Pressure Regulating Valves Type 582/586
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Product description
3.1
Intended use
Pressure reducing valves type 582 and the pressure retaining valves type 586 are intended to be operated with pure, non-abrasive
liquid media. The product and all of its components are intended to be used within the permitted pressure and temperature limits
and in accordance with their chemical resistance.
Pressure reducing valve type 582
The pressure reducing valves type 582 are intended to reduce the system pressure, after installation into a piping system, and to
keep it constant at the specified value to the greatest possible extent.
Pressure retaining valve type 586
The pressure retaining valves of type 586 are intended to keep the system pressure, after installation into a piping system, and to
keep it constant at the specified value to the greatest possible extent.
Foreseeable misuse
The pressure reducing valves type 582 and the pressure retaining valves type 586 are not intended to be used as shut-off devices.
The pressure reducing valves type 582 and the pressure retaining valves type 586 are not intended to be operated with gases or
other compressible media.
3.2
Use not in accordance with the intended use
Any use other than that described in the „Intended use" is not in accordance with the intended use and is therefore not permitted.
If unsuitable products are installed or used in safety-relevant applications, unintended operating conditions may occur in the appli-
cation that can cause personal injury and/or property damage.
Only use the product in safety-relevant applications if this use is expressly specified and permitted in the product documentation.
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd. accepts no liability for damage resulting from improper use. The risks associated with improper
use lie solely with the user.
3.3
EC Manufacturer's Declaration
The manufacturer GF Piping Systems, 8201 Schaffhausen (Switzerland) declares that the industrial valves listed below do not fall
within the scope of the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (Art.4, Par.3) due to the exclusion of their use with hazardous,
flammable or gaseous media and because of their nominal size and pressure rating, and therefore may not bear the CE marking.
The commissioning of these industrial valves is prohibited until the entire plant in which the industrial valves are installed has
been declared to be in conformity with the mentioned EC directive.
Modifications to the industrial valves which affect the specified technical data and the intended use make this manufacturer's
declaration invalid.
Product group
Pressure regulating valves
Schaffhausen, 11.11.2024
Bastian Lübke
Head of Global R&D
Georg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd.
CH-8201 Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
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Type designation
582, 586
Operating Instructions