Operating Manual
PR-101131-0121 Version 180905
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PERATION
The correct installation of all MannTek products is essential to ensure safe and satisfactory operation.
Checks should be made to ensure that the fitting of MannTek products does not interfere with the correct
operation of affiliated equipment (i.e. isolation valve, excess flow valves, etc). Before securing the flange or
thread connections to mating equipment (i.e. hose, loading arm and storage tank) ensure that no foreign
objects, dirt, grit, water (moisture) etc. are present in the coupling.
All flange and thread connections should be made without imparting excessive strain to the equipment. All
gaskets and sealing materials used to make the permanent connection should be of suitable material.
Each MannTek product is designed to take reasonable axial loads associated with good handling practice
but is not designed to accept continuous excessive load values associated with maladjustment or poor
installation. Continuous excessive strain will equate to increased component wear and possibly premature
failure if not corrected.
When MannTek equipment is used with hoses, attention should be paid to hose length to ensure correct
handling characteristics. The hose assembly should be designed such that the minimum hose length is
supported by the coupling or the operator. Hoses should be of sufficient length to ensure operation well
within the stipulated hose minimum bend radius up to the maximum operation envelope.
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When installing MannTek equipment to new pipe work, tanks, etc. ensure the system is free from debris that
may be transferred through the coupling. Where the hose or loading arm assembly is the primary static
dissipation or earth route, the electrical continuity value of the assembly shall be checked to ensure
regulatory compliance. Special attention should be paid to the balancing of loading arms. It is usual for
loading arm balance settings to account of weight variations due to differences in the full / empty cycle. The
loading arm should be set to balance in the condition present at the time of connection.
Before mounting the CBCouplings ensure that trapped liquid never can occur in the installation. In
combination with a Dry Cryogenic Coupling or Emergency Shut Down Valve measures shall be taken to
ensure that no liquid can be trapped in any operating mode.
Then the CBCoupling can be installed directly in the product line and is ready for use after removing the
transport protection.
