Operating instructions
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7
Maintenance and service
7.1
Safety during cleaning
Take note of the specifications in the safety data sheet and the general occupational health and
safety rules if degreasers are used for process-related reasons for the cleaning of bearing parts,
unions and other precision parts.
7.2
Maintenance
The maintenance intervals must be defined by the user according to the operating conditions.
Refer to section 7.2.1 for the recommendations for the test and maintenance intervals.
7.2.1
Test and maintenance intervals
Recommended intervals
Description
Interval
Scope
Inspection
During start-up
Visual inspection
of the globe valve for damage;
of the valving marking for
legibility;
Installation position;
Leak-tightness
at the gland packing;
between bonnet and body;
of the globe valve seat;
Test the opening and closing
functions of the globe valve.
Functional testing
annually
Test the opening and closing
functions of the globe valve
including a visual inspection.
External inspection
Every 2 years
Function and tightness test
including visual check.
Internal inspection
Every 5 years
Replacement of all sealing
elements, including a function and
tightness test as well as a visual
inspection.
Hydraulic testing
Every 10 years
Replacement of all sealing
elements, including a function, leak
and pressure test as well as an
inspection.