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Section 4 • Operation
VSS/VSM/VSH/VSSH • Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual • Emerson • 35391SD
Stop/Check Valve Operation
1
1 Doesn´t apply to: VSM-97, VSM-113, VSM-127
Closed:
In the manually “Closed Position”, the stop check is operat-
ing as a conventional stop valve, not allowing ow in either
direction.
Valve Size 1.5” 2” 2.5” 3” 4” 5” 6” 8”
Number of Turns Open
(From Closed Position)
2 2.25 2.75 3.25 4.5 3.75 5.75 7.75
Auto:
In the “Auto Position”, the stop valve is operating as a check
valve, allowing ow in the directions of the arrows.
To set the valve to the automatic position, fully close the
valve, and turn the stem out as indicated by the chart below.
Open:
In the manually ” Open Position”, with the valve stem fully
back seated, the valve disc is lifted slightly, allowing ow in
either direction.
Table 4-2. Stop/Check Valve Open Positions