EB 3128 EN
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Mounting and start-up
5.2 Checking the installation
conditions
5.2.1 Mounting position
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Install the regulator in a horizontal pipe-
line with the actuator (6) facing down-
The regulator in valve sizes DN 15 to 25 can
also be installed in vertical pipes.
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Install a strainer upstream of the regula-
tor (see section 5.3).
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Make sure the direction of flow matches
the direction indicated by the arrow on
the body.
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Install the regulator free of stress.
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Make sure that the regulator remains
freely accessible after the plant has been
completed.
Do not attach supports to the regulator.
Possible malfunction and damage due to ad
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verse weather conditions (temperature, hu
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midity).
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Do not install the device outdoors or in
rooms prone to frost.
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Protect the regulator against frost if it is
used to control freezing media.
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Either heat the regulator or remove it from
the plant and completely drain the residual
medium.
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In district heating plants, only install the
regulators in return flow pipes.
NOTICE
!
NOTICE
!
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4
1
2
1
p
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p
min
7
6
5
8
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p
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Flow pipe
Return flow
pipe
1 Shut-off valve
2 Strainer
3 Pressure gauge
4 Motorized valve
5 Shut-off valve
6
Type 45-9
7 Pressure gauge
8 Shut-off valve
Fig. 6:
Installation example · Type 45-9 in the return flow pipe