Ball valve installation and maintenance

One, the installation of the ball valve

Preparation before installation

1. The pipelines before and after the Stainless Steel Hydraulic ball valve with lever DN15~DN50 female thread Customer designed OEM are ready. The front and rear pipes should be coaxial, and the sealing surfaces of the two flanges should be parallel. The pipeline should be able to bear the weight of the ball valve, otherwise the pipeline must be equipped with proper support

2. Purge the pipelines before and after the valve to remove the oil, welding slag and all other impurities in the pipeline

Ball valve installation and maintenance

 

3. Check the mark of the ball valve to find out that the ball valve is intact. Fully open and close the valve several times to confirm that it is working properly

4. Remove the protective parts on the connecting flanges at both ends of the ball valve

5. Check the valve hole to remove possible dirt, and then clean the valve hole. Even small foreign matter between the valve seat and the ball may damage the seat sealing surface

Install

1. Install the valve on the pipeline. Either end of the valve can be installed at the upstream end. The valve driven by the handle can be installed at any position on the pipeline. But the ball valve with gear box or pneumatic driver should be installed upright, that is, installed on the horizontal pipeline, and the driving device is above the pipeline

2. Install a gasket between the valve flange and the pipeline flange according to the pipeline design requirements

3. The bolts on the flange need to be tightened symmetrically, successively and evenly

4. Connect pneumatic pipeline (when pneumatic driver is used)

Check after installation

1. Operate the driver to open and close the ball valve several times, and it should be flexible and free of stagnation to verify that it is working properly

2. Check the sealing performance of the flange joint surface between the pipeline and the ball valve according to the pipeline design requirements

Second, the maintenance of the ball valve

◆It is necessary to find out that the upstream and downstream pipelines of the ball valve have indeed relieved the pressure before disassembly and decomposition can be carried out.

◆During disassembly and reassembly, care must be taken to prevent damage to the sealing surface of parts, especially non-metal parts. Special tools should be used when removing O-rings.

◆The bolts on the flange must be tightened symmetrically, gradually and evenly during assembly

◆The cleaning agent should be compatible with the rubber parts, plastic parts, metal parts and working medium (such as gas) in the ball valve. When the working medium is gas, gasoline (GB484-89) can be used to clean metal parts. Clean non-metal parts with pure water or alcohol

◆The disassembled individual parts can be cleaned by dipping. Metal parts with undecomposed non-metal parts can be scrubbed with a clean, fine silk cloth impregnated with cleaning agent (to prevent fibers from falling off and adhering to the parts). When cleaning, all grease, dirt, glue, dust, etc. adhering to the wall must be removed

◆Non-metal parts should be taken out of the cleaning agent immediately after cleaning, and should not be soaked for a long time

◆After cleaning, it needs to be assembled after the cleaning agent of the wall surface to be washed evaporates (can be wiped with a silk cloth not soaked in cleaning agent), but it should not be left for a long time, otherwise it will rust and be contaminated by dust.

◆New parts also need to be cleaned before assembling

◆Use grease for lubrication. Grease should be compatible with ball valve metal materials, rubber parts, plastic parts and working medium. When the working medium is gas, for example, special 221 grease can be used. Apply a thin layer of grease on the surface of the seal installation groove, apply a thin layer of grease on the rubber seal, apply a thin layer of grease on the sealing surface and friction surface of the valve stem

◆When assembling, it should not be allowed to pollute, adhere to or stay on the surface of parts or enter the cavity with metal chips, fibers, grease (except those specified for use), dust, other impurities, foreign matter, etc.


Post time: Sep-22-2021