Instruction manual

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P1197
D450229T012
Instruction Manual
MCK-2287
September 2014
Types C471, C477 and C486
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Types C471, C477 and C486 Internal Valves
Failure to follow these instructions or to
properly install and maintain this equipment
could result in an explosion and/or re
causing property damage and personal injury
or death.
Fisher
®
equipment must be installed, operated
and maintained in accordance with federal,
state and local codes and Emerson Process
Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
(Emerson™) instructions. The installation
in most states must also comply with NFPA
No. 58 and ANSI Standard K61.1.
Only personnel trained in the proper
procedures, codes, standards and regulations
of the LP-Gas industry should install and
service this equipment.
The internal valve must be closed except
during product transfer. A line break
downstream of a pump may not actuate the
excess ow valve. If any break occurs in the
system or if the excess ow valve closes, the
system should be shut down immediately.
Introduction
Scope of the Manual
This manual covers instructions for the Types C471, C477
and C486 internal valves.
Description
The valves are typically used on the inlets and outlets of
bobtail and transport trucks and on large stationary storage
tanks. They can also be installed in-line. Designed for
propane, butane or NH
3
at ambient temperatures, the valves
can be used on other compressed gases, but the user should
check with the factory to make sure the valves are suitable for
the particular service.
Figure 1. C471, C477 and C486 Series Internal Valves
Specications
The Specications section on the following page shows
specications for Types C471, C477 and C486 internal valves.
DOT Internal Self-Closing Stop Valve Requirement—
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations
49CFR§178.337-8(a)(4) require each liquid or vapor
discharge outlet on cargo tanks (except for cargo tanks used
to transport chlorine, carbon dioxide, refrigerated liquid and
certain cargo tanks certied prior to January 1, 1995) to be
tted with an internal self-closing stop valve. Fisher “C” Series
internal valves comply with the internal self-closing stop valve
requirement under the DOT regulations.
TYPE C471
TYPE C477
TYPE C486

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