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7. Stand the tee carrier shaft upright on a flat surface, place the canopy over the shaft/tee
carrier and push the canopy down the shaft making sure the tee is fully inside the canopy
(Photo 20).
(Photo 20) (Photo 21) (Photo 22)
8. Place the canopy on the valve and attach the swing bolts (Photo 21).
9. Tighten the bolts alternately with the short valve wrench until snug (Photo 13).
10. Make sure the tee is not resting on the valve gate by pulling up on the shaft (Photo 14)
and then open the slide valve.
11. Using the valve wrench, turn the shaft counter-clockwise until you feel the tee skip over
the leading thread of the tapped hole.
12. Now turn the shaft clockwise and screw the tee in snug (Photo 15).
13. Open the vent on top of the canopy to vent off any trapped gas. A continuous stream of
escaping gas indicates that the plug did not enter the hole correctly, in this case unscrew
the tee and try again.
14. Undo the swing bolts and remove the canopy, lifting it by its ears (Photo 22).
15. Undo the gate valve chains and remove the valve and saddle from the pipe.
16. Undo the tee carrier grub screws and remove the shaft/carrier.
17. Tighten the tee into the main to the recommended torque with a wrench.
18. Soap test the tee to ensure a gas tight seal has been achieved.
19. Follow company procedures for the service tie in.
