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Problem
Possible Cause
Corrective Action
No action. The
valve does not go
into full lift.
A.
Upper ring too high
A. Increase blowdown as outlined in Section
XV.C.4. of this manual.
B.
Foreign material trapped between the disc
holder and the guide
B.
Disassemble the valve and correct any
abnormality as outlined in Section XI.
of this manual. Inspect the system for
cleanliness.
Simmer
A.
Lower ring too low
A.
Adjust per Section XV.C.2. of this manual.
B.
Steam line vibrations
B.
Investigate and correct cause.
Valve leaking
and/or exhibiting
erratic popping
actions.
A.
Damaged seat
A. Disassemble the valve, lap seating
surfaces, replace the disc if required, as
outlined in Section XIX.B. of this manual.
B.
Part misalignment
B.
Disassemble the valve, inspect contact
area of disc and nozzle, lower spring
washer or spindle, compression screw,
spindle straightness, etc.
C.
Disc has insufficient rock
C.
Disassemble the valve and check the disc
rock per Section XIX.E. of this manual.
D.
Discharge stack binding on outlet
D.
Correct as required.
Hangup, or the
valve does not
close completely.
A.
Lower ring too high
A. Move the lower ring to the left one notch
per adjustment and test. Repeat until
problem is eliminated.
B.
Foreign material
B.
Disassemble the valve and correct any
abnormal condition. Inspect system for
cleanliness.
Excessive
blowdown
A.
Upper ring too low
A. Decrease blowdown as outlined in Section
XV.C.3. of this manual.
B.
Exhaust pressure too high
B.
Decrease exhaust pressure by increasing
discharge stack area.
Chatter or short
blowdown
A.
Upper ring too high
A. Lower upper ring.
B.
Inlet piping pressure drop too high
B.
Reduce inlet pressure drop to less than
one-half of required valve blowdown by
redesigning inlet piping.
C.
Yoke vent is plugged
C.
Clear the yoke vent.
XVI. Troubleshooting Consolidated Series 2700
Safety Valves