3.4.3.

In case of fluid application the lower spacer is installed in the end bottom position and
the upper spacer is installed the same way as described above.
3.4.4. As a testing media for the valves working with steam-gas products can be used air,
nitrogen; for the valves working with fluids - water, air and nitrogen.
Test media should be clean, free from mechanical impurities. Presence of hard particles in test
media can result in seal surfaces failure.
3.4.5. Valve adjustment to the set pressure is executed by tightening or loosening of the
adjustment screw. After each adjustment the adjustment screw should be secured with a lock nut.
Pressure check during such a test is controlled with 1st accuracy class pressure gauge (GOST
8625-69)
3.4.6. A valve is considered to be properly adjusted when it being air testet on the set pressure
opens up and closes down with a clear and distinctive pop.
If it's tested with water it lifts up without a pop.
3.5. Testing.
3.5.1. Tightness of a valve flap is tested at the operational pressure.
Tightness of the flap and as well as the seat fit in the body after the calibration is checked the
following way: some water is poured in to the valve from discharge flange side with its level
covering flap sealing surfaces. Under the flap there should be created a desired air pressure.
Absence of bubbles within 2 minutes witnesses complete tightness of the flap. If bubbles appear a
tightness of the seat and the body is to be checked.
To check the tightness of the seat and the body water level should be decreased in such a way
for it to be lower than the flap. Absence of bubbles within 2 minutes witnesses complete tightness
of the connection.
If a valve is not tight in the flap or in the seat it is to be rejected and passed over for additional
inspection and repair.
3.5.2. Check of the valve split surfaces for tightness is conducted every inspection by means of
applying air to the discharge nozzle.
and types of PSVs are tested with the pressure 1,5 Py of discharge flange nozzle
rating with 5 minutes hold followed up with decreasing pressure to Py and applying leak detecting
liquid to the body split area. PSVs with a diaphragm - with a pressure of 2 kgf/cm2, bellows type
PSVs - with the pressure 4 kgf/cm2.
3.5.3. Hydrotest of the intake part of the valve (intake nozzle and seat) is conducted with the
pressure of 1,5 Py of intake flange rating with 5 minutes hold followed up with decreasing pressure
to Py and visual inspection.
Frequency of hydrotests is set up by Technical Inspection Bodies of the enterprise depending
on PSVs operation mode and inspection results but it shouldn't be rare than once every 8 years.
3.5.4. Test results are to be recorded in The Valve Inspection and Repair History Register and
in the Valve Passport.
3.5.5. All the valves that passed the inspection and repair should be sealed with a special
sealing device that is being kept and stored by a repair shop Supervisor. Adjustment bushings set
screws and split connections such as "body-bonnet" and "bonnet-cap" are amendatory for sealing.
3.5.6. Approximate list of equipment and testing devices for the specialty type of valve repair
and testing shop is represented in the chart 3.1.
3.6. Troubleshooting.
3.6.1. Product leak - media leak through the valve flap at the pressure lower than the set
pressure. The causes resulting in leaks may be:

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