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F180 Series

D450016T012

Instruction Manual

MCK-1094

February 2008

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www.emersonprocess.com/regulators/lp

F180 Series Excess Flow Valves for 

Compressed Air Service

!

WARNING

Failure to follow these instructions or to

properly install and maintain this 

equipment could result in property 

damage and personal injury or death.

Fisher

®

 equipment must be installed,

operated, and maintained in accordance

with federal, state, and local codes and

Fisher instructions.

Only personnel trained in the proper

procedures, codes, standards, and

regulations of the applicable industries

should install and service this equipment.

!

WARNING

A break or leak downstream of an

excess flow valve that does not allow a

flow equal to the valve flow rating will

not actuate the excess flow valve and

could result in property damage or

personal injury from a whipping hose or

high volume discharge of air.  For this

reason the operator must be familiar

with the system shutoff valves and close

the system if an emergency occurs.

Introduction

Scope of Manual

This instruction manual covers installation and 

maintenance for F180 Series excess flow valves used 

on compressed air service.

Figure 1.

  F180 Series Excess Flow Valves

TYPE F186

 TYPE F187

 TYPE F188

Summary of Contents for FISHER F180 Series

Page 1: ... standards and regulations of the applicable industries should install and service this equipment WARNING A break or leak downstream of an excess flow valve that does not allow a flow equal to the valve flow rating will not actuate the excess flow valve and could result in property damage or personal injury from a whipping hose or high volume discharge of air For this reason the operator must be f...

Page 2: ...lves is to choose a valve with a closing flow 1 5 times the maximum operating flow For surge conditions 2 times maximum flow may be required However the excess flow valve s closing flow rate must be less than the capacity of the compressed air system in which the valve is being used The flow rating of the piping fittings pump valves and hose on both the inlet and outlet of the excess flow valve mu...

Page 3: ...ck closes 6 To reopen a closed excess flow valve close a shutoff valve on either the upstream or downstream piping When pressure is equal on both sides of the valve it will click open and flow can be resumed by opening the shutoff valve WARNING Trained personnel should test the excess flow valve in a safe location Excess flow closure should be checked annually or on a regularly scheduled basis to ...

Page 4: ...egarding the products or services described herein or their use or applicability We reserve the right to modify or improve the designs or specifications of such products at any time without notice Fisher does not assume responsibility for the selection use or maintenance of any product Responsibility for proper selection use and maintenance of any Fisher product remains solely with the purchaser E...

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