INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
®
Access Valve
Stub Tube, Saddle Mount and NPT Seat
Description: Installation instructions between Core and Seat.
Stub Seat Saddle Seat
NPT Seat
Please thoroughly read the following steps on properly installing
Core to Seat.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR ALL SEATS AND CORES:
1. Cores should remain in protective packaging until assembly is
required to ensure cleanliness and eliminate damage. Just prior to
assembly remove the Core from packaging tray.
2. Braze SEAT ONLY onto tube or valve block before installing/threading
Core into Seat.
Example: Tube brazed to Seat
Stub Seat
O-Ring Groove
CoreMax Core
®
Steps 3 - 4 apply to all style seats.
3. Make sure there is no contamination in the I.D. of the Seat, especially
the o-ring groove.
4. Make sure the o-ring on the Core is free of contamination and foreign
particulates. Lightly lubricate with compatible refrigerant oil.
5. Thread Core into Seat and torque clockwise to 8 ft-lb’s.
Clean & Lube O-Ring
Clean I.D.’s of Seat
FasTest, Inc. Product Warranty
FasTest, Inc. warrants its products against defects of workmanship and/or material for 12 months from the date of the
sale by FasTest, Inc. This warranty is void if the product is misused, tampered with or used in a manner that is not in
accordance with FasTest, Inc. recommendations and/or instructions. FasTest, Inc. is not liable for consequential or
other damages including, but not limited to, loss, damage, personal injury, or any other expense directly or indirectly
arising from the use of or inability to use its products either separately or in combination with other products. ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO
WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY
EXCLUDED.
Remedy under this warranty is limited to replacement of the product or an account credit in the amount of the original
selling price, at the option on FasTest, Inc. All allegedly defective products must be returned prepaid transportation to
FasTest, Inc. along with information describing the products performance, unless disposition in the field is authorized
in writing by FasTest, Inc.
Roseville, MN
Ph: 1-800-444-2373
Fax: 651-645-7390
www.fastestinc.com
WP034 Rev D 3/6/2012