Installing the monitor communication hardware, Installing the communication cable – ADS Environmental Services FlowShark QR 775003 A2 User Manual

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Installing the Monitor Communication
Hardware

Establishing remote, wireless communications with the FlowShark

IS monitor involves installing an External Modem Unit (EMU)

outside the manhole (in which the monitor is installed) in a suitable

enclosure. Installing the EMU primarily involves the following two

procedures:

Installing the communication cable

Installing the wireless EMU

Installing the Communication Cable

Installing the communication cable involves the following activities:

Selecting the route for the communication cable

Contacting the underground utility locating service

Gathering the necessary tools and materials

Installing the communication cable

Selecting the Most Appropriate Route for the
Communication Cable

The installer must evaluate the most suitable route for running the

communication cable between the manhole and the EMU location.

Cable route evaluation criteria may include issues such as the

monitor's location in relation existing landscape, utilities present,

and excavation costs.
Consider the following when choosing the route for the cable:

Choose a route that will not require routing the communication

cable underneath rough gravel roads. Constant traffic could

cause damage to the cable.

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