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ThePoint - Retractable Sensors

ThePoint with heavy-duty Retractable sensor options provide a reliable indication of crude oil and water interface levels in oil production separators. Its dependable performance has been proven over and over again in automatic well testers, free-water knockouts, and electrostatic treaters.
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You can depend on Drexelbrook point level controls to help cut costs by increasing your operating efficiency by controlling water dump more precisely.ThePoint can help prevent dumping of valuable oil with water draw-off. Improved control decreases product waste and increases separator efficiency. Replaces conductivity and capacitance probes without rewiring.

Installation is easy and does not require vessels to be empty. The electronic unit is integral with a retractable sensing element for simple insertion into existing block valves. Relay contacts at the electronic unit can be used to operate dump valves or timers.

Key Features
• Ambient temperature effect: <0.1-inch/100°F
• Ambient operating temperature: -40°F to 140°F
• Process temperature: 0-300°F
• Process temperature and pressure: 300°F at 150 PSI
• Sensitivity: .01-inch standard
• Time delay: 0-90 seconds, standard

Product Type
Liquid level sensor, Interface level sensor, Point level switch, Point level transmitter, Point level sensor.

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