Installation, Adjustment, Overpressure protection – CCI Thermal Technologies AC-R - Gas Pressure Regulator User Manual

Page 2: Startup, Warning

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INSTALLATION

Only qualified personnel should install a regulator.

Regulators should be installed, operated, and

maintained in accordance with applicable codes

and regulations, and CCI Thermal Technologies

instructions.

If the regulator vents fluid or a leak develops

in the system, it indicates that replacement is

required. Failure to take the regulator out of service

immediately may create a hazardous condition.

Personal injury, equipment damage, or leakage due

to escaping fluid or bursting of pressure-containing

parts may result if this regulator is overpressured or

is installed where service conditions could exceed

the limits given in the Specifications section, or

where conditions exceed any ratings or the adjacent

piping or piping connections.

To avoid such injury or damage, provide pressure-

relieving or pressure-limiting devices (as required

by the appropriate code, regulation, or standard) to

prevent service conditions from exceeding limits.

Additionally, physical damage to the regulator could

result in personal injury and property damage due

to escaping fluid. To avoid such injury and damage,

install the regulator in a safe location.

Clean out all pipelines before installation of the regulator

and check to be sure the regulator has not been

damaged or has collected foreign material during

shipping. For NPT bodies, apply pipe compound to the

male pipe threads. Install the regulator in any position

desired, unless otherwise specified, but be sure flow

through the body is in the direction indicated by the arrow

on the body.

Note

It is important that the regulator be installed so

that the vent hold in the spring case is

unobstructed at all times.

ADJUSTMENT

Each regulator’s outlet pressure is factory-set. If it

becomes necessary to increase outlet pressure, remove

the closing cap, Figure 1, and turn the adjusting screw

clockwise. Turn the adjusting screw counterclockwise

to decrease the outlet pressure. A pressure gauge is

needed to determine the regulator’s outlet setting after

adjustment. Always replace the closing cap

after adjustment.

OVERPRESSURE

PROTECTION

The recommended pressure limitations are stamped on

the regulator nameplate. Some type of overpressure

protection is needed if the actual inlet pressure

exceeds the maximum operating outlet pressure rating.

Overpressure protection should also be provided if the

regulator inlet pressure is greater than the safe working

pressure of the downstream equipment.

Regulator operation below the maximum pressure

limitations does not preclude the possibility of damage

from external sources or debris in the line. The regulator

should be inspected for damage after any

overpressure condition.

STARTUP

The regulator is factory set at approximately the midpoint

of the spring range or the pressure requested, so an

initial adjustment may be required to give the desired

results. With proper installation completed and relief

valves properly adjusted, slowly open the upstream and

downstream shutoff valves.

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