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Hydrant Pit Valve
Hydrant Pit Valve
Eaton’s Carter Model 60554 Features Model Descriptions • Model 60554X — Valve with
Hydrant Pit Valve is a family of the major operating part of
• Standard aluminum two- There are seven basic valves the pilot valve contained on
valves that includes lanyard, air
piece upper half standard, to which various modifications a quick disconnect actuator
or dual air/lanyard operated pilot
replaceable API outlet may be added by option letters assembly located on the
valves, with the latter available
adapter of stainless steel as shown below. The six basic hydrant servicer hose. Can
with a defueling option. per API Bulletin 1584. model numbers are as follows: be used as air/fuel pressure
The latest Model 60554 Ductile iron and stainless operation (with Model 64230
• Model 60554D — Lanyard
Hydrant Pit Valves meet all uppers with replaceable Actuator Assembly) or with
operated pilot valve for
the requirements of the 3rd outlet optional. lanyard backup (with Model
manual on/off control. Valve
edition of API/IP Bulletin 1584, • Standard inlet flange mates allows flow in the fueling 64231 Actuator Assembly).
including the new breakaway with 4-inch 150 lb ANSI flange direction only. Actuator assemblies ordered
and strength requirements. separately. Includes ductile
• Optional inlet flange mates • Model 60554E — Air-
The basic hydrant pit valve iron inlet housing, two-piece
with 6-inch 300 lb ANSI operated pilot valve for
consists of three basic parts, aluminum upper housing
flange, making valve deadman control. Valve
lower valve assembly, upper with replaceable stainless
conform to the IP standard allows flow in the fueling
valve assembly (or API outlet steel outlet, dust cap and
direction only.
• Closing time is 2-5 seconds high capacity pressure
adapter) and either the standard
• Model 60554F — Dual air equalizing valve.
pilot valve or one of three • New pilotless valve (Option
and lanyard operated pilot
patented pilot valve actuators X) reduces maintenance
valve for deadman control
(Model 64230, Model 64231 costs, lanyard, air or dual air/
and manual on/off control for
and Model 64280), available lanyard operated pilot valve
use in small pits only (12 or
as Option X. The lower valve available (for small or large
13-inch dia.). Uni-directional Model 64231
assembly contains an isolation pit applications)
only, unless combined with Pilot Valve Actuator
valve which will allow the • Servicing valve, standard, Option J. with lanyard override
removal and servicing of the provides means to remove
upper valve assembly and the • Model 60554J — Air-operated
the upper valve assembly
pilot valve assembly while the pilot valve for deadman
and pilot valve assembly
pit valve is still installed. (See control with defuel control
with the unit still installed
maintenance manual SM60554 to allow flow of fuel in either
for proper instructions). The • Dual pilot adds true deadman fueling or defueling direction
upper portion of all versions backup to coupler, same as • Model 60554U – Dual air
of Model 60554 are now air-operated pilot. Hydrant
and lanyard operated pilot
furnished with a replaceable valve is automatically closed
valve for deadman control Model 64230
at the end of the refueling
part that contains the interface and manual on/off control for Pilot Valve Actuator
operation. Lanyard operation
with the hydrant coupler. This use in standard pits (18-inch
can also be used with
minimizes replacement parts or larger). Uni-directional
Option X valves.
expense and allows for easy only, unless combined with
replacement of the outlet • All seals are field replaceable Option J.
wearing surfaces. • Large pressure equalizing • Model 60554-3D — Same Model 64280
An option is also available to valve in the outlet is standard as Model 60554D except Pilot Valve Actuator
bring the valve into compliance material of outer housing
• Defueling capability optional
with IP standards by adding is ductile iron per ASTM
with any air or dual air/
the appropriate 6-inch inlet A395 (special order only).
lanyard operated pilot
flange adapter. The outlet The upper and lower valve
conforms to the API Bulletin • Stone guard optional with assemblies are fastened
1584 standard. 6-inch inlet flange option together with 15 metric
threaded screws instead of
Model 60554 Hydrant Pit Valve • Ductile iron epoxy coated for U.S. Pat. No. 7,762,274
corrosion protection the normal 8-UNF threaded
is designed to minimize the screws (replaced Model
propagation of surge pressure • Main piston well-guided to 60554-2D). Two-piece upper
shocks into the upstream minimize piston seal wear half not available on this
piping system during closure unit.
• 10- or 20-mesh screen
of the valve.
options available
Dimensional Specifications
The drawing (right) provides
envelope dimensions for
installation purposes only.
They are not intended for
inspection purposes.
Example: 60554BDGH — IP standard unit with 6-inch inlet, manually operated pilot valve, stone guard and 20-mesh screen
Figure A Figure B
Valve Open Valve Closed
Figure A reflects a lanyard the effective seal area, hence pilot valve. When it is pulled considerably larger than the
operated pilot valve shown in the unbalance of forces caused upward, the spring loaded secondary (slot). During the
the open position. Figure B by the equal pressure, plus the latch attached to the lanyard initial and majority of the travel
reflects an air-operated pilot in a spring, will cause the valve to pivots to lock the pilot into of the piston, the primary
closed position. The operation of stay closed. the open position. orifice is fully exposed to the
the hydrant valve, whether the inlet pressure, hence the rate
pilot is lanyard or air-operated, Pilot Valve Open/ • Air-operated pilot/dual air- of closure is controlled by this
is identical. The only differences Servicing Valve Open lanyard pilot — air pressure orifice.
are in the operating mechanism applied to the pilot piston
that supplies the power to open The open pilot valve allows will maintain the pilot in When the piston moves far
and close the pilot valve. In the the continuous passageway the open position until the enough closed to cover the
air-operated pilot, the closing from the main piston chamber pressure has been depleted primary orifice, the secondary
lanyard and opening latching and from the closing control (by release of deadman). (smaller) orifice begins to control
mechanisms are replaced with orifice. The piston chamber is the closure rate. Hence the
an air-operated piston as can vented through an opening Pilot Valve Closed/ valve begins to close relatively
be seen in the cutaway on the control orifice and the open Servicing Valve Open rapidly and then slows down
previous page. The dual air/ servicing valve to a point in the as it nears its closed position.
lanyard operated pilot valve has lower valve half. The pressure Pulling the lanyard, or depleting The relative size and locations
the same normal air-operated (P2) at this point is less than the air supplied to their of these two orifices allows
pilot valve function with a the inlet pressure (P1). The respective pilots, will allow the valve to close to provide a
manual (lanyard) over-ride of the piston chamber pressure is the spring loaded pilot poppet minimum of overshoot and yet
air supply. (Option X works the also maintained at P2 causing to close. This action blocks limit the surge pressure shock,
same as that shown in figure B an unbalance of forces on the off the venting of the piston on closing, and still maintain
with the air/fuel-operated piston piston. The inlet pressure force chamber to the lower pressure a closure rate in accordance
being placed on the hose from is greater than the combined area downstream. The piston with applicable international
the servicer.) piston pressure force plus the chamber begins to equalize to specifications.
spring force hence the valve the inlet pressure (P1) through
will open to allow flow. This is the check valve. On Model 60554J with defueling
Servicing Valve Closed/
assuming that the outlet adapter option, the pilot valve is manu-
Pilot Valve Open or Closed The piston area is greater than
poppet in the upper valve half ally held closed by the thumb
The closing of the servicing the effective seal area, hence screw to allow defueling flow.
has been opened by a coupler. the unbalance of forces caused
valve has the same affect as
The pilot poppet is maintained in by the equal pressure plus the The dual pilot valve options
closing the pilot valve. That is,
the open position by one of two spring will cause the piston to F or U perform under normal
the flow passage from the piston
methods: begin to close. As the piston situations the same as option E.
chamber to the downstream
moves toward the closed The lanyard operation is only for
side of the piston is blocked. The Lanyard operated pilot
• position, the piston chamber emergency situations where the
piston chamber pressure begins — The pilot is opened by volume increases and must be air supply is not released by the
to equalize to the inlet pressure the pull of the “T” handle filled through the two in series deadman valve.
(P1) through the check valve. located on the top of the
The piston area is greater than orifices. The primary orifice is
Flow Characteristics
The graphs on this page depict
typical pressure drop versus
flow characteristics of the 60554
series hydrant pit valves. (Option
X does not alter the pressure drop
characteristics of the 60554).
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