General • Inspections

Flap Gate Maintenance

Maintenance and repair downtime is inevitable, but unintended downtime is expensive. Every minute of it is directly reflected in the bottom line. Fortunately, when it comes to belt drives, unplanned production standstills can often be prevented by taking the right approaches to inspection, maintenance and replacement.

MaintainX

07/28/2022

Flap Gate Maintenance

Operating cycles

In case Flap Valves are used only little, we recommend moving them from time to time. Constant closing position may reduce ease of operation (opening).

Cleaning / Lubrication

Sealing shall be free of dirt and contaminations. The Flap must not be charged with additional weight or blocked with objects.

The elastomer seal shall be lubricated to avoid sticking tendency of the flap and seal after longer shutdown periods.

Water-repellent, temperature resistant and long lasting lubricants shall be used (get recommendations from your supplier).

REMOVAL

Flap Valve frames will normally not be removed. They remain fixed to the wall construction for service life.

DISPOSAL

Be aware that sediments or contaminations as well as lubricants, cleansers etc. which may adhere to the equipment or pipe could be harmful to people and environment. Respective precaution measures are to be taken.

After finished service life, the valve must be disposed skilful and in conformity with environmental regulations.

FINAL REMARKS

All information presented are to the best of our knowledge and shall provide, in combination with our technical documentation, information about our products and their range of applications. They are not thought to assure particular features of the products nor their suitability for a specific service.

Source: MaintainX (Community Member)