Transporting The Valve; Lifting The Valve - Samson 3296 Mounting And Operating Instructions

Fig. 4-1: Lifting points on the control valve: with flanges and additional lifting eyelet on the actuator
(left) · With welding ends (right)
4.3.1

Transporting the valve

The control valve can be transported using
lifting equipment (e.g. crane or forklift).
Î Leave the control valve in its transport
container or on the pallet to transport it.
Î Observe the transport instructions.
Transport instructions
− Protect the control valve against external
influences (e.g. impact).
− Do not damage the corrosion protection
(paint, surface coatings). Repair any
damage immediately.
− Protect the piping and any mounted
valve accessories against damage.
EB 8074 EN
Shipment and on-site transport
− Protect the control valve against moisture
and dirt.
− The permissible transportation tempera-
ture of standard control valves is –20 to
+65 °C (–4 to +149 °F).
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.
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