GESTRA VAPOPHONE VKP 10 Original Installation & Operating Manual

Steam trap testing equipment

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Steam Trap Testing Equipment
VAPOPHONE
VKP 10
Original Installation &
Operating Manual
818427-02
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Summary of Contents for GESTRA VAPOPHONE VKP 10

  • Page 1 Steam Trap Testing Equipment VAPOPHONE VKP 10 Original Installation & Operating Manual 818427-02 E n g l i s h...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Foreword .............................. 3 Availability .............................. 3 Formatting features in the document ......................3 Safety ..............................3 Usage for the intended purpose ......................3 Basic safety notes ........................... 4 Information on property damages or malfunctions .................4 Personnel qualifications .......................... 5 Protective clothing ..........................5 Formatting features for warnings in the document .................5 Formatting features for warnings of property damages ................5...
  • Page 3: Foreword

    Formatting features in the Foreword document This Installation & Operating Manual will help you Gestaltungsmerkmale im Text Vorwort to use the following testing equipment correctly, Different types of information in the Installation safely and cost-efficiently: & Operating Manual are formatted in different Verschiedene Elemente der Betriebsanleitung sind Diese Betriebsanleitung hilft Ihnen beim ways.
  • Page 4: Basic Safety Notes

    Basic safety notes Information on property damages or malfunctions Risk of explosion ◗ Sudden or strong changes in temperature can ◗ Do not use the equipment in potentially lead to condensate build-up in the equipment. explosive atmospheres. ◗ Following temperature changes, leave the Risk of serious injury equipment switched off until the equipment ◗...
  • Page 5: Personnel Qualifications

    Gestaltungsmerkmale von Personnel qualifications Formatting features for Warnhinweisen im Text warnings in the document Specialist personnel must be familiar with and Lief have experience in the following areas: GEFAHR DANGER Gerä ◗ Locally applicable explosion & fire protection and occupational health & safety provisions Hinweise mit dem Wort GEFAHR warnen Instructions with the word DANGER warn Gestaltungsmerkmale von...
  • Page 6: Further Information

    Description Product package and description of equipment Scope of supply The equipment components are delivered in a leather bag. You must connect the components and charge the batteries prior to use. The following components are included in de- livery ◗ Display device ◗...
  • Page 7 Equipment specification VKP 10 Herst. GESTRA AG, Bremen ® Vapophone VKP 10 F.Nr........ Prüfer VAPOPHONE VKP 10 ® TEST MADE BY GESTRA Designation or meaning Designation or meaning Sound probe Display device Rotary switch for sensitivity setting Name plate...
  • Page 8: Task And Function

    Task and function Task The testing equipment VKP 10 is used to test and analyse steam traps of all types. The testing equipment consists of a display device and a sound probe. Function The testing equipment measures and analyses ultrasonic vibrations that occur when steam flows through functioning steam traps.
  • Page 9: Storing And Transporting The Equipment

    Checking the equipment for damage Storing and transporting the ➢ Remove the equipment from the transport equipment package. ➢ Install the equipment in the pipe. ➢ Inspect the equipment for transport damage. Storing the equipment ➢ If you discover transport damage, please contact the manufacturer.
  • Page 10 ➢ Make sure that the measuring point is free of Attention! paint or dirt. Condensate can accumulate in the ➢ Make sure that you use the same measuring equipment when using it after sudden or point as in previous measurements. strong changes in temperature.
  • Page 11: Performing Measurements

    We recommend the switch position “8” for GESTRA type-BK steam traps and position “7” for type-MK models. Lightly press the sound probe against the surface of the steam trap.
  • Page 12 Bei thermischen Kondensatableitern When checking thermal steam traps, position the positionieren Bei Schwimmer ondensatableitern When checking ball-float steam traps, position positionieren Sie die sensor tip as follows: the sensor tip as follows: Messspitze Messspitze: ◗ At the transition between the cover and the ◗...
  • Page 13: After Operation

    If the battery is recurrent meter deflection here indicates that the defective, please send the equipment to steam trap is operating correctly. GESTRA, Bremen for the battery to be Thermodynamically controlled steam traps replaced. always operate intermittently. Any steam loss...
  • Page 14: Equipment Maintenance And Installing Spare Parts

    Equipment maintenance and installing spare parts Any defective components must be replaced. Designation Stock code Display device Sound probe Sound probe cable BNC 100 321509 3, 4 Battery charger 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz and cable 321510 ) We recommend having the display device and sound probe recalibrated by the manufacturer after no more than 2 years.
  • Page 15: Returning The Equipment

    You can find details on the conformity of the equipment in our Declaration of Conformity or Manufacturer's Declaration. You can download the latest Declaration of Con- formity or Manufacturer's Declaration at www.gestra.com or request it from the ad- dress below: GESTRA AG Münchener Strasse 77 28215 Bremen...
  • Page 16 You can find our authorised agents around the world at: www.gestra.com GESTRA AG Münchener Strasse 77 28215 Bremen Germany Tel. +49 421 3503-0 +49 421 3503-393 E-mail info@de.gestra.com www.gestra.com 818427-02/09-2021cm (803579-04) · GESTRA AG · Printed in Germany...

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