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Installation, Operating, & Maintenance Instructions

Model 8593-IV

With Integral Valve

With Integral Valve

With Integral ValveWith Integral Valve

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Before installing and operating this equipment, read & study this manual
thoroughly. Proper installation is essential to safe operation. In addition, the
following points should be adhered to in order to ensure the safety of equipment
and personnel:

RODUCT SAFETY

Important:

1. All personnel who may be expected to use this equipment must be
thoroughly trained in its safe and proper use.

2. Before flowing water from this device, check that all personnel (fire
service and civilian) are out of the stream path. Also, check to make sure
stream direction will not cause avoidable property damage.

3. Become thoroughly familiar with the hydraulic characteristics of this
equipment, and the pumping system used to supply it. To produce effective
fire streams, operating personnel must be properly trained.

4. Open water valve slowly, so that the piping fills slowly, thus preventing
possible water hammer occurrence.

5. After each use, and on a scheduled basis, inspect equipment per
instructions in Maintenance & Inspection on page 6.

Warning: The piping must be able to withstand a horizontal reaction force of at least

950 lbs at the height of the discharge elbow and from any angle of rotation that the monitor is
capable of turning. Serious injury to personnel and equipment can result from improper installation.

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NSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Handling

The monitor should be lifted by a strap around the monitor body casting. Lifting the
monitor by nozzle, tiller handle, valve handle, or lock handles could result in damage.
If lifting by hand, no less than two people should lift the monitor, one lifting by the
inlet flange, and the other lifting by the monitor body. The monitor with stream shaper
and nozzle weighs approximately 120 pounds so care and proper lifting techniques
should be used to avoid injury.

2. 3” 150# Flat Faced Flange

Attach a 3" 150 lb. class ANSI pattern companion flange to the water supply pipe.
Elkhart Brass recommends using the 81315001 Companion Flange Kit Attach the
monitor inlet flange to the companion flange on the water supply pipe with four (4)
5/8-11 UNC grade 5 carbon steel or stainless steel bolts, 2-1/2 inches long, with nuts.
If a wafer type butterfly valve is installed between the monitor and the companion
flange, required bolt length will be 4-1/2 inches. Seal the flange joint with a gasket,
or suitable flange sealant. Most wafer type butterfly valves have seats that serve as
flange gaskets, and separate gaskets or sealant is not required. Apply Loctite® #242
to the bolt threads, then thread on the nuts, and torque them to 60-70 ft-lbs uniformly
in increments of approximately 20ft-lbs.

3. 4” 150# Flat Faced Flange

Attach 4" 150 lb. class ANSI pattern companion flange to water supply pipe. Elkhart
Brass recommends using the 81317001 Companion Flange Kit. Attach monitor inlet
flange to companion flange on water supply pipe with eight (8) 5/8-11 UNC grade 5
carbon steel or stainless steel bolts, 2-1/2 inches long, with nuts. If a wafer type
butterfly valve is installed between the monitor and the companion flange, required
bolt length will be 4-1/2 inches. Seal flange joint with gasket, or suitable flange
sealant. Most wafer type butterfly valves have seats that serve as flange gaskets,
and separate gaskets or sealant is not required. Apply Loctite® #242 to bolt threads,
then thread on nuts, and torque to 60-70 ft-lbs uniformly in increments of
approximately 20ft-lbs.

4. 6” 150# Flat Faced Flange

Attach 6" 150 lb. class ANSI pattern companion flange to water supply pipe. Attach
monitor inlet flange to companion flange on water supply pipe with eight (8) 5/8-11
UNC grade 5 carbon steel or stainless steel bolts, 2-1/2 inches long, with nuts. If a
wafer type butterfly valve is installed between the monitor and the companion flange,
required bolt length will be 4-1/2 inches. Seal flange joint with gasket, or suitable
flange sealant. Most wafer type butterfly valves have seats that serve as flange
gaskets, and separate gaskets or sealant is not required. Apply Loctite® #242 to bolt
threads, then thread on nuts, and torque to 60-70 ft-lbs uniformly in increments of
approximately 20ft-lbs.

Warning: When installing monitor on a raised face companion flange, it is critical that

bolts be tightened uniformly to prevent cocking of the monitor relative to the flange. If the monitor
becomes cocked, (see Figure 1) the monitor cast flange base will fracture and fail when the bolts on
the "high" side are tightened.

Figure 1

Improper Flange Installation

5. Valve Handle Orientation (Lever Handle)

The 8593-IV has been designed such that the valve handle may be oriented in any
one of eight possible positions that are incremented by 45 degrees. The handle may
also be oriented so that the valve opens in a clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation.
The following procedure describes proper orientation of the valve handle:

• Position the valve handle to the fully closed position

• Remove the hex bolt that attaches the valve handle (See Figure 2)

Figure 2

Hex Bolt

• Remove the handle assembly from the actuator shaft (See Figure

3)

Figure 3

Actuator Shaft

• If the direction of rotation is to be changed, remove the stop plate
from the actuator shaft, rotate 90 degrees with respect to the

Handle Assembly

actuator shaft, then replace the stop plate on the actuator shaft.
Then rotate the actuator shaft so that the ball is in the closed
position. (See Figure 4)

• Ensure that the bearing break is lined up with the slot in the handle
adapter. If the parts are not properly aligned during installation the

handle will bind up during operation. (See Figure 4)

Figure 4

Slot
Bearing Break

Stop Plate

• Place the valve handle assembly on the actuator shaft in the
desired orientation for the closed position. (See Figure 5)

Figure 5

Handle Assembly