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LOW-PRESSURE GAS REGULATOR | DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION | REV. 00
Use, maintenance and warning manual
Some typical versions are listed below, also by way of example:
NOTE!
The different versions of the equipment must be:
• contractually established;
• set up at PIETRO FIORENTINI S.p.A. plants only
Type Description
Version
with safety
diaphragm
In case of breakage of the working diaphragm, installing a safety diaphragm guarantees:
• service continuity;
• adjusted pressure control;
• the ability to identify the working diaphragm through controlled gas leakage into the
atmosphere (< 30 l/h gas).
Version
with thermal valve
The thermal valve, built into the inlet tting, ensures that the power supply to the regula-
tor is cut off when the ambient temperature reaches 160 °C.
NOTE!
The version with thermal valve requires that specic ttings are requested
from the sales ofces PIETRO FIORENTINI S.p.A..
Version
set up for
indoor installation
In the event of complete failure, this version guarantees that gas is dispersed into the
atmosphere at a lower than 30 l/h ow rate.
NOTE!
Indoor installation is subject to the regulations in force in the country of in-
stallation. Regulatory checks are the responsibility of the installer.
Underground version
Special surface guards combined with the use of specic components make this ver-
sion suitable for installation in underground wells.
ATTENTION!
The underground version of the regulator is not suitable for operation if com-
pletely covered by earth or other types of debris.
NOTE!
For specic installation and checks of the underground version after com-
missioning, see chapter 7.
Painted version
This version is suitable for:
• marine environments (against salt corrosion);
• highly humid atmospheres.
Low temperature version
This version guarantees correct operation with:
• Ambient temperature: up to -40 °C and/or
• gas temperature up to -20 °C.
NOTE!
The low temperature version of the regulator is identied through a specic
plate (see paragraph 2.8).