Operating the Analyzer

5.9.7Troubleshooting

In normal operation, both the direct electrode pH measurement and the pH from differential conductivity should very closely match each other.

If they DO NOT match each other, the possible causes are listed below:

1.Upsets in water chemistry, such as cation exchange resin exhaustion, can cause the pH readings to not agree with each other.

CHECK EXCHANGE RESIN

2.A low reboiler temperature will not be effective in removing dissolved CO2 resulting in an incorrect and low CO2 indication.

CHECK REBOILER TEMPERATURE

3.Nernst Electrode pH system failure will cause the two readings to disagree. Electrode pH systems are more susceptible to failure than conductivity cells, and depleted reference electrodes (incorrectly LOW readings) or broken measuring electrodes (usually incorrectly HIGH readings) can occur.

CHECK pH ELECTRODE SYSTEM

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UDA2182 Universal Dual Analyzer Product Manual

January 2009

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Honeywell UDA2182 manual Troubleshooting, Check pH Electrode System