{"id":7478,"date":"2021-02-17T12:54:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T01:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metalmaintenance.com.au\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=7478"},"modified":"2021-10-08T13:56:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T02:56:29","slug":"fluoride-hopper-shut-off-valve-install","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/metalmaintenance.com.au\/projects\/fluoride-hopper-shut-off-valve-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation of Fluoride Hopper Shut Off Valves"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7478\" class=\"elementor elementor-7478\" data-elementor-post-type=\"projects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31db0393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31db0393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc79043\" data-id=\"2bc79043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5800f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d5800f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Installation of Fluoride Hopper Shut Off Valves<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2794a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fd2794a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview of Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The water treatment plant (WTP) was built in 1967 and is the second largest water treatment plant in the area supplying the southern suburbs of the city.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The fluoride system at water treatment plant has a hopper shutoff valve that is utilised for isolating the hopper from the feeder system to enable cleaning, unblocking or to perform maintenance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The project background and objective are to replace existing valve with a unit that has pneumatic actuation. \u00a0To maintain a safe compliant working environment when operating the valve.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scope of Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Concept design of gate valve that eliminates the manual handling associated with a manually operated valve. The fluoride powder sits in the valve slide and makes it difficult to close.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Pneumatic system was designed in house and later RPEQ certified. Purge ports were added to the valve slide to purge the fluoride powder from the track while closing the valve<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Working with hazardous and dangerous substance, strict PPE requirements for the task were adopted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion\/Outcome:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The client was very happy with the outcome and requested the same be completed at another plant.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:gallery --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408ff47 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched 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