Emerson HSRL Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual
May 2013
HSRL Series
Figure 1. Type HSRL Series Regulators
WARNING
!
Failure to follow these instructions or to properly install and maintain this equipment could result in an explosion
and/or  re causing property damage and
personal injury or death.
Fisher® equipment must be installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with federal, state, and local codes and Fisher instructions. The installation in most states must also comply with NFPA No. 54 and 58 standards.
Only personnel trained in the proper procedures, codes, standards, and regulations of the LP-Gas industry should install and service this equipment.
Things to tell the gas customer:
1. Show the customer the vent or vent assembly or vent tube. Stress that this opening must remain unobstructed at all times. Tell the customer to check the vent opening after a freezing rain, sleet storm, or snow to make sure ice has not formed in the vent.
2. Show the customer the shutoff valve on the container. The customer should close this valve immediately if gas is smelled, appliance pilot lights fail to stay on or appear higher than usual or any other abnormal situation occurs.
3. Tell the customer to call your company to service the regulator if the regulator vents gas or a leak
develops in the system. Only a quali ed gas
service person should install or service the regulator.
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Specications
Tables 1 to 3 list the specications for these regulators. Contact the factory if the regulator is to be used on any
service other than LP-Gas, natural gas, or air. The following information is located on the spring case:
Type number, orice size, spring range, and date of manufacture.
Body Size and End Connection Styles
3/4, 1, and 1-1/4 NPT
Allowable Inlet Pressure
(1)
Emergency: 150 psig / 10.3 bar Maximum Operating Pressure: See Table 1
Allowable Outlet Pressure
(1)
Emergency (Casing): 25 psig / 1.7 bar Maximum Operating Pressure to Avoid Internal Parts Damage: 3 psi / 0.21 bar differential above
Outlet Pressure Range
9 to 13 inches w.c. / 22 to 32 mbar
Temperature Capabilities
-20 to 160°F / -29 to 71°C
Pressure Registration
Internal
Approximate Weight
5.5 pounds / 2.5 kg
outlet pressure setting
1. The pressure/temperature limits in this Instruction Manual or any applicable standard limitation should not be exceeded.
Table 1. Maximum Operating Inlet Pressure
ORIFICE SIZE
Inch mm psig bar
3/8 9.5 105 30 2.1
1/2 13 185 20 1.4
WIDE-OPEN C
RELIEF SIZING
FOR
g
MAXIMUM OPERATING INLET PRESSURE TO OBTAIN
GOOD REGULATING PERFORMANCE
Table 2. Relief Performance
ORIFICE SIZE
Inch mm psig bar
3/8 9.5 15 1.0
1/2 13 9 0.6
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE INLET PRESSURE IF OUTLET PRESSURE IS
HELD AT OR BELOW 2 psig / 140 mbar WITH DISC REMOVED
Table 3. Capacity, Connection Sizes, and Vent Orientation
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CONNECTION
3/4-inch FNPT HSRL-BFC
1-inch FNPT HSRL-CFC
1-1/4-inch FNPT HSRL-EHC 4,110,000 14.5 psig / 1.0 bar 12 inches w.c. / 30 mbar
1. Capacities based on 2 inches w.c. / 5 mbar droop.
TYPE NUMBER
CAPACITY BTU/HR
PROPANE
2,100,000 10 psig / 0.69 bar 11 inches w.c./ 27 mbar
(1)
INLET PRESSURE
SETTING
OUTLET PRESSURE
SETTING
3/4-INCH NPT SCREENED VENT
STANDARD LOCATION
Over Inlet
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VENT POINTED DOWN
VENT POINTED DOWN
Figure 2. Regulator with Vent Pointed Down
3 FEET /
0.91 meter
HSRL Series
Introduction
Scope of the Manual
This Instruction Manual covers Installation and Maintenance for the HSRL Series regulators, which are second stage regulators used on LP-Gas vapor service applications. They are not to be used on liquid service.
Description
The HSRL Series regulators are second stage low pressure regulators, provide low pressure, inches of water column, delivery pressures. They are normally set at 11-inches w.c. / 27 mbar pressure. They have high capacity internal relief valve construction.
Installation
WARNING
!
All vents should be kept open to
permit free fl ow of air in and out of
the regulator. Protect vent openings against the entrance of rain, snow, ice formation, paint, mud, insects, or any other foreign material that could plug the vent or vent line.
LP-Gas may discharge to the atmosphere through the vent. An obstructed vent which limits air or
gas fl ow can cause abnormally high
pressure that could result in personal injury or property damage. Failure to use a vent line on Indoor Installations can cause a hazardous accumulation of gas which could result in personal injury or property damage.
General Installation Instructions
Before installing the regulator:
• Check for damage, which might have occurred
in shipment.
• Check for and remove any dirt or foreign material,
which may have accumulated in the regulator body.
Replace old pigtails. Blow out any debris, dirt or copper sulfate in the copper tubing and the pipeline.
Apply pipe compound to the male threads of the pipe before installing the regulator.
• Make sure gas  ow through the regulator is in the
same direction as the arrow on the body. “Inlet” and “Outlet” connections are clearly marked.
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Figure 3. Tank Installation
Installation Location
The installed regulator should be adequately protected from vehicular traf c and damage from
other external sources.
Install the regulator with the vent pointed vertically down, see Figure 2. If the vent cannot be installed in a vertically down position, the regulator must be installed under a separate protective cover. Installing the regulator with the vent down allows condensation to drain, minimizes the entry of water or other debris from entering the vent, and minimizes vent blockage from freezing precipitation.
Do not install the regulator in a location where there can be excessive water accumulation or ice formation, such as directly beneath a down spout, gutter, or roof line of building. Even a protective hood may not provide adequate protection in these instances.
Install the regulator so that any gas discharge through the vent or vent assembly is over 3 feet /
0.91 meter horizontally from any building opening below the level of discharge.
Install the regulator high enough above ground level at least 18 inches / 45 cm—so that rain splatter cannot freeze in the vent.
Regulators Subjected to Heavy Snow Conditions
Some installations, such as in areas with heavy snowfall, may require a hood or enclosure to protect the regulator from snow load and vent freeze over.
Horizontally Installed Regulators
Horizontally mounted regulators, such as found in single cylinder installations and ASME tanks, must be installed beneath a protective cover or under the ASME tank dome, refer to Figure 3. If possible,
slope or turn the vent down suf ciently to allow any
condensation to drain out of the spring case. Be careful that the slot in the tank dome or protective cover for the regulator’s outlet piping does not expose the vent to the elements.
Indoor Installations
By code, regulators installed indoors have limited inlet pressure, and they require a vent line to the outside of the building, see Figure 4. A vent assembly, such as Fisher®. Y602 Series, should be used on the end of the vent line. The same installation precautions, previously discussed throughout this manual for the regulator vent, apply to the end of the vent tube
assembly. Vent lines must not restrict the gas  ow
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TO APPLIANCE
HSRL Series
VENT ASSEMBLY
VENT LINE
BASEMENT
FROM FIRST STAGE REGULATOR
Figure 4. Basement Installation
VENT OPENING MUST BE AT LEAST 3 FEET / 0.91 meter HORIZONTALLY FROM ANY BUILDING OPENING BELOW IT
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from the regulator’s internal relief valve. Vent lines should be at least 3/4-inch NPT pipe or 3/4-inch
NPT size, Gray PVC Schedule 40 Rigid Non-metallic Electrical Conduit for above Ground Service, per
Underwriters Laboratories (UL®) 651. To install the vent line, remove the vent screen and apply a good grade of pipe dope to the male threads of the line. Vent lines should be as straight as possible with a minimum number of bends.
Adjustment
To increase the outlet pressure setting of the regulator, the adjusting screw must be turned clockwise. This requires removal of the closing cap. To reduce the outlet pressure setting, turn the adjusting screw counterclockwise. A pressure gauge should always be used to monitor downstream pressure while adjustments are being made. Do not adjust the spring to produce an outlet pressure setting
above the limit identied on the information label.
After the spring adjustment has been completed, replace the closing cap.
Large volumes of gas may discharge through the regulator vent during internal relief valve operation, which
can, if not controlled, result in re or
explosion from accumulated gas.
The HSRL Series regulators contain internal relief valves. The internal relief valve in all units will give overpressure protection against excessive build­up resulting from seat leakage due to worn parts or
chips or foreign material on the orice. The amount
of internal relief protection provided varies with the regulator type and the cause for the overpressure relief valve operation. When the internal relief valve opens, gas escapes to the atmosphere through the regulator’s vent.
Some type of additional external overpressure protection must be provided if the outlet pressure in an overpressure condition exceeds the inlet pressure rating of the gas system or downstream equipment.
Common methods of external overpressure protection
include relief valves, monitoring regulators, shutoff devices, and series regulation.
Overpressure Protection
WARNING
!
Some type of overpressure protection is needed if actual inlet pressure can exceed the outlet pressure rating. Overpressuring any portion of this equipment above the limits shown in
the Specications section may cause
damage to regulator parts, leaks in the regulator, or personal injury due to bursting of pressure-containing parts or explosion of accumulated gas.
If any portion of the regulator is exposed to an overpressure condition that
exceeds the limits in the Specications
section, it must be inspected for damage that may have occurred.
Maintenance
WARNING
!
To avoid personal injury or equipment damage, do not attempt any maintenance
or disassembly without rst isolating
the regulator from system pressure and relieving all internal pressure.
Regulators that have been disassembled for repair must be tested for proper operation before being returned to service. Only parts manufactured by Fisher® should be used for repairing Fisher regulators. Relight pilot lights according to normal startup procedures.
Due to normal wear or damage that may occur from external sources, these regulators must be inspected and maintained periodically. The frequency of inspection and replacement of the
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regulators depends upon the severity of service conditions or the requirements of local, state, and federal regulations. Even under ideal conditions, these regulators should be replaced after 20 years from date of manufacture or sooner should inspection reveal the need.
Visually inspect the regulator each time a gas delivery is made for:
Improper installation, vent not pointed vertically down or under a cover; no vent tube on underground systems
Plugged or frozen vent
Wrong regulator or no regulator in the system
Internal or external corrosion
Flooded Regulator; water in spring case; regulator
submersed on underground tanks
Regulator age
Any other condition that could cause the
uncontrolled escape of gas
Failure to properly inspect the regulator could result in personal injury or property damage.
Vent Opening
Make sure the regulator vent, vent assembly, or vent tube does not become plugged by mud, insects, ice, snow, paint, etc. The vent screen aids in keeping the vent from becoming plugged, and the screen should be clean and properly installed.
Regulator Replacement
Older regulators are more likely to catastrophically fail because of worn or corroded parts. Replace HSRL Series regulators over 20 years of age. Other
service or environmental conditions may dictate replacement of the regulator before it becomes 20 years old. Regulators that are installed on underground systems and in areas that are subject to sea salt (coastal) atmospheres should be inspected annually for external and internal corrosion and may require replacement sooner. Refer to Fisher® Bulletin LP-32 for additional information.
Water inside Regulators from Floods or Weather
Replace any regulator that has been ooded, has had
water in the spring case or shows evidence of external
or internal corrosion. Checking for internal corrosion
can be done by removing the closing cap and with the
aid of a ashlight observing the condition of the relief
valve spring, main spring, and internal spring barrel area. A more detailed examination will require shutting down the gas system and complete removal of the
adjusting screw. Closely examine regulators installed
with their vent horizontal for signs of corrosion.
Correct any improper installations.
Regulator Repair
Regulators that have been disassembled for repair must be tested for proper operation before being returned to service. Only parts manufactured by Fisher should be used to repair Fisher regulators. Be sure to give the complete type number of the regulator when corresponding with the factory.
The type number, orice size, and spring range are
on a label attached to the spring barrel. The date of manufacture is stamped on the regulator. Always provide this information in any correspondence with your Fisher Distributor regarding replacement parts or technical assistance. If construction changes are
made in the eld, be sure that the regulator marking is also changed to reect the most recent construction.
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