Designation:F1030−86(Reapproved2014)´1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSelectionofValveOperators1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1030;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—TheKeywordsSectionwaseditoriallyaddedinNovember2014.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesguidanceintheselectionofmanualandpower-actuatedvalveoperators.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcernsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ANSIStandards:2B16.5PipeFlangesandFlangedFittings3.ListofValveOperatorTypes3.1ManualOperators:3.1.1Handwheels.3.1.2Tee-wrenches.3.2ElectricOperators:3.2.1StemNutDriven.3.2.2HandwheelDriven.3.3PneumaticOperators:3.3.1StemNutDriven.3.3.2HandwheelDriven.3.4HydraulicOperators:3.4.1StemNutDriven.3.4.2HandwheelDriven.4.GeneralRequirements4.1Generalrequirementsapplytoalltypesofvalveopera-tors.4.2Operatingterminalsshallbeaccessibleduringallser-viceconditionsbutshallnotconstituteanobstructioninworkingspaces.4.3Valvecontrolsthatarenotimmediatelyidentifiableastoserviceshallbefittedwithnameplates.4.4Valveoperatingstationsshallbefittedwithavalvepositionindicatorunlessvalvepositionisobviousfortheserviceintended(fullopenorfullclosed),orvalveisclassifieddamagecontrolsmallerthan11⁄2in.(38.1mm).4.5Positioningofthevalvebyeitherthelocalorremoteactuatorsshallnotvoidtheabilityofanyotheractuatortopositionthevalve.4.6Allvalves,re...
