Start-Up - Samson 2404-2 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.
WARNING
!
Risk of hearing loss or deafness due to loud
noise.
Noise emission (e.g. cavitation or flashing)
may occur during operation caused by the
process medium and the operating condi-
tions.
Î Wear hearing protection when working
near the valve.
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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).
NOTICE
!
Damage to the regulator/plant due to the
use of the incorrect supply medium.
Î Only use compressed air or inert gas as
the supply pressure.
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