Bauer Compact-Line JUNIOR II-B - Maintenance Activities for Safety Valves; Checking the Function

9.10 Maintenance activities for safety valves
WARNING
Danger of injuries due to the gas escaping at high pressure!
The resultant noise can damage hearing. Ejected particles may cause eye inju-
ries.
Wear protective goggles and personal ear defenders.
Check the safety valves with utmost care when the compressor is running.
Do not repair safety valves; replace them completely.
Only competent personnel may check the safety valves, see Chapter 2.6.2 Person-
nel selection and qualification, Page 25.
9.10.1 Checking the function
The final pressure safety valve can be vented in order to check its function.
1.
Start the compressor unit.
NOTICE
Material damage due to excessively high test pressure!
Restrict the test pressure to 80% of the final pressure.
2.
On reaching the test pressure, rotate the knurled knob at the top of the final
pressure safety valve towards the right until the final pressure safety valve
blows off.
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The final pressure safety valve blows off. It is functional.
Does the final pressure safety valve not blow off?
Switch off the compressor unit immediately and replace the final pressure safe-
ty valve.
Send the safety valve for repair, see Chapter 1.2.7 Contact data BAUER KOM-
PRESSOREN, Page 13.
The functional test ensures only the mobility of moving parts. For checking the ac-
tual blow-off pressure, see Chapter 9.10.2, Page 93.
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