Actuator Maintenance Procedures: M06-014 August 25, 2006 Jason Jones, Product Manager Commercial Fire Suppression

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M06-014

August 25, 2006


Jason Jones, Product Manager Commercial Fire Suppression

ACTUATOR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

Fike encourages all of its distributors to read and familiarize themselves with the maintenance procedures in
Fike’s product manuals. We also periodically send out marketing and technical bulletins to remind distributors
of routine maintenance procedures. Toward that end, we would like to take this opportunity to review the
maintenance procedures for our solenoid valve actuator assemblies.

Fike master and slave actuators (part numbers 70-172 and 70-173 respectively) should be inspected at
six-month intervals and immediately after a discharge per the following procedures:

Every three months


Check the pressure gauge on the valve. The nominal pressure should be 160 bar at 15°C; however, the
pressure will vary with the temperature (Figure 1). If the pressure loss indicated exceeds ten
percent of the nominal pressure at 15°C, return the cylinder for recharge.

After system discharge


• Release any residual pressure in the actuator hoses and reset all actuators.
• Remove the pneumatic actuator from each valve.
• Remove pressure switch cable from the junction box.
• Recharge all nitrogen actuation cylinders in accordance with the Fike Solenoid & Slave
Actuation Packages Recharge/Fill Manual, P/N 06-321.
(Note: Nitrogen actuator cylinders must be filled by authorized Fike distributors only.)

Figure 1

August 25, 2006 M06-014


704 S. 10th Street P.O. Box 610 Blue Springs, Missouri 64013-0610 U.S.A. (816) 229-3405 (816) 229-4615 www.fike.com

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