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SECTION 21 11 00 VALVES

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SECTION 21 11 00 VALVES INDEX PART 1 - GENERAL............................................................................................................................................................2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 WORK INCLUDED...................................................................................................................................2 SUBMISSIONS..........................................................................................................................................2 QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE ............................................................................................2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL ......................2 TRAINING .................................................................................................................................................3 DESIGN CRITERIA, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS .................................................................3 REFERENCE STANDARDS ....................................................................................................................3

PART 2 - PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................................................................5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 MATERIALS..............................................................................................................................................5 GATE VALVES .........................................................................................................................................5 GLOBE VALVES ......................................................................................................................................5 DOUBLE REGULATING VALVES ........................................................................................................6 CHECK VALVES ......................................................................................................................................6 BUTTERFLY VALVES ............................................................................................................................6 PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES ..........................................................................................................7 RELIEF VALVES ......................................................................................................................................7 BALL VALVES .........................................................................................................................................7 FLOAT VALVES.......................................................................................................................................8 SOLENOID VALVES................................................................................................................................8 BIB TAPS ...................................................................................................................................................8 AUTOMATIC AIR VALVES....................................................................................................................8 STRAINERS...............................................................................................................................................8

PART 3 - EXECUTION .....................................................................................................................................................9 3.1 3.2 3.3 PREPARATION.........................................................................................................................................9 INSTALLATION/APPLICATION/PERFORMANCE/ERECTION .......................................................9 ADJUSTMENT AND CLEANING.........................................................................................................10

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PART 1 - GENERAL 1.1 1.1.1 1.2 WORK INCLUDED Compliance with relevant General Requirements of Mechanical Services. SUBMISSIONS Contractor shall produce and submit for approval detailed schedule of all valves covered by this Section indicating type of devices, dimensions, materials of construction, pressure/temperature ratings and attachment methods, for each pipe size and type of service. Temperature ratings specified are for continuous operation. Contractor shall submit to the EMPLOYER a Statement from manufacturer on his letterhead that the product furnished meets the BS specification contained in this Section. 1.3 QUALITY CONTROL AND ASSURANCE In accordance with the Conditions of Contract and as specified herein. All gate, globe and angle valves shall be designed for repacking under pressure when fully opened and shall be equipped with packing suitable for intended service. When valve is fully opened, back seat shall protect the packing and stem threads from fluid. Bronze gate, globe, angle and check valves shall conform to BS 5154. Pressure containing parts of valves shall be of material conforming to BS 5150 PN16 & PN25. Gate valves shall conform to BS 5150. Valve stems shall be copper silicon alloy conforming to BS 2874. Wheel handles shall be non-heating style cast from malleable iron or commercial aluminum. Check valves shall operate equally well in horizontal or vertical positions. Double regulating valves shall conform to the requirements of BS 7350. All valves shall be full line size. 1.4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL O&M manuals shall be prepared and shall include, but not be limited to, the following categories: Contractual and legal guides The purpose of the installation Installation records Description of the installation; Equipment schedule Parts identification and recommended spares Commissioning data; Operation and how installation is to be used and keep operational; Maintenance schedules;
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How installation may be modified or changed; Disposal of installation; Names and addresses of manufacturers; Set of as built drawings Emergency operating procedures Manufacturers literature; The services of a factory trained, field service representative shall be provided to supervise the final testing, charging, initial start-up and conduct concurrent operator instruction where applicable. 1.5 TRAINING Upon completion and acceptance of Installation, properly acquaint Representative of the EMPLOYER with details and sufficient training to enable them to obtain maximum efficiency in the system operation. 1.6 DESIGN CRITERIA, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS All valves are to be rated for the highest pressures and temperatures in the respective system in accordance with BS, but not less than 800 kPa (8.0 bar) unless specifically indicated otherwise. Where valves are specified for individual mechanical services (i.e. hot water heating, steam, etc.) all valves shall be of the same manufacturer unless prior written approval is obtained from EMPLOYER. 1.7 REFERENCE STANDARDS BS 759 - Part1: BS 1010 BS 1010 - Part2: BS 1212: BS 1212 - Part1: BS 1212 - Part2: BS 1212 - Part3: BS 1503: BS 1968: BS 2456: BS 2767: BS 2879: BS 5150: BS 5151: BS 5152: BS 5153: BS 5154: BS 5156: BS 5157: BS 5158: BS 5159: BS 5160: BS 5163: BS 5235: BS 5353: BS 5433: BS 6683: BS 6755:
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Valves, mountings and fittings Draw off tap sand stop valves for water services (screw down pattern) Draw off taps and aboveground stop valves. Float operated valves (excluding floats). Piston type Diaphragm type (brass body) Diaphragm type (plastics body) Steel forgings for pressure purposes. Floats for ball valves (copper). Floats (plastic) for ball valves for hot and coldwater. Manually operated copper alloy valves for radiators. Draining taps (screwdown pattern). Cast iron wedge and double disc gate valve for general purpose. Cast iron gate (parallel slide) valves for general purposes. Cast iron globe and globe stop and check valves for general purposes. Cast iron check valves for general purposes. Copper alloy globe, globe stop and check, check and gate valves. Diaphragm valves. Steel gate (parallel slide) valves for general purposes. Cast iron plug valves. Cast iron and carbon steel ball valves for general purposes. Steel globe valves, globe stop and check valves and lift type check valves.
Predominantly key-operated cast iron gate valves for water works Purposes.

Dial-type expansion thermometers. Steel plug valves. Underground stop valves for water services. Guide to installation and use of valves. Testing of valves.
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BS 6759: BS 7350: BS 7478: BS EN 593: BS EN 837: BS EN 837-1: BS EN 1982: BS EN 10213:

Safety valves. Double regulating globe valves and flow measurement devices for heating and chilled water systems. Guide to selection and use of thermostatic radiator valves. Industrial valves-metallic butterfly valves. Pressure gauges. Bourdon tube pressure gauges - dimensions, metrology, requirements and testing. Copper and copper alloy-ingots and castings. Technical delivery conditions for steel castings for pressure purposes.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS 2.1 MATERIALS Generally, all valves of the same type shall be of the same manufacturer. All gate, globe, angle, and swing check valves as a group shall be of the same manufacturer. All valves 50 mm and smaller shall be threaded and have bronze bodies. All valves 65 mm and larger shall be Iron Body Bronze Mounted (IBBM) type, i.e. with bronze trim, and shall be flanged (or grooved for grooved coupling joints). All valves 100 mm and larger mounted in excess of 2.15 m above the floor in mechanical rooms shall be equipped with chain operators. Extend chains to within 2 m of floor. Each valve shall be marked (engraved, stamped, or cast on each valve or metal tag, permanently attached to the valve) at the factory with the following minimum informations: a. b. c. Manufacturer's Name. Catalogue or Figure No. Size and Pressure Class. Arrows to indicate direction of flow on check, globe, angle, non-return, and eccentric plug valves. 2.2 2.2.1 GATE VALVES General: Furnish valves 300 mm and smaller designed for minimum PN16 (or PN20 as specified) non shock water, oil and gas working pressure. Valves 350 mm through 610 mm, shall be designed for minimum PN10. 2.2.2 Size 50 mm and Smaller. Furnish bronze valves with screwed-in bonnet, non-rising stem, solid wedge disc, and threaded ends. Pressure rating PN20. 2.2.3 Size 65 mm and Larger. Furnish Iron Body Bronze Mounted (IBBM) valves, i.e. cast iron body bronze trim valves, with bolted bonnet, non-rising stem, solid wedge disc, flanged ends, and renewable seat rings. 2.3 2.3.1 GLOBE VALVES Size 50mm and Smaller. Furnish valves designed for minimum PN20 nonshock water, oil, and gas working pressures. Valves shall have union bonnets, integral seats, and renewable teflon discs. Valves shall permit disc and bonnet replacement without removing valves from piping. 2.3.2 Size 65 mm and Larger. Furnish valves designed for minimum PN16 water, oil, and gas working pressure. Valves shall have bolted bonnets, guided bronze or bronze faced disc, outside screw and yoke, (0 S and Y) and flanged ends. Discs and seats shall be renewable without removing valves from line.

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2.4 2.4.1

DOUBLE REGULATING VALVES Size 50mm and smaller. Furnish bronze double regulating valve designed for minimum PN20. Parabolic and slotted disk double regulating device. Screwed bonnet, rising stem, hand wheel operated with micrometer style indicator.

2.4.2

Size 65mm and larger. Furnish cast iron double regulating valve for minimum PN16. Fitted with EPDM coated regulating disk, double regulating device and indicator, flanged to BS 4504 PN16. Inside screw, non-rising copper alloy stem, back seating feature.

2.4.3

Commissioning sets shall comprise a metering station and a close coupled double regulating valve. The metering station, containing an orifice shall be fitted with test points so that the pressure drop across the orifice can be measured. The commissioning set shall provide r5% accuracy and should be installed with a minimum of 5 times pipe diameter uninterruped upstream length of straight pipe. CHECK VALVES Water, Oil, and Steam, size 50 mm and smaller. Furnish swing valves designed for minimum PN20 nonshock water, oil, and gas working pressures. Valves shall have renewable discs and side plugs and regrindable, integral seats. Discs shall be renewable and seats regrindable without removing valves from the line.

2.5 2.5.1

2.5.2

Size 65 mm and Larger Water Check Valves. Valves shall be silent type spring loaded of the double door or wafer style. Valves shall be designed for minimum PN16 non shock water working pressure. Double door valves shall have cast iron body, aluminum bronze or stainless steel disc, stainless steel spring and hinge pin, and Butyl rubber sheet. Wafer style valves shall have cast iron or semi-steel body, bronze disc, stainless steel spring, and Butyl rubber sheet.

2.6 2.6.1

BUTTERFLY VALVES Furnish valves designed for minimum PN16 and 120 degrees C. water service. Valves shall have extended necks. Operator shall be 10-position lever lock for sizes 50 - 100 mm and totally enclosed and sealed worm gear actuators with 4-arm or wheel handle for sizes 150 mm and larger. Infinite adjustment and memory stop options shall be included. Valves shall be bidirectional suitable for drop-tight shut-off at full rated pressure with flow in either direction. Materials. Body: Cast or ductile iron. Disc: Bronze, aluminum bronze or stainless steel. Stem - Type 416 stainless steel. Seat - Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM).

2.6.2

2.7 2.7.1

PRESSURE REDUCING VALVES Domestic Water Lines. Pressure reducing valves shall be pilot controlled, hydraulically operated, diaphragm type with a low by-pass capability. The low-flow by-pass capability shall be achieved by using a balanced direct acting PRV as an integral part of the main valve. At very low flows when the main valve

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is almost completely closed, to percent the possibility of cavitation the direct acting valve shall by-pass the main valve and maintain flow. PRVs shall be bronze construction including the trim. The pressure reducing valves shall be suitable for maximum working pressure that exist within the system and downstream pressure should be site adjustable between 2 and 4 bar. Refer to Schematic drawings for the minimum locations at which PRVs shall be required. Fire protection services: Where required for installation in the Fire Protection Systems, the PRV shall be direct acting, site adjustable type, of bronze (upto 50mm) or cast iron (65mm and larger) construction. The PRV shall be UL listed and FM approved. 2.8 2.8.1 RELIEF VALVES Domestic Water Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve. On hot water storage tanks provide an ASME rated thermostatic, self-closing, temperature and pressure relief valve, located in the relief valve openings of tanks. Valve shall have a minimum thermal discharge capacity equal to the input capacity of the heater standard pressure setting of 600 kPa and standard temperature setting of 100 degrees C. Relief valve pipe to discharge to floor drain. 2.9 2.9.1 BALL VALVES General: Valves shall be non-blowout stem design. Quarter turn of handle shall fully open or close valve. Handle position shall indicate whether valve is open or closed. Handle stops shall be a permanent, integral part of the body. Size 50 mm and Smaller. Valves shall be standard port, 2-piece construction with screwed ends. Valves shall be designed for minimum PN25. Valves shall have bronze or brass body, chromium plated or stainless steel ball, steel handle with vinyl grip, and replaceable teflon seats. 2.9.3 Size 65 mm and Larger. Valves shall be standard port, BS 5159 with flanged ends. Valves shall be designed for minimum PN16 working pressure. Valves shall have steel body, chrome or nickel plated steel or stainless steel ball, replaceable teflon seats, and steel stem and handle. Where required for installation in the fire protection system, the ball valves shall be FM approved. 2.10 2.10.1 FLOAT VALVES Float valves shall be installed as indicated in the drawings to provide consistent level control in reserve supply water storage tanks. The valve shall meet the requirements of the Water Byelaws for air gaps and shall be constructed throughout in approved materials and shall prevent back siphoning. Inlet flow shall be co-axial with the piston movement, to ensure high discharge capacity and smooth, quiet operation. The valve shall have O ring piston seals, resilient seated disk, Dezincification resistant bronze fabricated approved solder and shall be hydraulically tested to ensure buoyancy and constructed in accordance with BS1968.

2.7.2

2.9.2

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2.10.2

Bronze equilibrium float valves 80 and above shall be flanged end, flat faced and drilled to suit BS4504 PN16. Bronze equilibrium float valves upto 50 shall be screwed end BS2779 parallel and shall be provided complete with back nut. Floats for valve sizes 80mm and above shall be of copper. SOLENOID VALVES Electrically operated solenoid valves shall be single phase 220V and shall be rated for the system pressure. BIB TAPS Bib-cocks shall be in accordance with BS 1010 : 1973. They shall be provided with hose union nosepiece and hand wheel operated. AUTOMATIC AIR VALVES Automatic air valves shall have a bronze body with bolted cover and a 9mm top outlet. They shall each incorporate a suitable float mounted on a stainless steel spindle terminating in a needle valve for closure against a stainless steel seating at the outlet. For low pressure systems the valve shall be provided with a test cock and a brazed float, but for medium and high pressure systems the float shall be of stainless steel. Automatic air valves for low pressure systems shall, incorporate an internal ball check valve at inlet to prevent air entry to the system. Automatic air valves for cold water services shall be to the approval of the local water authority. STRAINERS Up to and including DN50 strainers shall be manufactured from bronze and shall be of the Y type with bolted cap, PN25 temprature/pressure rating. Strainers above DN50 shall be manufactured from cast iron and shall be of the Y type with bolted cap, PN16 temperature/pressure rating and shall be complete with drilled and tapped caps complete with drain cocks. Strainers shall be provided with a medium grade screen sized such that in their clean condition the maximum pressure drop at the design flow rate shall not exceed 6kPa. For chilled water the mesh shall be stainless steel and for water services the mesh shall be of copper.

2.10.3

2.10.4 2.11 2.11.1

2.12 2.12.1

2.13 2.13.1 2.13.2

2.13.3

2.14

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