Lifting The Valve; Storing The Valve - Samson 3256 Mounting And Operating Instructions

− Protect the piping and any mounted
valve accessories against damage.
− Protect the control valve against moisture
and dirt.
− The permissible transportation tempera-
ture of standard control valves is –20 to
+65 °C.
Note
Contact our after-sales service for the trans-
portation temperatures of other valve ver-
sions.
4.3.2

Lifting the valve

To install a large valve into the pipeline, use
lifting equipment (e.g. crane or forklift) to lift
it.
Lifting instructions
− Use a hook with safety latch to secure the
slings from slipping off the hook during
lifting and transporting.
− Secure slings against slipping.
− Make sure the slings can be removed
from the valve once it has been installed
into the pipeline.
− Prevent the control valve from tilting or
tipping over. Observe the valve's center
of gravity.
− Do not leave loads suspended when in-
terrupting work for longer periods of
time.
− Make sure that the axis of the plug stem
is always vertical.
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Shipment and on-site transport
− Make sure that the additional sling be-
tween the lifting eyelet and rigging
equipment (hook, shackle etc.) does not
bear any load when lifting valves larger
than DN 150. The sling only protects the
control valve from tilting while being lift-
ed. Before lifting the control valve, tight-
en the sling.
Lifting
1. Attach the slings to the valve body and
rigging equipment (e.g. hook) of the
crane or forklift.
2. Secure the slings attached to the body
against slipping using connectors.
3. DN 150 and larger: attach another sling
to the lashing point on the actuator and
to the rigging equipment.
4. Carefully lift the control valve. Check
whether the lifting equipment and acces-
sories can bear the weight.
5. Move the control valve at an even pace
to the site of installation.
6. Install the valve into the pipeline (see the
'Installation' section).
7. After installation in the pipeline, check
whether the joints to the pipeline hold.
8. Remove connectors and slings.

4.4 Storing the valve

NOTICE
!
Risk of valve damage due to improper
storage.
Î Observe the storage instructions.
Î Avoid long storage times.
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