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SAFETY VALVE (Type: ARI-SAFE_Fig25.912)

1. General
In the following the measure required to achieve a safe and reliable operation as well as maintenance of the safety
valves will be described, together with adjustment and dismantling instructions. An installation example of the safety
valve is shown in Figure 1.
Mounting of safety valves, Example See: Figure 1

Figure 1
DN1×DN2 20×32 25×40 32×50 40×65 50×80 65×100 80×125 100×150
H(mm) 400 400 450 450 500 600 600 650
H1(mm) 95 105 115 140 150 170 195 220
H2(mm) 270 280 330 390 435 545 610 690
L1(mm) 85 100 110 115 120 140 160 180
L2(mm) 150 150 165 165 185 250 270 300
φD0×t(mm) 68×4 76×4 95×5 114×5 140×5 168×5 219×5 273×5

2. Maintenance and start-up of boiler

A regular inspection of the safety valve is recommended at least once a year. Some media and appliance require a
more frequent inspections, this is according to the experience of the supplier.
Warning: Prior to any handling and dismantling of the safety valve ensure that the system is depressurised.
Before lighting-up the boiler, pipe connections must be thoroughly cleaned for dirt and foreign bodies. If the valve is
not completely tight, which often is the case after start up of the plant, this is usually caused by impurities between
the seat and the cone. In order to remove these impurities the valve must be heavily blown out by means of the lifting
device. If the valve is not tight after several blows, it may be due to the fact that a hard foreign body has not stuck
between the cone and the seat, and it will then be necessary to dismount the valve for overhaul.
Warning: In case of a leaking safety valve the valve must be inspected and over-hauled as soon as possible. It
must be ensured that the boiler is totally depressurised before dismounting the valve.
Note: Before dismantling the safety valve in the workshop the position of the adjusting screw must be
measured and noted which will facilitate the adjustment later when the valve is to be adjusted when in service.
In case the facings between the cone and the seat have been damaged, they must be grinded.
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Step A: The cone can be grinded against a cast iron plate, using a fine grained carborundum stirred in kerosene.
Step B: The seat in the valve body can be grinded in the same way by using a cast iron punch of suitable size.
Note: Never use the cone itself when grinding the seat.
Warning: The spindle and the valve cone must always be secured against turning as the seat and the cone may
thus be damaged.
Step C: Before assembly the valve must be thoroughly cleaned, and all traces of grinding material and impurities
must be removed.
Step D: When the valve has been mounted and the boiler is commissioned, the valve must be checked for leakage and
adjusted to the set pressure.
Step E: The adjustment screw is secured by means of its lock nut, and the valve is sealed.
Routine check
The following should be regarded as recommendations of routine checks on the safety valves, in order to secure a
correct function:
Monthly
Step A: Examine the safety valves for any leaking, such as:
--Is water seeping from the drain plug at the valve body?
--Is the escape pipe hot due to seeping steam from the valve seat?
Step B: Examine the drain and expansion device at the
Step C: Examine the lifting gear device, i.e. clean up and grease all sliding parts.
Yearly
Step A: The safety valve should be tested in operation by raising the boiler pressure.
Step B: Expansion and exhaust pipe should be examined at the same time.

3. Adjustment and dismantling

Safety valves are delivered with the required spring setting and sealed against unauthorized adjustment. Adjustments
are only allowed in the spring margins. Outside the margin a new spring is required. The pressure in a system should
not exceed 90% of the set pressure.
All item numbers mentioned in the following sections refer to Figure 2.
3.1 Dismantling of lifting device
Safety valve with open cap:
Step A: Remove bolt (39) and remove lift lever (41).
3.2 Set pressure change without spring change
Note: Pay attention to spring range.
Step A: Spindle (14) must be held fast by all alterations.
Step B: Loosen lock nut (21).
Step C: Turn the adjusting screw (17) clockwise for higher and anticlockwise for low set pressure.
Step D: Secure the new setting with the lock nut (21) and reassemble lifting device.
3.3 Spring change
Step A: Spindle (14) must be held fast by all alterations.
Step B: Loosen lock nut (21) and turn adjusting screw (17) anticlockwise, then the spring (37) is not under tension.
Step C: Loosen the nuts (8) and remove the bonnet (42).
Step D: Remove the upper spring plate (26), spring (37), spindle (14) with disc (12), guide plate (4), and lower spring
plate (26).
Step E: Clean the seat (2) and disc (12).
Step F: Remove the spindle unit with the new spring and upper spring plate. Assemble bonnet (42) and adjust to the
spring range.

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Step G: Secure the spring setting through the lock nut (21) and remount lifting device.
Assembling drawing of safety valve:

Figure 2
4.Temporary locking of a safety valve
General
During commissioning work or later tests of the opening pressure for the safety valves, only one safety valve should be
checked at a time. This means that the other safety valve must be locked. The following instruction describes the
temporary locking of a safety valve.
4.1 Procedure for locking of a safety valve
Step A: Remove the bolt (39) and split (40), see Figure 3.
Step B: Remove the lifting lever (41).
Step C: Unscrew the screw (38) and break the lead seal (23), if provided.
Step D: Unscrew the cap (29).
Step E: Place one or two bolts (48) on top of the spindle. The height of the bolts should be approximately 1-2 mm
higher than the normal distance between the top of the spindle and the inside top of the cap(29).
Step F: Carefully screw on the cap until the spindle and bolts are locked. The safety valve will be completely locked
when the bolts cannot be moved anymore.
Step G: The other safety valve can now be tested without any interference from the locked safety valve.
4.2 Procedure for unlocking of a safety valve
Warning: As soon as the test procedure for the safety valve has been carried out the locked safety valve must be
unlocked.
Step A: Unscrew the cap (29) and remove the bolts (48).
Step B: Mount the cap (29) again and screw in the screw (38).
Step C: Mount the lifting lever (41), bolt (39), and split pin (40).
Step D: Provide the safety valve with a lead seal (23), If necessary. This depends on the local rules of the classification
society.

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Figure 3
5. Basic data
Type:
z Safety valve, full lift
z 25.912
Application:
z To blow off saturated steam, air or water
Material:
z Body: GGG 40.3 （DIN-Material No.: 1.4571）
z Seat: X6CrNiMoTi 17122 （DIN-Material No.: 1.4571）
z Disc: X35CrMo 17 （DIN-Material No.: 1.4122.05）
External dimensions: See Figure 4

Figure 4
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DN1×DN2 20×32 25×40 32×50 40×65 50×80 65×100 80×125 100×150 150×200
d0 (mm) 18 22.5 29 36 45 58.5 72 90 250
D1 (PN40) 105 115 140 150 160 185 200 235 270
D2 (PN40) 140 150 165 185 200 220 250 285 340
L 85 100 110 115 120 140 160 180 200
L1 95 105 115 140 150 170 195 220 250
H 270 280 330 390 435 545 610 690 845
X 150 150 200 250 300 350 400 500 500
Drain plug G 1/4” G 3/8”
Weight (kg) 8.5 10 14 20 28 40 53 80 125

Capacity saturated steam/air incl. 10% overpressure

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