Flowserve Valtek MaxFlo 3 - Manual (Page 3)

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User Instructions - MaxFlo 3 - VLEEIM7001-03 07.07
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1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1 Use
The following instructions are designed to assist in
the unpacking, installation, and maintenance as re-
quired for Flowserve products. Product users and
maintenance personnel should thoroughly review this
manual prior to installing, operating, or performing
any maintenance.
In most cases, Flowserve accessories, actuators and
valves are designed for specific applications (e.g. with
regard to medium, pressure and temperature). For this
reason, they should not be used in other applications
without first contacting the manufacturer.
1.2 Terms related to safety
The terms DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, NOTE are
used in this document to highlight particular dangers
and/or to provide additional information on points
which may not be clearly obvious.
DANGER: Indicates that death, severe personal injury
and/or substantial property damage will occur if prop-
er precautions are not taken.
WARNING: Indicates that danger of death or severe
personal injury and/or property damage can occur if
proper precautions are not taken.
CAUTION: Indicates that minor personal injury and/or
serious damage to property can occur if the appropri-
ate precautions are not taken.
NOTE: Indicates and provides additional technical in-
formation which may not be obvious, even to qualified
personnel.
Compliance with other notes, which may not be partic-
ularly emphasized, with regard to transport, assembly,
operation and maintenance and with regard to techni-
cal documentation (e.g. in the operating instructions,
product documentation, or on the product itself) is
essential, in order to avoid faults, which can directly
or indirectly cause severe personal injury or property
damage..
1.3 Protective clothing
Flowserve products are often used in problematic ap-
plications (e.g. under extremely high pressures with
dangerous, toxic or corrosive mediums). When per-
formng service, inspection, or repair operations, al-
ways ensure that the valve and the actuator are de-
pressurized and that the valve has been cleaned, and
that it is free of harmful substances. In such cases, pay
particular attention to personal protection (e.g. protec-
tive clothing, gloves, glasses etc).
1.4 Qualified personnel
Qualified personnel are people who on account of their
education, experience, training, and knowledge of rel-
evant standards, specifications, accident prevention,
and operating conditions have been authorized by
those responsible for the safety of the plant to perform
the necessary work, and recognize and avoid possible
dangers.
2 INSTALLATION
. Before installing the valve, clean the pipeline of all con-
tamination, carbon deposits, welding chips, and other
foreign material. Carefully clean gasket surfaces to en-
sure a tight seal. Pipelines must be correctly aligned to
ensure that the valve is not fitted under tension.
. Check the direction of fluid flow to ensure that the valve
is correctly installed. Flow direction is indicated by the
arrow attached to the body. All installation orientations
for fitting the valve into the pipeline are defined at the
end of this manual.
DANGER: To avoid serious injury, keep hands, hair,
clothing, etc away from the plug and seat when the
valve is working.
.3 Connect the air supply and instrument signal lines.
Throttling control valves are equipped with a valve
positioner. Connections are marked for the air supply
and the instrument signal. Check that the actuator and
positioner can withstand the maximum air supply from
the network. The required air supply is indicated on a
sticker located on the actuator. An air regulator will be
necessary in certain cases in order to limit the supply
pressure. A filter is recommended unless the air sup-
plied is exceptionally clean and dry (air quality without
humidity, oil, or dust as per IEC 770 and ISA-7.0.0).
All connections must be completely tight.
.4 Use the bolts indicated in table I for installing the valve
in the pipeline, and then tighten alternately according
to good practice. The user must in all cases confirm
the capacity of the bolts to ensure a sufficiently tight
gasket seal for the expected service conditions.
STOP!
STOP!