11 Removal
The work described in this section is only to
be performed by personnel appropriately
qualified to carry out such tasks.
WARNING
!
Risk of burn injuries due to hot or cold com-
ponents and pipeline.
Regulator components and the pipeline may
become very hot or cold. Risk of burn inju-
ries.
Î Allow components and pipelines to cool
down or warm up to the ambient tem-
perature.
Î Wear protective clothing and safety
gloves.
WARNING
WARNING
!
!
Risk of personal injury due to residual pro-
cess medium in the regulator.
While working on the regulator, residual
process medium can escape and, depending
on its properties, may lead to personal in-
jury, e.g. (chemical) burns.
Î Wear protective clothing, safety gloves
and eye protection.
Before removing the valve, make sure the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
− The regulator is put out of operation (see
the 'Decommissioning' section).
EB 2626-1 EN
11.1 Removing the regulator
from the pipeline
1. Support the regulator to hold it in place
when separated from the pipeline (see
the 'Shipment and on-site transport' sec-
tion).
2. Undo any externally mounted control
line.
3. Unbolt the pipe/flange joint.
4. Remove the regulator from the pipeline
(see the 'Shipment and on-site transport'
section).
11.2 Removing the actuator
from the valve
See the 'Servicing' section.
Removal
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