionDevice,and
thesoaptest)andre‐tightenifnecessary.
4 Reenterthepropertyandpurgetheairfromthegaslinebybleedingthe
furthestgasapparatusfromthemeter.Yo
umustbleedea
chindividual
apparatus.
During the installation, replace all biscuits in the outlet piping, and leave meter off “as
found”.