Installation and Operating Instructions

Ductile Iron
Balancing
Valves
MH733 / MHA733 - Double Regulating Valve (DRV)
MH737 / MHA737 - Variable Orifice Double Regulating Valve (VODRV)
MH739 / MHA739 - Fixed Orifice Double Regulating Valve (FODRV)

• These are Y-Pattern Globe valves with Equal Percentage characterised throttling disc.
• The Double Regulating feature allows the valve to be used for isolation and to be
reopened to its pre-set position to maintain required flow rate.
• Designed in accordance with BS 7350.
• Operation by means of a hand wheel incorporating a position indicator.
• MH737 / MHA737 - Supplied with x2 Fig 631 Test Points which can be fitted across
the throttling disc, to form a Variable Orifice flow measurement unit giving +/-10% flow
measurement accuracy at fully open position.
• MH739 / MHA739 – Supplied with x2 Fig 631 Test Points and integral orifice plate to
form a Fixed Orifice flow measurement unit giving +/-5% flow measurement accuracy
at ALL open positions.

CE Marking and the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU

Valves must be installed into a well-designed system and it is recommended that the
system be inspected in accordance with the appropriate member state legislation.
This product complies with the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
 Product Life Cycle
The life of the valve is dependent on its application, frequency of use and freedom from
misuse. Compatibility with the system into which it is installed must be considered. The
properties of the fluid being transported such as pressure, temperature and the nature of
the fluid must be taken into account to minimise or avoid premature failure or
non-operability.
A well-designed system will take into consideration all the factors considered in the valve
design, but additionally electrolytic interaction between dissimilar metals in the valve and
the system must be examined.
Before commissioning a system, it should be flushed to eliminate debris and chemically
cleaned as appropriate to eliminate contamination, all of which will prolong the life of
the valve.

Limits Of Use
These valves have been categorised in accordance with the Pressure Equipment Directive
2014/68/EU.
The fluid to be transported is limited to group 2 liquids i.e. non-hazardous.
On no account must these valves be used on any group 1 liquids, group 1 gases, group 2
gases, or unstable fluids.
Note - Valves are classified as SEP (sound engineering practice) and as such cannot be
CE marked and do not require a declaration of conformity.

PED Category by Valve Size (DN) Product Application

Body Style/Fig No.
CAT 3 Group 1 Group 2 Group 1 Group 2
SEP CAT 1 CAT 2 Gas Gas Liquid Liquid
MH733 / MH737 /
MH739 / MHA733 / 65-300 3
MHA737 / MH739

Not suitable for fatigue loading, creep conditions, fire testing, fire hazard environment,
corrosive or erosive service, transporting fluids with abrasive solids, high velocity gases
that can cause shock waves.
The valves have been designed for loadings, appropriate to its intended use and other
reasonably foreseeable operating conditions. Loadings caused by traffic, wind and
earthquake have not been taken into account.
If the limits of use specified in these instructions are exceeded or if the valve is used on
applications for which it was not designed, a potential hazard could result.

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Pressure / Temperature Rating

Non-Shock Pressure at Non-Shock Pressure at
Rating Disc Trim Temperature Range Max. Temperature
PN16 EPDM 16 Bar from -10°C to 120°C 16 Bar at 120°C
ANSI 125 EPDM 13.8 Bar from -10°C to 66°C 12.1 Bar at 120°C

Valves must be installed in a piping system whose normal pressure and temperature do
not exceed their ratings. It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the valves do
not exceed the allowable limits of pressure.
The maximum allowable pressure in valves as specified in the standards is for non-shock
conditions. Water hammer and impact for example, should be avoided.

Layout & Siting

It should be considered at the design stage where valves will be located to give access
for operation, adjustment, maintenance and repair.
Valves must be provided with adequate support. Adjoining pipework must be supported
to avoid the imposition of pipeline strains on the valve body.
Conventionally, valves and commissioning sets are installed in horizontal pipework. This
is however not a constraint and they may be mounted in vertical or inclined pipework,
inverted or rotated to clear walls, ceilings and other restrictions.
When used for End of Line Service, a blanking flange MUST be fitted.

Installation
Valves are precision manufactured items and as such, should not be subjected to misuse
such as careless handling, allowing dirt to enter the valve through the end ports, lack of
cleaning both valve and system before operation and excessive force during bolting and
hand wheel operation.
Valves should not be lifted using the hand wheel or stem.
The valve must be installed in a straight run of pipe of the same nominal size with the
direction arrow on the body coincident with the direction of flow in the pipeline.
The MH737 / MHA737 and MH739 / MHA739 valves are combined regulating and flow
measurement devices and must be installed with a minimum of five diameters of straight
pipe upstream, having the same nominal diameter and not including any bore reducers or
any intrusions into the bore. Two diameters are required on the valve outlet.
If the valve is located on the outlet side of a pump, the equivalent straight length of pipe
leading up to the valve must be a minimum of 10 diameters.
The gaskets must be assembled so that they are concentric with the pipe bore and do not
intrude into it, or measurement accuracy may be reduced.

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 Test Point Fitting
Use a thread sealant when fitting the pressure test points and do not exceed 1.5 turns
from hand tight, do not over tighten.
The pressure test points can be fitted before or after the valve has been installed
into the pipework.

TYPE FIG MH737 / MHA737 TYPE FIG MH739 / MHA739

The valve is supplied with steel plugs fitted
in the 4 side tapping of the body on the
horizontal centre line.
Remove the plugs from the side of the
valve, which gives sufficient room for
manometer probe connection.
Fit the Fig 631 pressure test point with
the RED strap in the threaded hole on the
upstream side of valve seat (the first one
following the flow direction).
Fit the Fig 631 pressure test point with the
BLUE strap in the threaded hole on the
downstream side of valve seat.
The valve is supplied with steel plugs fitted
in the 2 tappings on the upstream flange
of the valve body.
Remove the plugs from the valve, which
gives sufficient room for manometer probe
connection.
Fit the Fig 631 pressure test point with the
RED strap in the threaded hole nearest
the inlet side of the valve, on the upstream
side of the integral orifice plate.
Fit the Fig 631 pressure test point with
the BLUE strap in the threaded hole on
the down stream side of the integral
orifice plate.

Operation
The valve is opened by anti-clockwise rotation of the hand wheel to a positive stop.
Further effort is not necessary. When fully open it is advantageous to rotate the hand
wheel clockwise 1/4 turn.
To close the valve, the hand wheel is rotated clockwise to a positive stop.
When used for balancing water distribution systems, valves will always be in the fully open
position at the commencement of commissioning.
Regulation is accomplished by rotating the hand wheel clockwise.

VALVE SETTING INDICATOR

The DN65 to DN150 valves have 8 turns from fully open to fully closed, DN200 and
DN250 have 12 turns and the DN300 has 18 turns.
The micrometer style hand wheel uses two scales, a grey sleeve within the hand wheel,
which has 8, 12 or 18 numbered rings.
A collar, snapped into a groove on the outside of the hand wheel boss, is numbered 0 to
9 around the circumference.

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As the valve is opened from fully closed, each turn of the hand wheel reveals one ring on
the grey sleeve. When closed the zero on the collar lines up with a groove in the sleeve,
each number represents 1/10th of a turn.
The fully open position is reached when all 8, 12 or 18 rings on the grey sleeve are visible
and the zero again lines up with the groove. A total of 10 positions are available for each
turn of the hand wheel.

REGULATION
Type MH733 / MHA733: Flow regulation is achieved by adjusting the hand wheel setting
until the desired flow rate is obtained. The micrometer type hand wheel will indicate the
final setting.
Type MH737 / MHA737: Flow regulation is achieved in the same way as the Type MH733.
The flow rate may be derived from the pressure drop signal measured across the pressure
test valves. Flow charts are available on request for all valve sizes. They show the flow
rate which results for the pressure drop measured, depending on the hand wheel position.
Type MH739 / MHA739: Flow regulation and measurement is obtained in the same way
as with the Type MH737. With this valve, a different chart is required and the relationship
between pressure drop and flow is not altered by the hand wheel setting.
Please refer to the Hattersley Website for all setting KV / KVS values for all variants of Iron
Balancing Valve.

VALVE SETTING
When the regulated position is achieved the double regulating feature is then set as
follows:-
• Loosen the memory stop screw and slide the memory stop up to contact the grey
plastic sleeve protruding from the hand wheel. Retighten the memory stop screw.
• A hexagonal wrench is provided (3mm for sizes DN65 to DN150 and a 4mm for DN200
to DN300) for this adjustment.
• The double regulating feature is now set, which enables the valve to be fully closed for
isolation and reopened to the previously set position.
Note:- When the valve is closed at extreme high temperature and then cooled, the disk
may become tight in the valve and prove difficult to open.
Conversely, a valve closed at room temperature can be difficult to open if there is an
increase in fluid temperature causing a linear expansion of the stem, which tightens the
disk further into the body seats.
The operator should use suitable hand protection at extreme temperature conditions.

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 VALVE ISOLATION
Total isolation at high working pressures will require a closing torque higher than can be
achieved with the Hand wheel and will require the use of a closing bar or wrench.
The valves have a square cast into the top of the hand wheel for this purpose. A guide to
the torque required to close against 16-bar pressure is given below. This torque may be
applied without risk of damaging the valve.

Valve Size Maximum Closing Torque

DN NPS NM

65 2½ 45

80 3 60

100 4 110

125 5 130

150 6 220

200 8 420

250 10 650

300 12 650

Inspection
The valve should be at zero pressure and ambient temperature prior to any inspection.
Maintenance Engineers & Operators are reminded to use correct fitting tools
and equipment.
A full risk assessment and methodology statement must be compiled prior to any
maintenance.
The risk assessment must take into account the possibility of the limits of use being
exceeded whereby a potential hazard could result.
A maintenance program should therefore include checks on the development of
unforeseen conditions, which could lead to failure.
In systems where corrosion could be a potential hazard, wall thickness checks on the
body and bonnet should be made.

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Maintenance
No routine maintenance is required, however it is possible to tighten the gland packing
should a leak occur between stem and gland nut:

GLAND ADJUSTMENT
Unscrew the hand wheel nut and remove the hand wheel. Mark the hand wheel so that it
may be replaced later in the same position relative to the stem.
The gland nut is now revealed and may be tightened as required. For sizes DN65 (2.1/2”)
to DN100 (4”) use a 27mm socket. For sizes DN125 (5”) and DN150 (6”) use a 32mm
socket. Larger sizes have two M8 studs and nuts (13mm spanner). Only tighten the nut
sufficiently to cure the leak.
Over tightening may make the valve difficult or impossible to operate. (The balancing
valves are not provided with back seats. Under no circumstances should the gland nut be
removed without first isolating the valve and relieving any residual pressure.) Replace the
hand wheel and check that the valve may be operated without requiring excessive torque
at the hand wheel.

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