Installer Manual Fleck 4600 - MECH - Installation
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Ref. MKT-IM-027 / B - 01.06.2018
5.5.1. Top-mounted valve installation
When pressurized, any composite tank will expand both vertically and circumferential. In order to
compensate the vertical expansion, the piping connections to the valve must be flexible enough to
avoid overstress on the valve and tank.
In addition, the valve and tank should not be supporting any part of the piping weight. This is hence
compulsory to have the piping fixed to a rigid structure (e.g. frame, skid, wall, …) so that the weight of
it is not applying any stress on the valve and tank.
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The diagrams above illustrate how the flexible piping connection should be mounted;
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in order to adequately compensate the tank elongation the flexible piping must be installed
horizontally
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should the flexible piping connection be installed in vertical position, instead of compensating
the elongation, it will create additional stresses on the valve & tank assembly. Therefore this is
to be avoided;
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the flexible piping connection must also be installed stretched, avoiding excessive length. For
instance 20 - 40 cm is enough;
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excessively long and non-stretched flexible piping connection will create stresses on the valve
and tank assembly when the system is pressurized, as illustrated in the below picture: on the left
the assembly when the system is unpressurised, on the right the flexible piping connection when
put under pressure tends to lift up the valve when stretching up. This configuration is even more
dramatic when using semi-flexible piping;
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failure to provide enough vertical compensation may lead to different kinds of damage, either on
the valve thread which connects to the tank, or on the female thread connection of the tank that
connects to the valve. In some cases, damage may also be seen on the valve inlet and outlet
connections;
200 mm flexible
Support to the wall
