KEYSTONE K-LOK® SERIES 36 AND 37 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUTTERFLY VALVE
ISO VERSION INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
Before installation, these instructions must be carefully read and understood.
3. Inspect the seat and disc edge to insure that
they were not damaged in handling. This is
especially important in the case of valves
with ‘fail-open’ actuators.
4. Confirm that the materials of construction
listed on the valve nameplate are
appropriate for the service intended and are
as specified.
5. Locate the directional arrow on the body
that defines the preferred mounting
orientation in respect to the pressure. In
most cases, the valve is properly installed
when the actual fluid flow or high pressure
is acting on the front face of the disc when
the valve is closed.
6. Ensure that the packing gland nuts and
GENERAL
bottom cover bolts are tight.
Suggested installation orientation is with
valve shaft horizontal or inclined from vertical.
Unless otherwise recommended by Emerson,
mount the valve in the preferred direction with
the direc tional arrow pointing to the lower
pres sure side so that the front face of the disc
will beupstream when the valve is in the closed
position.
Thermal insulation of the body is mandatory for
operating temperatures above 392°F [200°C].
K-LOK offers the following body styles:
Series 36 and 37 – Wafer style
Series 36 and 37 – Lug Style
INSPECTION
1. Carefully remove the valve from the
shipping package (box or pallet) to avoid
any damage to the valve and, in the
case of automated valves, to the electric
or pneumatic/hydraulic actuator or
instrumentation.
2. Prior to installation, clean the inside of
the valve. Insure that there are no solid
objects such as pieces of wood, plastic or
packing materials within the valve or on
thevalveseat.
CAUTION
The valve should be installed in the closed
position to insure that the seat and disc are not
damaged during installation. Particular care
should be taken with valves equipped with ‘fail
open’ actuators. Failure to insure proper handling
may result in damage to the valve.
If the pipe is lined, confirm that the disc rotation
does not contact the lining during the opening
stroke. Failure to confirm that the disc rotation
does not contact the lining may result in damage
to the valve.
IMPORTANT
Whenever possible, install the valve with the shaft
in the horizontal position and, if possible, with the
cast-in disc stop located top-side of the pipe. If the
shaft cannot be positioned horizontally, position
the shaft so that it is not on the vertical centerline
in a horizontal pipe run. This will minimize any
depositing of solid particles present in the fluid
into the lower bearing.
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KEYSTONE K-LOK® SERIES 36 AND 37 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUTTERFLY VALVE
ISO VERSION INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
INSTALLATION
The valves are shipped with flange gasket
surface protection. Before installing the valve,
remove the protection and carefully clean and
de-grease both surfaces with a solvent.
Series 36 and 37 – Wafer style
1. Orient the valve with the directional flow
arrow (preferred direction) pointing in the
proper direction.
2. Insert the valve between the flanges until
the alignment holes at either side of the
valve match the corresponding holes in
the flanges.
3. Insert a long bolt or stud through the flange
and thread it through the alignment hole.
This will allow the valve to center itself
properly for the installation of the flange
gaskets.
4. Install the flange gaskets and the remaining
flange bolting.
5. Remove the long bolts/studs from the lower
alignment holes and replace with correctlysized bolts.
6. Using the crossover method, tighten all
flange bolts.
Series 36 and 37 – Lug style
1. Orient the valve with the directional flow
arrow (preferred direction) pointing in the
proper direction.
2. Insert the valve between the flanges until
the two bottom holes in the valve align with
the two lower flange holes.
3. Insert a bolt or stud through the flange and
thread it into the holes in the valve body.
This will allow the valve to center itself
properly for the installation of the flange
gaskets.
4. Install the flange gaskets and the remaining
flange bolting.
5. Use the crossover method to tighten all
flange bolting.
VALVE CHECKOUT
1. Tighten the packing gland bolting just
enough to prevent shaft leakage. Overtightening will decrease packing life and
increase operating torque requirements.
2. Check the operation of the valve by stroking
it to ‘full open’ and ‘full close’. To determine
the valve orientation of the disc, double
D’s and keyways are aligned with the disc.
The valve disc travels clockwise to close.
3. For automated valves, set the air pressure/
electrical voltage for at least the minimum
given to operate the actuator. For pneumatic
actuators, do not apply more than 1.25times
the pressure for which the actuator was
designed.
Note: for spring return actuators with
positioners, overpressure will cause excessive
time delay in the spring movement for the valve
disc to travel out of the seat.
OPERATION
The K-LOK has been designed to require a
minimum of maintenance. Generally, only
maintenance on the packing box is required.
MAINTENANCE
If shaft leakage is observed through the packing
box, tighten the gland nuts.
Note: do not over-tighten packing box gland
nuts. Over-tightening will increase the torque
required to operate the valve. When tightening
the gland nuts, use half-turn increments until
leakage has stopped.
DISASSEMBLY
To begin disassembly, refer to the parts list
(Figure 4) and proceed as follows:
WARNING
Depressurize the valve and associated piping
before disassembly. Failure to do so may cause
serious personal injury and/or equipment
damage.
1. Remove the valve from the line. Clean
the valve according to proper cleaning
procedures as outlined by the plant or
according to a prescribed procedure.
2. Remove the actuator and relevant
connecting key. Note the actuator position
relative to the valve.
3. Removing the Bracket and Adapter
To disassemble adapter and bracket remove
the following components
: Bracket (28)
: Adapter (26)
: Washers (29, 31)
: Bolts (30)
: Set screw (32)
: Key (25)
: Nuts (16)
CAUTION
Throughout disassembly and assembly, always
use cardboard or brass shims to protect the
valve body, disc, flange and sealing surfaces from
damage. Failure to do so may result in serious
damage to the valve.
Figure 1 - Valve properly clamped in place.
Removing the disc-to-shaft tapered pin
connections
1. Open the valve disc (2) to its full open
position.
Note: on valve sizes NPS 10 (DN 250) and
larger, it is recommended that two workers
perform the disc tapered pin (5) removal
process.
2. Place the disc in a vise.
3. Using a tool steel punch, locate the punch
on the small end of the disc taper pin (5) and
then strike the punch with a heavy hammer.
Note: some of the weld on the taper pins (5)
may need to be removed by grinding.
WARNING
When placing the valve into the bench vise, make
sure the small end of the disc (2) taper pin faces
the assembler. (see Figure 1)
Hold the punch with a punch holder or a pair of
vise grips. Otherwise, serious injury may occur.
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KEYSTONE K-LOK® SERIES 36 AND 37 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUTTERFLY VALVE
ISO VERSION INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
Removing the bottom cover assembly
To disassemble the bottom cover assembly,
remove the following bottom cover assembly
components:
• bottom cover plate (18)
• bottom cover gasket (17)
• washer (19)
• screw (20)
Removing Bottom cover gasket
Remove the Bottom cover gasket (17). Use pick
and hook tool to remove the gasket that may
have adhered to gasket groove in bottom cover.
Removing the lower shaft assembly
CAUTION
Throughout this operation, make sure the disc
edges remain protected from contact with the
body by installing cardboard at all disc hub areas.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the disc
sealing edge.
1. Spray penetrating oil into the disc hub
where it meets the shaft connection.
2. Insert an eyebolt into the lower shaft (4)
and use it to pull the lower shaft (4) out
of the disc (2). See chart below for proper
eyebolt size.
Valve size Tap
NPS 2 to NPS 6 (DN 50 to 150) M6 X 1
NPS 8 to NPS 12 (DN 200 to 300) M10 X 1.5
NPS 14 to NPS 36 (DN 350 to 900) M14 X 2
3. Lightly strike the backside of the disc hub
area with a hammer if the shaft is resistant
to removal.
Removing the upper shaft and disc
Figure 2 - How the upper shaft is removed from
the upper disc hub.
CAUTION
Physically hold the disc to prevent the disc from
falling and becoming damaged during removal.
When both the upper shaft (3) and lower shaft
(4) are removed from the disc (2), the disc is
unsupported.
WARNING
Smaller discs may be removed by hand
(NPS 2 to NPS 8 (DN 50 to DN 200)). Remove
larger discs with proper hoisting equipment.
Failure to do so may result in personal injury or
damage to equipment.
Removing the seatretainer ring
Remove the seat retainer ring (23) by removing
hex socket screws (24) from the seat retaining
ring for the lugged body or the retainer plate
screw (34) from the locating plates (33) and/or
clips (35) for the wafer body. (see Figure 3)
Figure 3 - Seat retainer ring and parts.
Removing the packing assembly
Method 1: for packing replacement with shaft
inbody
1. Remove the packing gland bolts (14) nuts
and belleville washer (15,16) packing gland
bridge (13), packing gland follower (12) and
shaft retention ring (11). Using the screws,
grab and remove each packing ring, one at
a time.
Note: to remove the packing set (10) with the
upper shaft (3) still in the valve body (1), two
long, slender screws are required. The screws
must not have a diameter greater than ¼” and
must be at least six inches long. The most
commonly used screws are ‘drywall screws’.
CAUTION
Throughout this operation, make sure the disc
edges remain protected from contact with the
body by installing cardboard at all disc hub areas.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the disc
sealing edge. Protect the shaft from the vise teeth
to prevent damage and to eliminate potential for
packing leakage.
1. When removing the upper shaft (3) from the
disc (2), clamp the vise jaws on to the upper
shaft (3) area above the valve body top plate.
2. Once the vise jaws are secure against the
upper shaft (3), drive the wedge-shaped
chisel/punch between the valve body (1) top
plate and the bench vise. (see Figure 2)
3. As the valve body (1) moves away from the
bench vise, the upper shaft (3) is removed
from the upper disc (2) hub.
4. Continue to reposition the valve body (1) with
the bench vise so as to allow removal of
upper shaft (3).
Removing the seatretainer gasket
Remove the seat retainer gasket (22). Use a
powered wire brush tool to remove the gasket
material that may have adhered to the mating
body surfaces.
Removing the seatassembly
To remove the seat assembly, treat the seat
(21) and its associated components as a single
assembly by removing the following:
• seat (21.1)
• wire wrap (21.2)
• seat backing ring (21.3)
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