
Operators manual
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Operators manual underground gas pressure reducing station
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4.1.3‐Placementofthebody
Remark:Useliftingtackle,ahoistingframeoracranetoinstallthebody.
Duringbadweatherconditions(stormandwind),placeashelterabovethestation.This
willpreventwateranddirtfromgettingintothestation.Itisimportantthatthearea
undertheshelteriswellventilated.
Supporttheopenedpitcover,bywindforceeightandup,withasupporttoprevent
closing.
‐ Closecasingcoverandpitcover
‐ Putthehoistinghooksinthecranehooks.
‐ Hoistthecasingcarefully.Ensurethatthecenterofthecasinghangsabovethecenterofthepit.
‐ Lowerthecasingcarefullyontothefoundation.
Inmostcases,thesupplyanddischargepipesareattachedtothecasingwithaconnectingflange.
‐ PutasealringANSI150betweenthesupplypipeflangeandtheinletheader.
-Attachthesupplypipeflangetotheflangeoftheinletheaderwithfourbolts,four
nutsandeightwashers.Thewashersaresituatedbetweentheboltheadsandthesupplypipeflangeand
betweentheballvalveflangeandthenuts.
‐ PutasealringANSI150betweenthedownstreamdischargepipeflangeandtheoutletheaderflange.
‐ Attachthedownstreamdischargepipeflangetothecasing'soutletheaderflangewitheightbolts‐‐,eight
nuts‐‐andsixteenwashers.Thewashersaresituatedbetweentheboltheadsandthedischargepipeflange
andbetweentheoutletflangeandthenuts.
Remark:Insulatetheflangeconnectionswithacovering,topreventthefastenersfromcorroding.
Weadviseyoutoplacearailingaroundthestation.Thispreventsthestationfromobstructione.g.vehicles.
4.2–Installationoftheventstack
Remark:Duringbadweatherconditions(stormandwind),placeashelterabovethestation.Thiswill
preventwateranddirtfromgettingintothestation.Itisimportantthattheareaunder
theshelteriswellventilated.
Supporttheopenedpitcover,bywindforceeightandup,withasupporttopreventclosing.
Whenthecasingcoverandpitcoverareclosedandthestationisinoperation,theareainwhichtheregulatorpilot,
reliefvalveandshutoffrelayarelocatediskeptatmospheric.Thisisdonebyaconnectionbetweenthecasingand
theventpipebymeansofheavy‐dutyflexiblehoses.Thereliefhasitsownseparateconnectiontoatmosphere
throughtheventpipewithaflamearrestorontopoftheventpipe.
‐ Fillthespacebetweenthestationandthewallofthehole,untiljustundertheventconnectionsonthe
casingwithsoil.
‐ Placetheventstackatadistanceofapproximately0.5metersfromthecasinginadepthinaccordancewith
illustration4.1.Theventstackrequiresaconcretefoundation.
-Twohosesaresuppliedwiththeunit(Threehosesifareliefvalveisfitted).Oneof2meters(Incaseofrelief
valvetwo)andoneof3meterstomakeitpossibletoplacetheventstackoneachsideoftheHONCocon.
-Attachthehoseswiththe¾”fittingbetweentheventilationconnectionsonthecasingandtheventstack.
Theventstackhasthreeconnectionsthemiddleoneisforthereliefvalveconnection.Theothertwohaveto
beconnectedtothecasingtokeeptheareainwhichtheregulatorpilot,reliefvalveandshutoffrelayare
locatedatmospheric.Besurethatthehosesareconnectedinsuchawaythatnowatercanenterthehoses.
-Closethepitcover.
‐ Fillthespacebetweenthestationandwalloftheholetogroundlevelwithsoil.