Fike PROINERT 2 - Appendix B - Proinert Valve Best Practices; Reporting Valve Failures; Addressing Valve Neck Leaks; Inspecting Incoming Cylinders

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AppendixB–PROINERTValveBestPractices
ThisappendixisintendedtoserveasabestpracticesguideforaddressingproblemsrelatedtothePROINERTValve.
B.1ReportingValveFailures
Aftereachfillsession,valvesfailingtoperformasintendedshouldbereportedbacktoFikeCorporation.APROINERT
ValveFailureReport(SeeAppendixB.4)shouldbefilledoutbythepersonperformingtheinitialfill/recharge
operation.Thereportshouldbeemailedtoproinertvalve@fike.com.
B.2AddressingValveNeckLeaks
Ifavalveisleakingfromtheneck,removethevalvefromthecylinderandattempttodothefollowing:
 CleanvalvethreadsbyremovingtheremainderofTeflontapeandthreadsealant.
 Makesureanyhangingburrsorbrassmaterialfromthethreadsisremoved.
 Tapethe
valveandapplythreadsealantasindicatedinSection3.2.
 Torquethevalveintoacylinder.
 Gopasttheoriginalthreaddepthprovideditiswithinthemin/maxgaugelimits.
 Fillthecylinderasperinstructionsprovidedinthismanual.
 ReturnthevalvetoFikeCorporation
ifitleaksevenafterfollowingtheabovementionedprocedure.
B.3InspectingIncomingCylinders
AreceivinginspectionofincomingcylindersshouldbeperformedanddocumentedusingthefollowingsetofNGTplug
gauges(B.3.1):
 L‐1Gauge
 L‐9Gauge
 Crest CheckGauge
Itisrecommendedthata randomsampleof13cylindersbeinspectedfromeachlotreceivedforNGTspecification
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conformance.APROINERTCylinderInspectionReport(SeeAppendixB.5)shouldbefilledoutbytheperson
performingtheinspection.Thereportshouldbeemailedtoproinertvalve@fike.com.
B.3.1 NGTPlugGauges
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