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          NIBCO UPRIGHT INDICATOR POST VALVE BURY DEPTH

VALVE 

SIZE

*ROUNDED 

ADJUSTABLE 

BURY  

DEPTH 

RANGE

NIBCO RESILIENT WEDGE  

GATE VALVES (RWGV)

NIBCO IRON BODY BRONZE MOUNTED  

GATE VALVES (IBBM)

NIP-1AU

NIP-1AU E NIP-1AU EE NIP-1AU EEE

NIP-1AU

NIP-1AU E NIP-1AU EE NIP-1AU EEE

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

BURY 

DEPTH

INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH

MM

INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH

MM

4”

MINIMUM

28

724

46

1181

64

1638

82

2095

29

733

47

1190

65

1647

83

2104

MAXIMUM

48

1232

66

1689

84

2146

102

2603

49

1241

67

1698

85

2155

103

2612

6”

MINIMUM

33

844

51

1301

69

1758

87

2215

36

908

54

1365

72

1822

90

2279

MAXIMUM

53

1352

71

1809

89

2266

107

2723

56

1416

74

1873

92

2330

110

2787

8”

MINIMUM

38

961

56

1418

74

1875

92

2332

39

981

57

1438

75

1895

93

2352

MAXIMUM

58

1469

76

1926

94

2383

112

2845

59

1489

77

1946

95

2403

113

2860

10”

MINIMUM

42

1072

60

1529

78

1986

96

2443

43

1102

61

1559

79

2016

97

2473

MAXIMUM

62

1580

80

2037

98

2494

116

2951

63

1610

81

2067

99

2524

117

2981

12”

MINIMUM

46

1180

64

1637

82

2094

100

2551

47

1198

65

1655

83

2112

101

2569

MAXIMUM

66

1688

84

2145

102

2602

120

3059

67

1706

85

2163

103

2620

121

3077

14”

MINIMUM

52

1326

70

1783

88

2240

106

2697

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAXIMUM

72

1834

90

2291

108

2748

126

3205

 

 

 

 

 

 

16”

MINIMUM

56

1414

74

1871

92

2328

110

2785

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAXIMUM

76

1922

94

2379

112

2836

130

3293

 

 

 

 

 

 

* INCH DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST INCH

3. Installation of Upright Style Indicator Post

3.1  Fully OPEN the gate valve to which the Indicator Post is being attached.

3.2  Loosen but do not remove 2 Body Bolts (35) 3 turns.  Remove Barrel (32) and Body Base (31) from inside Center Body (30).  

Remove Operating Rod (26) from Indicator Post by sliding it out the bottom, See Fig. 2.

3.3  Position Body Base (31) on top of buried valve PIV plate and secure with 4 customer supplied bolts, washers, & nuts, See Fig. 3.

3.4  Remove Bolt (28), Flatwasher (38), and Lockwasher (39) from Upper Body (1) and lift Head Assembly from Center Body (30).

3.5  Slide Center Body (30) over Barrel (32) and slide down until BURY line cast on Center Body is even with planned finished 

grade soil level.  Securely tighten 2 Body Bolts (35).  See Fig. 2 & 3.

3.6  Insert 1” square Operating Rod (26) with attached Coupling (25) inside Barrel (32) and fully engage Coupling onto Operating 

Nut of valve as shown in Fig. 3.  Mark Operating Rod at a distance 10¾” from top edge of Center Body (30), See Fig. 4.  

Remove Operating Rod (26) from Barrel (32) and cut off the top section of the 1” square Rod at location you just marked.  

Remove any sharp edges from the Rod with a file. 

3.7  Reinstall the shortened Operating Rod (26) into Barrel (32), making sure the Coupling (25) is fully engaged on Operating Nut 

of valve, See Fig. 3.

3.8  Reinstall the Head Assembly by sliding the 1” square pocket located in bottom side of Head Assembly onto  

Operating Rod (26).   Secure Head Assembly to Center Body (30) with Screw (28), Flatwasher (38), and Lockwasher (39). 

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Summary of Contents for NIP-1AU Series

Page 1: ...y result in reduced product performance and may cause loss of manufacturer s warranty 1 Application 1 1 NIBCO Indicator Posts are primarily used with multi turn non rising stem NRS post indicator valves PIV controlling water supplies to sprinkler deluge water spray foam and standpipe systems used in fire protection service 1 2 NIBCO Indicator Posts are designed for outdoor service and are coated w...

Page 2: ...IPE OD TURNS TO OPEN A B 1 2 PIPE OD INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM 4 13 13 46 342 10 12 257 2 40 61 9 14 13 359 10 47 266 2 40 61 6 15 7 17 01 432 13 78 350 3 45 88 13 5 18 54 471 16 30 414 3 45 88 8 17 3 20 47 520 17 32 440 4 53 115 17 5 22 13 562 18 11 460 4 53 115 10 21 4 23 82 605 20 71 526 5 50 140 30 3 25 75 654 21 89 556 5 50 140 12 25 3 27 01 686 23 86 606 6 60 168 38 3 2...

Page 3: ... 72 1834 90 2291 108 2748 126 3205 16 MINIMUM 56 1414 74 1871 92 2328 110 2785 MAXIMUM 76 1922 94 2379 112 2836 130 3293 INCH DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST INCH 3 Installation of Upright Style Indicator Post 3 1 Fully OPEN the gate valve to which the Indicator Post is being attached 3 2 Loosen but do not remove 2 Body Bolts 35 3 turns Remove Barrel 32 and Body Base 31 from inside Cen...

Page 4: ... BLACK ASTM A1008 2 11 TARGET ROD BRASS ASTM B16 C36000 2 12 VIEW WINDOW POLYCARBONATE COMMERCIAL 2 13 GASKET WINDOW RUBBER ASTM D2000 EPDM 2 14 GUARD WINDOW CAST IRON ASTM B124 Gr B 2 19 SCREW HEX HEAD CAP STAINLESS STEEL S30400 4 20 WASHER STAINLESS STEEL S30400 4 21 SCREW SLOTTED FLAT HD STAINLESS STEEL S30400 4 22 PLUG 1 2 PIPE STEEL ZINC PLATED COMMERCIAL 1 23 U BOLT FORGED STEEL ASTM A105 1 ...

Page 5: ... and SHUT Target Adjustment 4 1 All NIBCO Indicator Posts are shipped for use with left hand counter clockwise opening valves 4 2 Remove two Nuts 4 and two T Head Bolts 3 that secure Cap 2 to Indicator Post See Fig 2 4 3 Grasp Cap 2 and remove from Indicator Post by lifting upward until Target assembly is clear 4 4 Target Plates 8 9 must be positioned with the OPEN Plate 8 above the SHUT Plate 9 f...

Page 6: ... STEEL S30400 4 37 SCREW SOCKET HD SET STAINLESS STEEL S30400 6 Table 5 Fig 5 4 5 Position OPEN Target Plates 8 so they are in the full upward position for left hand counter clockwise opening valves Secure OPEN Target Plates 8 by tightening Screws 37a See Fig 6 4 6 Determine the number of turns required to fully open the valve See Table 1 for NIBCO valves You should always confirm actual turns req...

Page 7: ... 1 250 31 8 NUMBER OF TURNS TO OPEN VALVE DISTANCE BETWEEN TARGETS X INCH MM 24 1 350 34 3 25 1 450 36 8 26 1 550 39 4 27 1 650 41 9 28 1 750 44 5 29 1 850 47 0 30 1 950 49 5 31 2 050 52 1 32 2 150 54 6 33 2 250 57 2 34 2 350 59 7 35 2 450 62 2 36 2 550 64 8 37 2 650 67 3 NUMBER OF TURNS TO OPEN VALVE DISTANCE BETWEEN TARGETS X INCH MM 38 2 750 69 9 39 2 850 72 4 40 2 950 74 9 41 3 050 77 5 42 3 1...

Page 8: ...l shut position and both view windows should be visually inspected to assure the SHUT target plates are centered The PIV should then be cycled to the full open position and both view windows should be visually inspected to assure the OPEN target plates are centered 7 4 Valve position can be secured by simply placing the Operating Wrench 29 over the Operating Stem 5 and over U bolt 23 A customer su...

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