9650 Valve Series
Installation and Maintenance Manual
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VALVE TESTING
Caution: following ANY valve maintenance it is required to fully test valve operation and to complete fps valve
automated valve repair check sheet FP081.0.
FOLLOWING VALVE MAINTENANCE, DISASEMBLY OR REPLACEMENT OF ANY VALVE COMPONENT THE VALVE
ASSEMBLY MUST BE TESTED AS FOLLOWS:
7.1
REPLACEMENT OF SOLENOID, ACTUATOR OR DISASSEMBLY OF VALVE BODY
7.1.1
ALL VALVE ASSEMBLIES:
Test
Description
Notes
Limit Switch Beacon
Position
Valve placed in open position. Visually confirm
flow is not blocked by valve ball and visually
confirm indicator beacon shows “OPEN”.
Valve placed in closed position. Visually
confirm flow is blocked by valve ball and
visually confirm indicator beacon shows
“CLOSED”
For normally open valves, power should
be applied to close the valve and for
normally closed valves, power should be
applied to open the valve.
Operation Cycling
Valve is cycled between open and closed 10
times.
Ensure valve is operating smoothly and
visually confirm valve ball is completely
opening and closing. Also ensure open
and closed limit switches are closing when
valve is open and closed respectively.
7.1.2
CSA APPROVED VALVE ASSEMBLIES:
Approval
Standard
Test
Description
Notes
CSA
6.5-2000/2.4.2
Internal Leakage
@300psig
Valve placed in the closed position.
Inlet pressurized and maintained @
300psig for at least 2 minutes.
Maximum leakage = 14 in
3
/hr
(1” and smaller seal off diameter)
Maximum leakage = 14 in
3
/hr per
inch of seal off diameter
(for valves with greater than 1” seal
off diame ter)
Internal Leakage
@1/4psig
(7” H2O)
Valve placed in the closed position.
Inlet pressurized and maintained @
1/4psig for at least 2 minutes.
Maximum leakage = 14 in
3
/hr
(1” and smaller seal off diameter)
Maximum leakage = 14 in
3
/hr per
inch of seal off diameter
(for valves with greater than 1” seal
off diameter)
CSA 6.5-2000 /4.4 Closing Time
The valve shall be energized and
subsequently de-energized; the valve
shall close in a period of 2 seconds or
less.
