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13. ValveOpeningPositionsSetforShipment
13.1KITZballvalvesactuatedwithTypeFAdoubleactionactuatorsareshippedwiththeballsetfullyopen,if
actuatorsarenotequippedwithsolenoidvalvesorpositioners.
13.2KITZballvalvesactuatedwithTypeFAdoubleactionactuatorsareshippedinthefollowingconditions,if
actuatorsareequippedwithsolenoidvalves,airvalvesorpositioners.
(1) IfsolenoidvalvesaresetforAIR-TO-OPENmode(orpositionersaresetforreverseaction),valves
arefullyclosed.
(2) IfsolenoidvalvesaresetforAIR-TO-CLOSEmode(orpositionersaresetfordirectaction),valves
arefullyopen.
13.3KITZbutterflyvalvesequippedwithTypeFAdoubleactionactuatorsareallshippedwiththediscsetfully
closed.
13.4 KITZ ball and butterfly valves equipped with Type FAS spring return actuators are all shipped in the
de-energizedcondition.
14. MountingActuatorsonValves
14.1MountFSeriesactuatorsonKITZbutterflyvalves,referringtotheillustrationprovidedbelow.
TypeFASspringreturnactuator
TypeFAdoubleactionactuator
Springwasher<145B>
Hexagonnut<94>
Springwasher<145B>
Hexagonheadedbolt<94>
Actuatormountingpad
Bracketconnector <92>
10XJME
10XJSME
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