Access the Pressure Monitor Control window to monitor pressure and flow rates
- Last UpdatedApr 24, 2025
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The Pressure Monitor Control window provides RealTime pressure and flow values that may be indicative of a pipeline leak or rupture.
It shows the states of each flow rate associated with a pressure point. It also provides information on how the deviation checks were performed, and which points have checking inhibited.
To access the Pressure Monitor Control window
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On the Pressure Monitor Summary window, select the row header of the record you want to view.
The Pressure Monitor Control window appears.

The Pressure Monitor Control window consists of the following components:
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General Information
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Control (Algorithm) Information
Item
Description
Overall Alarm State
Indicates which pressure and/or flow conditions are in alarm. This can be:
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Normal – no alarm
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Pressure
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Pressure and Flow
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Flow
Method
Configured method of monitoring pressure. Options are the following:
Individual Pressures - The absolute pressure value is monitored.
Pressure Difference - The difference between two pressures are monitored.
Alarm Currently Suppressed
This field is intended to indicate whether alarming is suppressed using the Alarm Suppression utility.
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Refer to the following sections for more information:
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Interpret the pressure information displayed on the Pressure Monitor Control window
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Interpret the flow information displayed on the Pressure Monitor Control window
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Change Flow Calculation settings using the Flow Control dialog
Note: You can access the Flow Control dialog from the Pressure Monitor Control window.
Related Links
- Interpret the information displayed on the Pressure Monitoring Summary window
- Understand how the pressure sample is checked for deviations
- Interpret the pressure information displayed on the Pressure Monitor Control window
- Interpret the flow information displayed on the Pressure Monitor Control window
- Change Flow Calculation settings using the Flow Control dialog
- Control the Pressure Monitoring Record using the Pressmon Control menu