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5 Commissioning and operation
5.1 Safety information on initial commissioning
The initial commissioning must only be carried out by the
supplier, manufacturer or their appointed agent. At this
time, all control and safety equipment must be checked to
ensure correct operation and, if they can be adjusted, it
should be checked they have been set correctly.
Furthermore, the correct fusing of the circuits and
measures for protection of electrical equipment and of
associated wiring must be checked.
Note: The burner and gas train combination have not
been factory pre-set.
5.2 Preparations for initial commissioning
Purging the gas supply line
The gas supply line may only be purged by the local gas
authority. Lines have to be purged with gas until the
remaining air or inert gas has been expelled from the line.
The ball valve on the gas train must be kept closed during
supply line pressure tests and purging.
Note If work has been carried out on the gas line,
i.e. exchanging of parts, valve trains or gas
meters, re-commissioning may only be carried
out after the relevant lines have been purged
by the local gas authority.
Check gas supply pressure
Purging the valve train
Purging the valve train
❏ The gas supply pressure must be correct.
1. Connect a hose, leading out to safe atmosphere, to
test point ➊.
2. Open the ball valve.
The gas in the valve train is vented to safe atmosphere
via the hose.
For smaller gas quantities, a suitable test burner can be
fitted to the outlet of the hose to burn off the gas.
Check gas supply pressure
Risk of explosion!
If the supply pressure is too high it can
damage the valve train. The gas supply
pressure must not exceed the maximum
permissible valve train pressure given on the
burner plate. Check the supply pressure
before purging the valve train:
1. Connect manometer to the inlet of the multifunction
assembly (test point ➊)
2. Slowly open the ball valve while watching the
manometer.
3. Close the ball valve immediately if the supply pressure
looks to be going higher than the maximum permissible
valve train pressure (500 mbar).
Do not start burner!
Inform the plant operator.