Boiler Safety Valve Drain:

Draining of the boiler safety valve is necessary as to prevent any buildup of water in the pipe line causing head of water to form over the
valve lid so increasing the blow off pressure. So at regular intervals the
boiler safety valve should be drained.
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Drain pipe must be fitted to the lowest part of the valve

chest on the discharge side of the valve.
The pipe should be led clear of the boiler.
The pipe must have no valve or cock fitted through its
length.
The open drain of the pipe should be regularly checked.
If the pipe becomes chocked, there is possibility of
overloading the valve due to hydraulic head, or damage due to
water hammer.
The waste steam pipe of the boiler safety valve should be
well secured so that no load of the pipe is on the safety valve,
which can be the cause of additional stress on the valve.

Pressure Setting of the Boiler Safety Valve:

If it is found that the boiler safety relief valve is not lifting at the
designed lifting pressure, manual pressure setting of the boiler safety
valve has to be done for the proper and safe operation of the boiler.
The adjustment can be carried out on this type of valve to give the
desired discharge and blow down characteristic.
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Safety valve pressure setting can be done from high to low

pressure or vice versa.
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Take necessary personal safety precaution and arrange
tools i.e. gagging tool and master gauges.
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Slowly raise the boiler pressure and blow off the safety
valves manually few times for thermal expansion and to reduce the
thermal stress on the valves.

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Then screw down all the safety valves higher than the
setting pressure at which you are going to set.
Raise the boiler steam pressure 2-3 % more than the
designed pressure of the boiler, then stop firing and unscrew the
first valve slowly, when it blows off at 2-3 % more than the
designed pressure then note this opening and closing pressure of
the valve and finally gag it.
Raise the boiler pressure at the designed pressure of the
boiler and unscrew the 2nd valve, when it blows off at designed
pressure then note this opening pressure and check the closing
pressure also. Recheck the setting pressure and gag the valve.
Then set the superheater safety valve lower than the
designed pressure of the boiler in same procedure.
Finally take out the gagging tools. Pressure setting should
be done in presence of surveyor.