Transporting The Valve - Samson 3351 Mounting And Operating Instructions

Shipment and on-site transport
WARNING
!
Risk of personal injury due to the control
valve tipping over.
Î Observe the valve's center of gravity.
Î Secure the valve against tipping over or
turning.
WARNING
!
Risk of injury due to incorrect lifting without
the use of lifting equipment.
Lifting the control valve without the use of lift-
ing equipment may lead to injuries (back in-
jury in particular) depending on the weight
of the control valve.
Î Observe the occupational health and
safety regulations valid in the country of
use.
NOTICE
!
Risk of valve damage due to incorrectly at-
tached slings.
Î When lifting the control valve, make sure
that the slings attached to the valve body
bear the entire load.
Î Only use slings which are not attached to
the valve body (e.g. to the handwheel) to
protect the control valve from tilting while
being lifted. This sling must not bear any
load.
Î Observe lifting instructions (see sec-
tion 4.3.2).
4-2
Tip
Our after-sales service can provide more de-
tailed transport and lifting instructions on re-
quest.
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.
− Protect the control valve against moisture
and dirt.
− The permissible transportation tempera-
ture of standard control valves is –20 to
+65 °C.
Note
Contact our after-sales service for the trans-
portation temperatures of other valve ver-
sions.
EB 8039 EN