Maintenance - Emerson Fisher SS-83 Instruction Manual

Instruction Manual
D102030X012
5. With a leak-off bonnet construction, remove the pipe plug from the bonnet 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.
6. 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.
Valves with ENVIRO-SEALt live-loaded packing or HIGH-SEAL live-loaded packing will not require this initial
re-adjustment. See the Fisher instruction manuals, ENVIRO-SEAL Packing System for Sliding-Stem Valves or HIGH-SEAL
Live-Loaded Packing System (as appropriate), for packing instructions.

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 lapping metal seats.
WARNING
Avoid personal injury or damage to property from sudden release of pressure or uncontrolled process fluid. Before starting
disassembly:
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
on both sides of the valve. Drain the process media from both sides of the valve.
D Vent the power 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, install a new gasket upon reassembly. This is necessary
to ensure a good gasket seal because the used gasket may not seal properly.
SS-83 Valve
March 2013
3