Valves—Care and Maintenance Part V Exercising Valves
Opflow · 1978
Exercising of valves helps to keep them clean and operable, extends valve life, and allows the worker to pin‐point any problems, facilitating repair or replacement of malfunctioning valves. One of the main obstacles to an exercising program is the slow and costly process of operating valves manually, but the use of power equipment will cut valve operating man‐hours by 65%. Valves should be exercised at least once a year. Steps for a routine program are given.