2.Quick Start Instructions
For those familiar with Geotechnical instrumentation and its installation, the following quick start instructions may be used. For more detailed instructions see Section 3.
1.Saturate the piezometer filter (see Section 3.1).
Warning! Do not allow the piezometer to freeze once the filter stone has been saturated!
2.Prior to installation, allow the piezometer to come to thermal equilibrium for a minimum of 15 minutes. (Alternatively, if the instrument is attached to a readout box, wait until the piezometer reading has stabilized.)
3.Record the piezometer reading, barometric pressure, and temperature while the piezometer is experiencing zero (atmospheric) pressure. This is what is known as the "initial zero" reading.
4.Verify that the initial zero reading for the piezometer is compatible with the factory supplied zero reading on the calibration report.
5.Carefully measure and mark the cable where it will lie at the top of the borehole, well, or standpipe, once the piezometer has reached the desired depth. (The piezo diaphragm lies ¾ of an inch above the tip of the piezometer.)
6.For installation in standpipes or wells, see Section 4.1. For boreholes, see Section 4.2. For fills and embankments, see Section 4.3.