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  • Page 1 Pressure Spy Quick Install Guide...

  • Page 3: General Instructions

    1: General Instructions ® The Pressure Spy is designed for use with the R900 meter interface unit (MIU). Before installing, the Pressure Spy unit must be correctly wired to work with the MIU. 2: Safety and Preliminary Checks Verify that you are at the location specified on the site Work Order.
  • Page 4 Figure 2: Example of a Pressure Spy Assembly R900 Pit MIUs Neptune recommends placing the antenna through a hole in the pit lid so that the dome sits above it. Select a location with a direct line-of-sight to the path of the water main valve.
  • Page 5 Black Green Black 4: Preparing the Pressure Spy Unit After you have the Pressure Spy in the field, complete the following steps. 1. Swipe the Pressure Spy with a Neptune magnet along the top right of the unit. The LED in the off position is shown in Figure 4 on the next page.
  • Page 6 5: Connecting the Pressure Spy to the R900 Pit MIU Complete the following steps. 1. Connect the Pressure Spy and MIU by lining up the connectors with the arrows pointed toward each other. 2. Gently insert the Pressure Spy connector into the MIU connector and press together securely as shown in Figure 8.
  • Page 7 Figure 8: Pressure Spy MIU Connectors The Pressure Spy and MIU are now connected and ready for you to take to the location for installation. See Figure 9. Figure 9: Pressure Spy MIU Connected 6: Installing the Pressure Spy and the R900 Pit MIU...
  • Page 8 1. Feed the antenna cable and housing through the 1.75-inch hole in the meter valve box. See Figure 10. Figure 10: Pit Antenna Cable and Housing 2. Slip the large plastic nut over the antenna cable, and thread it onto the antenna assembly to secure it to the pit lid.
  • Page 9 4. Place the flat black rubber washer on the latch plate around the male coax connection. See Figure 14. Figure 14: Black Rubber Washer 5. Apply a coating of NovaGuard on the "F" connector, and connect it to the coax cable. Figure 15: Coax Cable 6.
  • Page 10 See Figure Figure 18: Cable Tie Installation of the Pressure Spy Unit Due to its compact size and design, the Pressure Spy can be placed in small areas with minimal space requirements. 1. Place the Pressure Spy in small areas over confined valve enclosures, or allow the unit to rest on the pipes or floor of the vault.
  • Page 11 Figure 20: Activation MIU. See Figure 20. Magnet 7: Testing the Pressure Spy Unit and R900 MIU Installation After the R900 MIU has been installed and wired, verify that the MIU is working properly by running the test program.
  • Page 12 You can operate the R900 BCT normally. When the MIU is installed correctly, the MIU ID and Pressure Spy reading appear on the HHU's display within one minute. All Pressure Spy units return six digits as their read, and with Neptune's R900 MIU...
  • Page 13 NGO Application and Android Device After the R900 MIU has been installed and connected to the Pressure Spy, complete the following steps to get a current reading or to retrieve 96 days of hourly pressure data. Pressure Data - Current Reading 1.
  • Page 14 4. Click Pressure Reading. See Figure 23. The Pressure Reading window appears. See Figure 24 below. Figure 23: Pressure Reading 5. Type the MIU ID. 6. Click Capture. The reading displays in the form of a gauge. See Figure 24. You can also click Pressure Log at the bottom of the...
  • Page 15 1. Click Pressure Log from the NGO Main Menu. See Figure 25. Figure 25: Pressure 2. Click the MIU input icon. See Figure 26. The Pressure Log screen appears. See Figure 27. Figure 26: MIU Input Icon - 13 -...
  • Page 16 3. Type the MIU ID. See Figure 27. Figure 27: MIU Input 4. Click Start. See Figure 28. Figure 28: Start Retrieval - 14 -...
  • Page 17 The NGO app connects to the MIU. See Figure 29. The R900 BCT captures the data. Figure 29: Connect to MIU The captured reads appear on the screen. See Figure 30. Figure 30: Pressure Log List - 15 -...
  • Page 18 Figure 32: Pressure Log Graph 8: Checklist Before leaving the installation site, be sure to: Record the MIU ID for each Pressure Spy unit. Verify that you have followed all requirements of this Quick Install Guide. Verify that you have recorded all required information.

  • Page 19: Contact Information

    9: Contact Information Within the United States, Neptune Support is available Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Standard Time. Phone 1. Call (800) 647-4832. Press 1 if you have a Technical Support Personal Identification number (PIN). Press 2 if you do not have a Technical Support PIN.
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  • Page 22 Col. Polanco V Sessión Delegación Miguel Hidalgo 11560 México, Distrito Federal Tel: (525) 55203 5294 / (525) 55203 4032 Fax: (525) 55203 6503 QI Pressure Spy 12.16 ©Copyright 2016 Neptune Technology Group Inc. Neptune is a registered trademark of Neptune Technology Group Inc.