Installation Guide

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I401500.D

M17027

Apollo (Saturn Series) Unibody Threaded Steel and Steel Alloy Ball Valves

Installation, Operation, & Maintenance Guide

Installation

Pre-Installation Inspection

Inspect the piping system prior to valve installation whenever possible,

to ensure that it has been properly flushed and cleared of construction

and fabrication debris. The seating surfaces in soft seated valves are

particularly susceptible to weld slag and sand blasting grit. Pipe scale,

metal chips, and other foreign materials should be removed.

Just prior to installation, remove each valve from its packing and

remove any end covers. Examine the flow bore for debris. All Apollo

unibody ball valves are shipped in the open position to prevent damage

to the ball surface. Any grit or foreign matter must be removed.

Scratched or dented balls must be replaced. Do not install a damaged

valve.

Unibody threaded end Apollo Ball valves are bi-directional. They may

be installed in vertical or horizontal pipe runs without regard to flow

direction and without regard to stem orientation.

Note: Valves must be installed in piping systems that comply with the

applicable portions of the ASME B31 standards. Special considerations

must be taken with respect to pipe line expansions and contractions

and the media expansion and contractions within the piping system.

Threaded End Valves

Pipe connections to be threaded into these valves should be accurately

threaded, clean and free of foreign material or metal shavings. Apply

pipe sealant compound or PTFE tape to the male pipeline threads only.

Do not use sealant on the female threads as excess compound may be

forced into the valve body. This could cause sticking of the ball or

encourage the accumulation of dirt and debris that could prevent

positive valve shutoff. Two wrenches must be used when making up

Summary of content (4 pages)

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I401500.D M17027 Apollo (Saturn Series) Unibody Threaded Steel and Steel Alloy Ball Valves Installation, Operation, & Maintenance Guide Installation Pre-Installation Inspection Inspect the piping system prior to valve installation whenever possible, to ensure that it has been properly flushed and cleared of construction and fabrication debris. The seating surfaces in soft seated valves are particularly susceptible to weld slag and sand blasting grit.
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Apollo Unibody Threaded Steel and Steel Alloy Ball Valves Installation, Operation, & Maintenance Guide pipe joints to these valves. Apply one wrench on the valve end closest to the pipe joint being tightened and the other wrench to the pipe to prevent transmitting torque through the valve body joint. Typical pipe make-up is 1-1/2 turns after installing the pipe hand-tight. Operation Ball valves are intended to be on-off devices operating through 90o of stem rotation.
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Apollo Unibody Threaded Steel and Steel Alloy Ball Valves Installation, Operation, & Maintenance Guide covers no less than two complete threads opposite of the retainer shoulder. 11) With the ball in the closed position, thread the retainer into the body and torque to manufacturing specification to secure the body joint. Torque the retainer to the torque specification in Table 3. 12) Cycle the valve to the open position and verify proper operation and alignment of handle and/or mechanism.
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Apollo Unibody Threaded Steel and Steel Alloy Ball Valves Installation, Operation, & Maintenance Guide Parts Illustration 4