Flowserve BB 1 User Manual
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Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)
Important Notes
Safety note
The valve must only be installed and commissioned by qualified staff.
Maintenance and service work must only be performed by adequately trained persons who have a
recognised level of competence.
The valve is under pressure during operation.
When loosening flanged connections or sealing plugs, hot water, steam, corrosive liquids
or toxic gases may escape. This presents the danger of severe burns and scalds to the
whole body or severe cases of poisoning.
Installation and maintenance work should only be carried out when the system is
depressurized.
The valve becomes hot or extremely cold during operation. This presents the risk of
severe burns to hands and arms. Installation and maintenance work should only be
carried out at room temperatures.
Sharp edges on internals present a danger of cuts to hands. Always wear industrial
gloves for installation and maintenance work.
Danger
Usage for the intended purpose
BB 2, BB 1, BB 2 with dampers, BB 1 with dampers:
The swing and dual-plate check valves ensure unidirectional flow in pipes by preventing a backflow
of liquids or gases.
Use this equipment only within the specified pressure and temperature ratings and check corrosion
resistance and chemical suitability for the application in question.
ATEX (Atmosphère Explosible)
The equipment fullfills the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive PED 97/23/EC. BB...C and
BB...A for applications with fluids of group and 2; BB...G for applications with fluids of group 2.
With CE marking (apart from equipment according to section 3.3).
The equipment does not have its own potential source of ignition and is therefore not subject to the
ATEX Directive 94/9/EC.
The equipment can be used in potentially explosive areas 0, , 2, 20, 2, 22 (999/92/EC).
The equipment is not Ex marked.