EB 2512 EN 8-3
Malfunctions
Contact SAMSON’s After-sales Service for
malfunctions not listed in the table.
Themalfunctionslistedinsection8.1are
caused by mechanical faults and incorrect
regulatorsizing.Inthesimplestcase,the
functioning can be restored following the
recommended action. Special tools may be
required to remedy the fault.
Exceptionaloperatingandinstallationcondi-
tions may lead to changed situations that
may affect the control response and lead to
malfunctions. For troubleshooting, the condi-
tions, such as installation, process medium,
temperature and pressure conditions, must
be taken into account.
SAMSON's After-sales Service department
can support you in drawing up an inspection
and test plan for your plant.
Note
Tip
8.2 Emergency action
The plant operator is responsible for emer-
gency action to be taken in the plant.
We recommend removing the regulator from
the pipeline before repairing it.
In the event of a regulator malfunction:
1. Close the shut-off valves upstream and
downstream of the regulator to stop the
processmediumfromowingthrough
the regulator.
2. Perform troubleshooting (see sec-
tion8.1).
3. Rectify those malfunctions that can be
remedied based on the instructions pro-
vided here. Contact our after-sales ser-
vice in all other cases.
Putting the valve back into operation after
a malfunction
See the 'Start-up' section.