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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual WEY ® SLUICE GATE VALVE TYPE 3: INSTRUCTION MANUAL GENERAL - Safety - Designated service TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE - Transportation - Storage INSTALLATION - Preparation before installation - Mounting aids - Sluice gate with fixing clamps...
The technical application limits referred to in the relevant project data documentation and this maintenance manual must be observed. Should the WEY® sluice gate be installed in a explosive environment, the valve as non-electrical equipment, as well electrical equipment must be conform to RL 94/9EG, ATEX.
® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Storage Until final installation the equipment shall be stored in a dry, vented area. All function relevant parts shall be suitably covered against humidity, dust or other contamination. For longer storage periods or in case of unfavourable storage conditions which could affect later the proper functioning, all blank surfaces, e.g.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Mounting aids In order to offset construction discrepancies, plastic or stainless steel shims or spacer plates in various thickness may be used to level and position the fixing frame, wall bracket and actuating components. Minor discrepancies can be compensated that way.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Fig. 3 Check alignment with plumb and level. Readjust position of sluice gate, if necessary. Upper level of bottom profile must comply with finished floor level according to site plan. Drill and set remaining dowels for all clamps, according supplier's specification. Prior to final fixation, pull frame slightly away from the wall in order to place two rows of sealant (according supplier's instructions) behind the frame and transverse seal up to the max.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Fig. 4 Fig. 5 When tightening the bolts, the sealant gets squeezed out on both sides of the frame. Smoothen sealant with finger to a clean grout (Fig. 5). For sluice gates with transverse seal an additional grout is necessary after tightening between wall and transverse seal acc.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Fig. 8 Sluice gate with anchor bolts for embedding Mounting and embedding work shall take place with gate in completely closed position only. Procedure Position sluice gate in respective recess and align with plumb and level acc. Fig.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Fig. 9 Fig. 10 Upper level of bottom profile to comply with finished floor level according to site plan. The positioned sluice gate is now ready for onsite embedding. When filling these recesses never use any vibrators ! Bottom and guide profile shall be free of any concrete or other contamination.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual Actuating components Sluice gates with separately supplied actuating components, must not be actuated prior to embedding. Fig. 11 Procedure: Extension rod with coupling to be pinned to the bare shaft of the stem. For coupling procedure keep wall bracket loose on the extension rod.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual 3.5.1 Travel adjustment For automated sluice gates the final end or travel position must be adjusted. In the closed position it must be ensured that the gate slightly compresses the bottom seal. (see also chapter 4.4./4.5 commissioning).
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual COMMISSIONING General measures Before taking the equipment into service, all function relevant parts (stem, piston rod, gate, gate guides, seals) shall be thoroughly cleaned. The equipment is factory preserved and lubricated for transportation and storage, but it may require further lubrication before start-up depending on the service conditions.
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual To operate the actuator, use dry, filtered air acc. Class 4/5 ISO 8573-1 max. dust particle size 40 µm max. dust particle concentration 10 mg/m3 max. excess oil concentration 5 mg/m3 pressure dew-point below minimal ambient temperature Solenoid valves shall be mounted as close as possible to the actuating cylinder.
® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual With wrong phase sequence, limit and torque switches are ineffective. The switch-off shall be in accordance to our instructions/diagrams, i.e.: Switch-off in closing direction: usually by limit switches, exceptionally with torque switches possible. Switch-off in opening direction: by limit switches only, as the torque switch serves as overload protection.
® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Cause Remedy Leakage between Transverse seal Replace transverse seal according to gate and trans- damaged manufacturer’s instructions verse seal Gate contaminated Clean gate or calcified Leakage between Sealing grout defective Repair or remove and renew grout frame and wall construction...
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® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING (Cont’d) Symptom Cause Remedy Gate can not be Actuating components Pneumatically and oil hydraulically moved (Cont’d) damaged operated equipment: Check supply pressure. Check if current onto solenoid existent. Check solenoid for damages.
® Sluice Gate Valve Type 3: Instruction Manual REMOVAL Before removing the valve, consider that the pipe system can be under pressure and that hazardous media could get into the environment. Respective precaution measure must be taken. Sluice gate frames will normally not be removed. They remain fixed to the wall construction for service life.
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