Jul 08, 2015
In this video, you can find our Pres-Vac authorized engineer demonstrating how to check the PV Valve opening setting. Ship crew can follow the listed steps below onboard their vessels for PV valve maintenance.
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Set the value of the pressure gauge to 0
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Turn the switch to the pressure side to allow air supply
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Check and compare the reading on the pressure gauge with that on the PV valve itself
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Turn the switch to the vacuum side
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Check opening value of valve opening
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Contact Giantech at [email protected] if the deviation between readings is more than 10%