Standard information – Flowserve LPC Compact Actuator Series User Manual
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1. Using Flowserve Valves, Actuators and Accessories Correctly
1.1 General Usage
The following instructions are designed to assist in unpacking, installing and performing maintenance as required on
Flowserve products. Product users and maintenance personnel should thoroughly review this bulletin prior to installing,
operating or performing any maintenance.
In most cases Flowserve actuators and accessories are designed for specific applications with regard to medium,
pressure and temperature. For this reason they should not be used in other applications without first contacting the
manufacturer.
1.2 Terms Concerning Safety
The safety terms DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTE are used in these instructions to highlight particular
dangers and/or to provide additional information on aspects that may not be readily apparent.
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DANGER: indicates that death, severe personal injury and/or substantial property damage will occur if proper
precautions are not taken.
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WARNING: indicates that death, severe personal injury and/or substantial property damage can occur if proper
precautions are not taken.
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CAUTION: indicates that minor personal injury and/or property damage can occur if proper precautions are not
taken.
NOTE: indicates and provides additional technical information, which may not be very obvious, even to qualified
personnel.
Compliance with other, not particularly emphasized notes, with regard to transport, assembly, operation and main-
tenance and with regard to technical documentation (e.g. in the operating instruction, product documentation or on
the product itself) is essential, in order to avoid faults, which in themselves might directly or indirectly cause severe
personal injury or property damage.
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Standard Information
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LPC Compact Actuator Series FCD LFENIM0002-00-AQ 07/14
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