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XIV. Manual Popping of the Valve
Consolidated Safety Relief Valves are furnished, when
so ordered, with packed or plain lifting levers for hand
popping, or with an air operated lifting device for remote
control. (See Figures 38-42, following.)
When the valve is to be opened by hand, the pressure
at the valve inlet should be at least 75% of the valve's
set pressure. Under flowing conditions, the valve must
be fully lifted from its seat, so that dirt, sediment and
scale will not become trapped on the seating surfaces.
When allowing the valve to close under flowing
conditions, completely release the lever from maximum
lift to snap the valve back on its seat.
Since, in some cases, the dead weight of the lever will
have a tendency to lift the valve, the lever should be
hung, supported, or counter weighted, so the lifting fork
does not contact the release nut.
The air operated lifting device is designed to fully open
the valve with 75% of set pressure under the valve disc
in compliance with ASME Section VIII. For certain
applications, the air operater may be designed to fully
open the valve with no pressure at the valve inlet. An air
operated device can be operated from a remote point
and can be used as a "drop out" valve. (A typical design
is shown in Figure 42, and can be purchased from
DVCD.)
FIGURE 39
PACKED LEVER
FIGURE 42
AIR OPERATED PACKED LEVER
FIGURE 38
PLAIN LEVER
FIGURE 40
“L” TYPE PACKED LEVER
FIGURE 41
“R” TYPE PACKED LEVER