Emerson K-BALL F110, K-BALL F120, K-BALL F130, K-BALL F133, K-BALL F138 Operating And Safety Instructions Manual

K-BALL PED - BALL VALVES

OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Before installation these instructions must be fully read and understood

CONTENTS

1 - Protection / Storing
2 - Installation / Operation
3 - Maintenance

This sheet applies to the following products:
F110-F120-F130-F133-F138-F150-F170­F180-F190.
These products have been designed,
manufactured and tested under the supervision
of a certified Quality Assurance system in
accordance with Module H (categories I, II and
III) of Annex 3 of European Directive 97/23/CE
concerning pressure equipment.

The products are designed to guarantee your
safety during the installation, operation and
maintenance under the condition of applying
the following recommendations, of respecting
the conditions of use defined in the technical
data sheets of the products and not being in an
exceptional situation. The products covered by
this document are standard valves in manual
version or actuated version. For the other
products, a complementary instruction sheet
will be attached if required.
It is imperative that these instruction sheets
accompany the products to their final
destination. The control of the distribution of
these documents, translated into the language
(*) where the end-user is located, is under your
responsibility.
(*) This only applies to European countries.

1 - PROTECTION / STORING

Protection

Except for particular customer specification at
the time in the order, the valves are delivered
in conformity with Emerson packaging
procedures. The package ensures the
protection of the product against the shocks
in the conditions of road and railway transport
and of storage in clean and dry premises.
The protection caps mounted on the valves,
in order to protect the seats and discs from
ulterior damages, must not be removed
before the moment of the installation of the
valve on the line. For storing or transporting
in conditions different from those mentioned
above, it belongs to the customer to condition
the product in an adapted way to protect it or to
specify it in the order.

Storing

The storing must be done separate from the
ground in a dry location, and indoor.
In the case the valves are delivered with
watertight package with a desiccative product
(provided for a long storing time before
installation), the desiccative product bags must
be replaced for any storing period exceeding 6
months. The package must be kept watertight
again.

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K-BALL PED - BALL VALVES

OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

EXPLANATION OF THE MARKINGS ON THE VALVE IDENTIFICATION PLATE.

Number of the notified body

EC mark

Valve type

Date of manufacture: year/month

Valve code

2 - INSTALLATION / OPERATION

WARNING

For safety reasons, it is important to respect
the following precautions before beginning the
installation of the valve:

1. Installation and maintenance of valves and
actuators must be carried out by personnel
trained in all the appropriate mechanical,
electrical and pneumatic aspects required by
such an operation.

2. Any person intervening on the installation of
the valve, even for a simple adjustment must
use equipment and clothes adapted in function
of the process on which the valve is installed.

3. The installer must check that the pressure
and temperature limits of the valve, indicated
on the identification plate (see use curve on
the technical sheet) are appropriate to the
operation conditions of the installation.

4. If the valve is to be used in a “fire-safe”
situation, the user must ensure that the
valve has been designed for such a use (see
technical documents).

5. The installer must ensure that the materials
from which the valve is made are suitable
for the operation for which they are to be
used (see the corrosion/fluid/concentration/
temperature combination).

6. The line must be depressurized before any
intervention. The line must be drained, rinsed
(and decontaminated in the case of noxious
fluid) before installation of the valve.

7. If the user should carry out any alterations to
our product, he will be responsible for ensuring
that those changes do not compromise the
safety or the operation of the valve.

8. Physical access to the closure (disc, ball,
plug, etc.) is not authorized unless it is
absolutely certain that this cannot be operated
unintentionally.

9. The valves under pressure can be subject to
a cavity overpressure at the body level when
the valve is in closed position. This is due to
some fluids, which can be subject to rapidly
provoking overpressure. In this case, the

Manufacturer’s brand

Manufacturer’s postal code

xxx

Valve category

Manufacturing
identification number

Valve diameter

Nominal pressure
Pressure limitations /
max./min. temperature

installation necessitates an adapted means
to relieve the excessive inner pressures. For
more information, contact Emerson (Emerson.
com/FinalControl).

Installation

1. Ensure that connecting ends in the line are
clean, undamaged and correctly lined up
(axially and radially).

2. Remove the protective covers from the valve
ends.

3. The valve can be gripped by the handle,
provided that it is correctly fitted along the
operating axis.

4. An arrow on the body indicates the direction
of flow for valves that are designed to be
used only one-way.

5. Place the valve between the connecting
parts in such a way that it can be easily
accessed for operation before assembly.

6. Where there are flange connections, nuts
and bolts must be tightened as specified
and according to the appropriate standards.

7. For the welded assemblies, the piping
must be cleaned and freed of all slurries
before the valve is operated (risk of abrasive
particles, sand, welding particles, etc. in the
pipings that could damage the seats and
ball disks).

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K-BALL PED - BALL VALVES

OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Operation

All the manually operated valves are closed
by clockwise rotation except if a different
specification is mentioned in the customer
order.
The closed position is indicated either by the
position of the lever, or by an arrow, positioned
at 90° from the axis of the valve and pipeline
bore.
The particular operation conditions (seism,
strong moment of reaction within the
installation, or water hammer superior to 1,5
times the nominal pressure of the valve) must
be the object of a specific prior request to our
engineering department.

3 - MAINTENANCE

Servicing

No servicing is required except from periodical
inspections to ensure proper operation.
Any indication of leak of the packing­gland must be immediately repaired by
depressurizing the valve and by gradually and
regularly tightening the gland.
If no further adjustment is possible, or if a leak
at the level of the seat or of the body seal is
detected, the valve will require a full revision.
The dismounting of the valve must be done
after the depressurizing of the line and of
the valve (**) by respecting the maintenance
instructions. Only the original parts must be
used.
(**) Open and then close the valve. Leaving the
valve in closed position, secures the handling
of the valve in the case of possible retentions of
dangerous products within the body.
If the valve is actuated, the user must without
fail disconnect the power source before
dismantling to avoid any possible danger from
the closure moving. Instructions available upon
request.
A maintenance instruction leaflet will be
provided on request.

Spare Parts

The valves are identified by a supplier letter
symbol, a heat number and a material
designation marked on the side of the body and
an identification plate. These elements must
be mentioned for any assistance, for the spare
parts or the repair orders.

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Responsibility for proper selection, use, and maintenance of any product remains solely with the purchaser and end user.

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