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M/CD • Karl Dungs Inc. • FRI Gas Pressure Regulator • Edition 2015.02 • P/N 261 400
Mounting & Installation
Recommended Procedure to Mount Flanges
1. Makesuretheo-ringsandthegroovesarecleanandin
goodcondition.
2. InstalltheFRI/6withthegasowmatchingthedirection
indicatedbythearrowsonthecasting.
3. MounttheFRI/6verticaluprighttohorizontal.
4. Cleanthemountingsurfaceoftheanges.Makesurethey
areingoodcondition.
5. AttachtheFRI/6totheangesusingtheappropriateM6
orM8socketcapscrewssupplied.
• Theregulatorcanbemountedeitherupstreamordown-
streamoftheDMV.Itcanalsobemountedasastandalone
regulatorusingtwoangesandtheangemountingkit.
• Themaingassupplymustbeshutobeforestartingthe
installation.
• Examinetheregulatorforshippingdamage.
• Theinsideoftheregulatorandpipingmustbecleanand
freeofdirt.
Recommended Procedure to Mount the FRI/6 regulator
to a DMV 701, 702, or 703 series safety shuto valve.
1. Replacetheo-ringinthegrooveonthesideoftheDMV
bodywiththeovalo-ringsuppliedwiththemountingkit.
2. Makesuretheovalo-ringandthegroovearecleanand
ingoodcondition.
3. InstalltheFRI/6regulatorandDMVseriesvalvewiththe
gasowmatchingthedirectionindicatedbythearrows
onthebody.
4. AttachtheregulatortotheDMVseriesvalvebodyusingthe
socketcapcrewssuppliedintheFRI/DMVmountingkit.
5. Usea5mmAllenwrenchfortheFRI705/6&707/6.
6. Usea6mmAllenwrenchfortheFRI710/6&712/6.
7. Tightenthescrewsincrisscrosspattern.
8. Donotovertightenthescrews.Followthemaximumtorque
valueslistedbelow.
9. Afterinstallationiscomplete,performaleaktesttoverify
thatnoleakageoccurs.
Recommended Piping Procedure & Applying Pressure
• Usenew,properlyreamedandthreadedpipefreeofchips.
• Applygoodqualitypipesealant,puttingamoderateamount
onthemalethreadsonly.Ifpipesealantlodgesonthe
regulatorseat,itwillpreventproperoperation.IfusingLP
gas,usepipesealantratedforusewithLPgas.
• Donotthreadpipetoofar.Valvedistortionand/ormalfunc-
tionmayresultfromexcesspipeinthevalvebody.
• Applycounter pressureusinga paralleljawwrenchonly
totheatsontheangewhenscrewingthepipeintothe
anges.
• Donotovertightenthepipe.Followthemaximumtorque
valueslistedbelow.
• Afterinstallationiscompleteandpressureisapplied,per-
formaleaktest.
6. Usea5mmAllenwrenchfortheFRI705/6&707/6.
7. FortheFRI710/6&712/6,theretwooptionsforbolts:
For 1” and 1 1/4” anges, the M8 x 35 mm bolts must
be used.
For 1 1/2” and 2” anges, the M8 x 40 mm bolts must
be used.
8. Tightenthescrewsinacrisscrosspattern.
9. Donotovertightenthescrews.Followthemaximumtorque
valuesbelow.
10.Afterinstallationiscomplete,performaleaktest.
If the ow is not in the same direction of the
arrows the regulator will not operate properly.
Recommended Torque for Piping
” ” 1” 1” 1” 2” NPT
pipe
375 560 750 875 940 1190 [Ib-in]
Recommended Torque for Mounting Screws
M6 M8 Screw Size
62 134 [Ib-in]
Recommended Torque Screws
M6 M8 Screw Size
62 134 [Ib-in]
When rst applying pressure, open the inlet
manual shuto valve slowly. Quickly opening
the inlet manual shuto valve can permanently rup-
ture the internal, balancing diaphragm.