Start-Up - Samson 42-36 Mounting And Operating Instructions

6 Start-up

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
Risk of personal injury due to pressurized
components and process medium being dis-
charged.
Î Do not loosen the control line while the
valve is pressurized.
Î Do not start up the regulator until all
parts have been mounted.
WARNING
Risk of hearing loss or deafness due to loud
noise.
Noise emission (e.g. cavitation) may occur
during operation caused by the process me-
dium and the operating conditions.
Î Wear hearing protection when working
near the valve. Follow the instructions
given by the plant operator.
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DANGER
Risk of personal injury due to process me-
dium escaping.
Î Do not start up the regulator until all
parts have been mounted.
Before start-up or putting the valve back into
service, make sure the following conditions
are met:
− The regulator is properly installed into
the pipeline (see the 'Installation' sec-
tion).
− The leak and function tests have been
completed successfully (see the 'Testing
the regulator' section).
− The prevailing conditions in the plant
section concerned meet the regulator siz-
ing requirements (see information under
'Intended use' in the 'Safety instructions
and measures' section).
Start-up
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