Maintenance - Fisher EZ easy-e Instruction Manual

EZ Valve
November 2017
4. With a leak‐off bonnet construction, remove the pipe plugs (key 14) to hook up the leak‐off piping. If continuous
operation is required during inspection or maintenance, install a three‐valve bypass around the control valve
assembly.
5. If the actuator and valve are shipped separately, refer to the actuator mounting procedure in the appropriate
actuator instruction manual.
WARNING
Personal injury could result from packing leakage. Valve packing was tightened before shipment; however, the packing
might require some readjustment to meet specific service conditions. Check with your process or safety engineer for any
additional measures that must be taken to protect against process media.
Valves with ENVIRO‐SEAL live‐loaded packing or HIGH‐SEAL Heavy‐Duty live‐loaded packing will not require this initial
re‐adjustment. See the Fisher instruction manuals titled ENVIRO‐SEAL Packing System for Sliding‐Stem Valves or
Heavy‐Duty Live‐Loaded Packing System (as appropriate) for packing instructions. If you wish to convert your present
packing arrangement to ENVIRO‐SEAL packing, refer to the retrofit kits listed in the Parts Kits sub‐section near the end
of this manual.

Maintenance

Valve parts are subject to normal wear and must be inspected and replaced as necessary. Inspection and maintenance
frequency depends on the severity of service conditions. This section includes instructions for packing lubrication,
packing maintenance, trim maintenance, and ENVIRO‐SEAL bellows seal replacement. All maintenance operations
may be performed with the valve in the line.
WARNING
Avoid personal injury or property damage from sudden release of process pressure or bursting of parts. Before performing
any maintenance operations:
D Do not remove the actuator from the valve while the valve is still pressurized.
D Always wear protective gloves, clothing, and eyewear when performing any maintenance operations to avoid personal
injury.
D Disconnect any operating lines providing air pressure, electric power, or a control signal to the actuator. Be sure the
actuator cannot suddenly open or close the valve.
D Use bypass valves or completely shut off the process to isolate the valve from process pressure. Relieve process pressure
from both sides of the valve. Drain the process media from both sides of the valve.
D Vent the pneumatic actuator loading pressure and relieve any actuator spring precompression.
D Use lock‐out procedures to be sure that the above measures stay in effect while you work on the equipment.
D The valve packing box may contain process fluids that are pressurized, even when the valve has been removed from the
pipeline. Process fluids may spray out under pressure when removing the packing hardware or packing rings, or when
loosening the packing box pipe plug.
D Check with your process or safety engineer for any additional measures that must be taken to protect against process
media.
Note
Whenever a gasket seal is disturbed by removing or shifting gasketed parts, a new gasket should be installed upon reassembly.
This is necessary to ensure a good gasket seal since the used gasket may not seal properly.
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