Type 171F and 171L
Fisher Controls
Instruction Manual
Type 171F Level Regulator and Type 171L Lever Valve
October 1990
Form 1891
Introduction Scope of Manual This instruction manual provides installation, maintenance, and parts ordering information for the Type 171F level regulator and Type 171L lever valve. Information for other equipment used with the level regulator or lever valve is found in separate instruction manuals.
Description
Specifications Specifications for the Type 171F level regulator and Type 171L lever valve are listed in table 1.
Installation 1. Before installing the unit, inspect it to be certain that no foreign material has collected in the valve body. Also, check that the pipeline is clean and free of foreign material.
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Figure 1. Type 171F Lever Regulator
2. The registration hole in the piston (key 2A, figure 4) has a diameter of 0.052 inch (1.32 mm) in the 1-inch valve body and a diameter of 0.062 inch (1.598 mm) in 1-1/4 through 2-inch valve bodies. If the process fluid contains particles that may clog the piston registration hole or damage the orifice, install a strainer upstream of the regulator or valve. 3. Install the valve body in a horizontal pipeline with the bonnet vertically above the valve body. Be sure that flow through the unit matches the direction of the flow arrow on the valve body. Also, make sure the connecting linkage to the Type 171L lever is either directly above or below the lever. Typical installations are shown in figures 2 and 3. 4. Install an upstream shutoff valve for use in inspection and maintenance operations.
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The Type 171F level regulator and Type 171L lever valve both have single-port, cage-guided, bronze globe valve bodies. A lever-rod-float assembly actuates the Type 171F level regulator (figure 1) when liquid level changes. The length and angle of the Type 171F float rod are adjustable. Type 171F lever action is usually rising-levercloses-valve but may be field-changed to rising-leveropens-valve. The Type 171L lever and weight assembly, which is connected to a separate, mechanically-operated device that senses changing liquid level, operates the Type 171L lever valve when liquid level changes. The weight can be placed on the lever to act either with or against the motion of the lever. In addition, the Type 171L lever can be positioned for either rising-lever-closes-valve or rising-lever-opens-valve action.