WARNING
Only qualied personnel should install or
service a slam-shut valve.
Slam-shut valve should be installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with
international and applicable codes
and regulations.
If the slam-shut valve vents uid or a leak
develops in the system, it indicates that
servicing is required.
Failure to take the slam-shut valve out of
service immediately may create a
hazardous condition.
Personal injury, equipment damage, or
leakage due to escaping uid or bursting
of pressure-containing parts may result
if this slam-shut valve is overpressured
or is installed where service conditions
could exceed the limits given in the
“Characteristics” section, or where
conditions exceed any ratings of the
adjacent piping or piping connections.
To avoid such injury or damage, provide
pressure-relieving or pressure-limiting
devices (as required by the appropriate code,
regulation, or standard) to prevent service
conditions from exceeding limits.
Additionally, physical damage to the
slam-shut valve could result in personal
injury and property damage due to
escaping uid.
To avoid such injury and damage, install the
slam-shut valve in a safe location.
Before installation, check shall be done if
service conditions are consistent with use
limitations and if its slam-shut device set-up
is in accordance with service conditions of
protected equipment.
All means for venting have to be provided
in the assemblies where the pressure
equipment are installed (ENs 12186 & 12279).
All means for draining have to be provided in
the equipment installed before the slam-shut
valve (ENs 12186 & 12279).
Further the ENs 12186 & 12279, where this product is used:
• Provide the cathodic protection and electrical isolation to
avoid any corrosion
• In accordance with relevant clauses of aforesaid
standards, the gas shall be cleaned by proper lters/
separators/scrubbers to avoid any technical & reasonable
hazard of erosion or abrasion for pressure containing parts
Slam-shut valve shall be installed in non-seismic area and
hasn’t to undergo re and thunderbolt action.
Clean out all pipelines before installation of the slam-shut
valve and check to be sure the slam-shut valve has not been
damaged or has collected foreign material during shipping.
Use suitable line gaskets and approved piping and
bolting practices.
Installation must to be done avoiding anomalous stresses on
the body and using suitable joint means (bolts, anges, …)
according equipment dimensions and service conditions.
Install the slam-shut valve in any position desired, unless
otherwise specied, but be sure ow through the body is in
the direction indicated by the arrow on the body.
User has to check and carry out any protection suitable for
assembly’s specic environment.
For outdoor installations, the slam-shut valve should be
located away from vehicular trafc and positioned so that
water, ice, and other foreign materials cannot enter into the
pilot mechanism.
Avoid placing the slam-shut valve beneath eaves or
downspouts, and be sure it is above the probable
snow level.
STARTUP
The built-in slam-shut controller is factory set at
approximately the midpoint of the spring range or the
pressure requested, so an initial adjustment may be required
to obtain desired results.
a. Slightly and very slowly open inlet valve upstream of
the Type BM6X.
b. Open by-pass valve (key 18) by pressing knob (P). Keep
knob pressed until downstream pressure increases so
as to permit valve disc to become balanced, after which
release knob.
c. Using the appropriate lever, rotate shaft (B) in the
direction shown by the arrow stamped on the controller
cover so as to permit slam shut valve to open. Keep the
valve open manually.