GATE SYSTEM INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
Printed:
10/23/2019
15-1507
OHI
OBERMEYER Hydro Inc.
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4.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 on all gates.
5. INSTALLATION OF HINGE RETAINERS
REFERENCE DRAWING 121
1.
Locate the hinge retainers. Review drawing 121 to see where
each retainer is to be located.
2.
Start at the left side of the spillway. Have one worker pull back
on the first section hinge to expose the hinge studs underneath the
hinge flap. Meanwhile, have another worker apply a bead of
silicone on the gate panel around each of the hinge studs in the
section. Also apply silicone around the base of the ribs located on
one or both sides of the section
NOTE: Each “section” of hinge is the amount of studs present between
ribs or to the end of the gate.
Figure 13: Description of step 2
3.
Press down first hinge section.
4.
Remove plastic sleeve from each hinge stud.
Red line represents the
area to apply silicone
Hinge flap will be present,
must be pulled back to
apply silicone
Silicone bead also applied
around base of rib
Hinge section is defined by
the amount of studs
between 2 ribs or between
one rib and the end of the
steel panel.
Remove plastic sleeves
from hinge studs