Gate Valve Handwheel Orientation

Damage due to incorrect installation is not covered by our warranty.

Gate valve handwheel orientation. A red nut indicates that the valve opens to the. The valve nearest the pipe when installing. Turn the hand wheel clockwise to close the valve and turn the hand wheel counter clockwise when opening the valve. Hi everyone could somebody give me a tip regarding the gate valves on horizontal line with its handwheel at horizontal position.

There have been instances where the gate valve wedge has separated from broken off of the valve stem consequently blocking the relief path. Ideally all the gate valves in a distribution system will open the same way but at minimum you want to know which ones might be backward i e opposite the majority. Some gate valves open left and some open right. It is good practice on psv discharge block valves closed systems to orient the gate valve handwheel stem either horizontally or below horizontal horizontal discharge line installations.

If the valve has a rising stem its position can be seen just by looking at the position of the stem. They are operated by a threaded stem which connects the actuator generally a hand wheel or motor to the stem of the gate. If this arrange will not be of gate valve installation pipelines piping and fluid mechanics engineering eng tips. With the valve in the open position clockwise rotation of the handwheel causes the ball to rotate clockwise until the port through the ball is perpendicular to the flow stream.

The ball is held away from the seat by the stem so as to avoid abrasion. During installation note the color of the operating nut. Otherwise body threads may be damaged causing the valve to leak.