7
Maintenance and service
7.1
Safety during cleaning
Take note of the specifications in the safety data sheet, the general occupational health and
safety rules and the HEROSE information sheet "Use with oxygen" if degreasers are used for
process-related reasons for the cleaning of bearing parts, unions and other precision parts.
7.2
Maintenance
The maintenance and inspection intervals must be defined by the operating company according to the
operating conditions and the national regulations.
The manufacturer's general recommendations for the maintenance and inspection of the valve are given
in the table below and are based on the national standards of the country of manufacture.
Inspection and maintenance intervals
Description
Inspection
Functional testing
External inspection
Internal inspection
Strength test
7.3
Fault table
Fault
Leak between bonnet
and body
Leak in the seating
Body leaking
Valve does not open /
close
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Operating instructions
Recommended intervals
Interval
During start-up
Annually
Every 2 years
Every 5 years or ≥ 500
loading cycles
Every 10 years
Cause
Bonnet loose
Seal damaged
Foreign body between cone
and seating
Seating damaged
Cone seal damaged
Discontinuity/gas cavity open
Cone stuck
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Scope
Visual inspection
of the check valve for
damage;
of the valving marking for
legibility;
Leak-tightness
Between cover and body;
of the valve seat;
Test the opening and closing
functions of the valve.
Test the opening and closing
functions of
the valve including a visual
inspection.
Function and tightness test
including visual inspection.
Replacement of all sealing
elements, including a function and
tightness test as well as a visual
inspection.
Replacement of all sealing
elements, including a function and
tightness test as well as an
inspection.
Remedy
Retighten the bonnet / bolts
Replace seal
Remove foreign body / flush the
system
Replace the body
Replace the cone
Replace the body
Replace the bonnet and cone