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GOVERNORS NOR
TH AMERICA
US
LOW PRESSURE GAS REGULATOR
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
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REV. A
Operation, maintenance and warning manual
4.4 - INTENDED USE
4.4.1 - INTENDED USE
The GOVERNORS NORTH AMERICA can be installed upstream of:
• utility meters;
• upright columns;
• burners.
The equipment in question is intended for:
Operation
Allowed
Not Allowed
Processing environment
Downstream pressure
regulation due to:
Gaseous fluids, not aggres-
sive or corrosive, prelimi-
narily filtered.
• Liquids.
• Any other product other
than the one allowed.
Installations for the distribution
of natural gas or LPG to supply
networks for:
• industrial use;
• commercial use;
• domestic use.
Tab. 4.18.
The equipment in question has been designed to be used only within the limits indicated on the identification plate and
according to the instructions and limits of use given in this manual.
The conditions to work safely are:
• use within the limits stated on the identification plate and in this manual;
• adherence to the procedures of the usage and warning instructions and commissioning (refer to Chapter 8);
• Do not tamper with and/or bypass the safety devices.
4.4.2 - REASONABLY FORESEEABLE MISUSE
Reasonably foreseeable misuse means the use of the equipment in a way not foreseen at the design stage
but which may result from easily predictable human behavior:
• corrosive fluids;
• fluids not properly treated upstream;
• liquids;
• instinctive reaction of an operator in the event of a malfunction, accident or failure during the use of the equipment;
• behavior resulting from pressure to keep the equipment in operation in all circumstances;
• conduct resulting from carelessness;
• behavior deriving from the use of the equipment by unqualified and unsuitable persons (children, disabled persons);
• use of the equipment other than as envisaged in the paragraph "Intended use".
Any other use of the equipment than that envisaged must be authorized in advance in writing by PIETRO FIORENTINI S.p.A.
In the absence of written permission, the use is considered improper.
In the presence of "improper use", PIETRO FIORENTINI S.p.A. declines all responsibility in relation to any damage caused
to things or people and considers any type of warranty on the equipment lapsed.
4.4.3 - TYPES OF FLUIDS
The equipment works with combustible gases used:
• in pressure control stations according to UNI EN 12186:2014 and UNI EN 12279:2007 standards or in LPG conveying
installations;
• in commercial plants (subject to verification by contacting PIETRO FIORENTINI S.p.A.).
The equipment, after verification, by contacting the Manufacturer, can also be used with inert gases.
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