MSS SP-133-2005

Excess Flow Valves

for
Low Pressure Fuel Gas
Appliances
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 This MSS Standard Practice was developed under the consensus of the MSS Technical Committee 501 and the
MSS Coordinating Committee. The content of this Standard Practice is the result of the efforts of competent and
concerned volunteers to provide an effective, clear, and non-exclusive specification that will benefit the industry
as a whole. This MSS Standard Practice is intended as a basis for common practice by the manufacturer, the
user, and the general public. The existence of an MSS Standard Practice does not in itself preclude the manufac-
ture, sale, or use of products not conforming to the Standard Practice. Mandatory conformance is established
only by reference in a code, specification, sales contract, or public law, as applicable.

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ces appearing in this document are construed as “supplemental”. Supplemental” information does not include
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U.S. customary units in this SP are the standard; the metric (SI) units are for reference only.

Non-toleranced Dimensions in this Standard Practice are nominal, and, unless otherwise specified, shall be
considered “for reference only”.

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Originally Approved October, 2004

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE
SECTION

O PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.0 SCOPE ............................................................................................................................ 1
2.0 CONSTRUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................ 1
2.2 General ..................................................................................................................... 1
2.3 Equipment and Data to be furnished by the Manufacturer............................................... 2
2.4 Assembly.................................................................................................................. 2
2.5 Connections .............................................................................................................. 2
2.6 Bolts, Nuts. and Screws.............................................................................................. 3
2.7 Materials .................................................................................................................. 3
2.8 Instructions ............................................................................................................... 3
2.9 Markings .................................................................................................................. 3

3.0 PERFORMANCE ............................................................................................................ 3

3.1 General .......................................................................................................
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3.2 Test Gases..................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Strength and Deformation .............................................................................. 4
3.4 Capacity and Operation .................................................................................... 5
3.5 Automatic Reset and Bypass Flow Rate ........................................................... 7
3.6 Endurance .......................................................................................................... 8
3.7 Marking Material Adhesion and Legibility ...................................................... 8

4.0 MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION TESTS ......................................................... 9

4.1 General ........................................................................................................ 17
4.2 Quality Assurance - Incoming ......................................................................... 17
4.3 Production Testing .............................................................................................. 17
4.4 Quality Assurance .Product .......................................................................... 17
4.5 Relevance of Tests................................................................................................. 17

ANNEX A Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates ............................................... 18

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 MSS STANDARDPRACTICE
EXCESS FLOW VALVES FOR LOW PRESSURE FUEL GAS APPLIANCES
O. PURPOSE
To provide a Standard Practice for Excess Flow
Valves installed in low presussure fuel gas piping
systems which are designed to protect the appliance
and its connections to the piping system by reducing
the flow of gas should the flow in the line exceed
some predetermined level.
1.0 SCOPE
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This Standard Practice applies to Excess Flow Valves
used with gas fired appliances in Fuel Gas Distribu-
tion Systems with operating pressures between 5
inches water column and 14 inches water column.
2.0 CONSTRUCTION
2.1 Definitions
Body - The principal structure of the device, which
contains and supports an actuation mechanism and
constitutes the main gas passage.
Btu - Abbreviation for British Thermal Unit. The
quantity of heat required to raise the temperture of 1
pound of water 1°F.
Burner - A device for the final conveyance of the
gas, or a mixture of gas and air, to the combustion
zone.
Bypass - A passage, provided in the body of the de-
vice or in a gas line around the body, which permits a
gas flow from the inlet to the outlet connections of
the device entirely independent of the action of the
valve.
Liquefied Petroleum Gases - The terms “Lique-
fied Petroleum Gases” and “LPG’ as used in this
Standard Practice shall mean and include any mate-
rial composed predominantly of any of the following
hydrocarbons, or mixtures of them; propane, propy-
lene, butanes (normal butanes or isobutane), and bu-
tylenes.
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Orifice - The opening in a cap, spud, or other device
whereby the flow of gas is limited and through which
the gas is discharged to the burner.
Speciflc Gravity - As applied to gas, specific grav-
ity is the ratio of the weight of a given volume of a
gas to that of the same volume of air, both measured
under the same conditions.
Tools, Special - Tools that are not available on the
open retail market.
2.2 General
2.2.1 Valve devices covered by this Standard Prac-
tice shall automatically limit the downstream flow of
gas in the event:
1) That there is damage to or failure of any part of
the house indoor gas piping or gas appliance system
downstream of the valve device that would cause a
leak to occur exceeding the valve device’s rated ac-
tivation range, or
2) for any other reason that the fuel gas flow ex-
ceeds the rated activation range.
2.2.2 This Standard Practice applies to valves for
use with natural, manufactured and mixed gases, liq-
uefied petroleum (LP) gases, and LP gas-air mix-
tures at pressures from 5 inches water column ( “W.C.)
to 14”w.c.
2.2.3 This Standard Practice applies to excess flow
valves not intended for field appliances and not ex-
ceeding 1 inch nominal pipe size. An excess flow
valve may be an individual valve or may be incorpo-
rated as part of a manually operated gas valve or
other such device that includes other means to con-
trol main burner gas. Component(s) of such a de-
vice shall comply with the applicable industry stan-
dard. In the case where such standards have con-
flicting requirements, the requirements of this Stan-
dard Practice shall take precedence.
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2.2.4 Valve devices shall be capable of operation at
indoor ambient temperature ranging from 32OF to
125OF. Valves shall also be capable of operation at
temperatures outside this range when so specified
by the manufacturer.
2.2.5 Valves shall be constructed entirely of new
unused parts and materials.
2.2.6 Compliance with this Standard Practice does
not imply that the valve is acceptable for use on any
particular gas appliance or for any particular appli-
cation without supplemental tests with the valve ap-
plied to the particular appliance or application.
2.2.7 If a value for measurement as given in this
Standard Practice is followed by an equivalent value
in other units, the first stated value is to be regarded
as the specification.
2.2.8 All references to inches water column through-
out this Standard Practice are to be considered gauge
pressures, unless otherwise specified.
2.2.9 The intent of this Standard Practice is to be in
harmony with the requirements for fuel gas systems
per ANSI 2223.1 / NFPA 54, the National Fuel Gas
Code, NFPA 58, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code,
and for devices regulated by ANSI 2 2 1.24, ANSI
2 2 1.15, and IAS 3-92.
2.2.1 O The construction of parts not covered by this
Standard Practice shall be in accordance with rea-
sonable concepts of safety, substantiality, and dura-
bility.
2.2.11 All specifications as to construction set forth
herein may be satisfied by the construction actually
prescribed or such other constructionas will provide
at least equivalent performance.
2.1.12 Pins, stems, or other linkages passing through
the valve body shall be sealed to provide gas tight
construction.
2.2.13 Valves shall be constructed with mechanical
means that will prevent gas flow in excess of the
manufacturer’s specified maximum flow rate at
maximum inlet operating pressure at standard condi-
tions. 2
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2.2.14 The valve shall incorporate automatic reset
features that shall permit reset only when designed
to do so.
2.3 Equipment and Data to be Furnished by the
Manufacturer.
2.3.1 The manufacturer shall furnish the following
equipment and data when required:
a) Representative valves, as specified by the
testing agency;
b) Drawings, blueprints, photographs which
describe each model valve as specified by the
testing agency;
c) Minimum and maximum operating pressure
(inches water column) (see Section 2.2.2);
d) Maximum Flow Capacity (see Section 3.4);
e) Mounting orientation(s) (see Section 3.1. i).
2.4 Assembly
2.4.1 Valves shall be constructed to discourage dis-
assembly in the field.
2.4.2 Parts of the valve coming in contact with a
diaphragm shall not have sharp edges that might chafe
or abrade it.
2.4.3 Springs shall be protected against abrasion and
shall be guided or arranged to minimize binding, buck-
ling, or other interference with their free movement.
2.5 Connections
2.5.1 When pipe threads are used, connections shall
be provided with cleanly cut taper pipe threads in
accordance with the Standard for Pipe Threads,
General Purpose (Inch) ANSI / ASME B 1.20.1.
2.5.2 A valve equipped with pipe or tubing threads
shall be designed to accept a wrench for use in gen-
eral assembly and disassembly to piping.
2.5.3 Inlet and outlet gas connections shall be de-
signed so that when a pipe, which is threaded two
threads beyond standard (for the size in question) is
run into the threadedportion of the valve body, it will
not adversely affect the operation of the valve.
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2.5.4 Connections for attachment to semi-rigid tub-
ing shall be in accordance with or be interchange-
able with the fittings described in the Standard of
Automotive Tube Fittings, ANSIKAE 5512 or the
Standard for Hydraulic Tube Fittings, ANSI/SAE
J5 14, as applicable.
2.6 Bolts, Nuts, and Screws
2.6.1 Bolts, nuts, machine screws, and other threaded
parts used in covers, housings, casings, and external
mounting brackets shall have threads conforming to,
as applicable, the standard for Unified Inch Screw
Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form), ANSI B 1.1;
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Intemational Organizationfor StandardizationStan-
dard for IS0 General Purpose Screw Threads - Basic
Profile, IS0 68; or InternationalOrganization for Stan-
dardization Standard for I S 0 General Purpose Met-
ric Screw Threads - General Plan, IS0 26 1.
2.7 Materials
2.7.1 Materials used in the manufacture of an Ex-
cess Flow Valve shall be those compatible with the
applicable fuel gas and suitable for the intended pur-
pose.
2.7.2 Valve bodies or castings shall be of material
having a melting point of not less than 800OF.
2.8 Instructions
2.8.1 The manufacturer shall fùrnish complete in-
structionscovering installation and proper operation.
Included in these instructions shall be:
a) Manufacturer’s or dealer’s name and
address
b) Model number
c) Maximum and minimum operating tempera-
tures (see Section 2.2.4)
d) Maximum and minimum operating pressure
rating in inches W.C.or psig (see Section
2.2.2)
e) The type(s) of gas for which the valve is
intended
f ) Maximum Btu/hr capacity (see Section 3.4)
g) Mounting onentation(s) (see Section 3.1.1)
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2.9 Marking
2.9.1 Excess flow gas valves shall bear a marking
on which appears the following:
a) Manufacturer’s or dealer’s name, trademark,
or symbol
b) Model designation
c) A marking stating “Excess Flow Gas
Valve”
d) Direction of gas flow and mounting
position(s)
e) Maximum Btwlir capacity (see Section
3.4)
f) Symbol of the organization performing the
tests for compliance with these requirements.
g) Each valve shall bear a date code marking
that identifies, at minimum, the month and
year of manufacture.
3.0 PERFORMANCE
3.1 General
3.1.1 The tests specified herein shall be conducted
with the valve mounted in the manufacturer’s speci-
fied position(s). If one or more of the following op-
tional mounting orientations are selected by the manu-
facturer, additional tests as specified under Section
3.5 shall be conducted.
a) Horizontal - Parallel to the horizon
b) Vertical - Perpendicular to the horizon
c) Multi-poise - any position on a horizontal,
vertical, or intermediate axis
3.1.2 Unless otherwise specified, the tests specified
herein shall be conducted at operating ambient tem-
peratures of 32OF and 125OF or at the limits of the
manufacturers specified temperature range.
3.1.3 The tests of Section 3.3 shall be conducted on
each sample prior to the tests in Section 3.4.
3.2 Test Gases
Unless otherwise specified herein; either
natural or LP gas or air may be used for the tests.
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3.3 Strength and Deformation
3.3.1 Pressure All parts of a valve subjected to gas
pressure, except a diaphragm, shall withstand a static
pressure of 5 psig or the maximum permissible un-
der the National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54).
Method of Test
The inlet and outlet of the valve under test shall be
connected to a suitable hydraulic or pneumatic
system under room temperature conditions (77OF
+/- 1OOF). The pressure shall be raised slowly to 5
psig and held at that pressure for 1 minute.
For a diaphragm type valve, the diaphragm shall be
substantially removed to allow the test media to
flow freely throughout the device body.
There shall be no sign of rupture or mechanical
dislocation of parts of the enclosure communicating
with the atmosphere.
3.3.2 Torque A valve shall be capable of with-
standing, without deformation impairing valve
operation, breakage or leakage, the turning effort
shown in Table 1 exerted by assembling to piping
or tubing.
This test shall not apply to valves having flange
connections.
Table 1 - Turning Effort for Torque Test
Nominial Outlet
ConnectionsSize, Turning Effort,
Inches Inch-Pounds
1/8 170
1/4 220
318 280
112 375
314 560
1 750
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Method of Test
This test shall be conducted at room temperature
(77OF +/-1OOF).
A wrench of suitable size shall be used to apply the
turning force. SAE I O viscosity machine oil shall
be applied to the taper threads of steel pipe nipples,
which shall be inserted in the inlet and outlet of the
valve and turned up hand tight. With the inlet
nipple secured in a vise, the specified turning effort
shall be applied to the outlet nipple. For other than
straight through type valves, the tests shall be
repeated as outlined above except with the outlet
nipple inserted in the vise and the turning effort
applied to the inlet nipple.
Valves designed for tubing connections shall be
tested as outlined above except that the torque
shall be applied at opposite ends of the valve body
through wrench flats or bosses and not to the
tubing fittings.
There shall be no evidence of deformation, break-
age, or impairment of operation as a result of
making up inlet and outlet connections.
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3.3.3 Bendìng Moment A valve shall be capable
of withstanding the bending moment generated
when subjected to the applicable static load
specified in Table 2.
Table 2 - Static Load for Bending Moment Test
Nominal Pipe Size, Static Load,
Inches Pounds
118 14
1I4 16
318 18
1I2 20
314 22
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Method of Test
This test shall be conducted at room temperature
(77OF +/-lO°F).
The valve under test and suitable lengths of standard
weight pipe of the same size as the valve connec-
tions shall be made up into a pressure-tight assem-
bly.
With the valve in the horizontal position, the outlet
pipe shall be clamped as close to the valve as pos-
sible in a vise or other suitable rigid support. The
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appropriatestatic load specifiedin Table 2 shall then
be applied to the inlet pipe as close to the valve as
possible at a 90° angle from the direction of the outlet
tapping. If the inlet and outlet connections are of
different sizes, the static load for the larger size shall
be applied.
While subjectedto this load, the valve shall be cycled
on and off 1O times.
3.3.4 Leakage. Excess flow valves, when tested
with air at the test pressure of 1 psig, shall not leak
externally more than 20 c c h ( 7 ~ 1 0SCFH).
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Method of Test
The inlet(s) of the valve shall be connected to a pneu-
matic system capable of supplying clean dry gas at
the specifiedtest pressure. The outlet(s) of the valve
shall be plugged with a suitable gas-tight fitting. Gas
shall be admitted slowly and maintained at the speci-
fied test pressure. Leakage, corrected to standard
conditions,shall be determinedby a flow measuring
device capable of accurately indicating the allow-
able flow, located between the air supply and the
valve.
3.4 Capaciíy and Operation
The maximum flow capacity of an excess flow valve
device shall be determined at a pressure drop of 0.5
inch water column and shall not be less than speci-
fied by the manufacturer in any approved mounting
position. Devices which shut off the flow of gas
before reaching 0.5 inch pressure drop shall be con-
sidered to have a maximum flow capacity of 80% of
the minimum shutoff flow in any approved mounting
position.
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3.4.1 An excess flow valve device shall operate to
shut off the flow of gas at not less than 125% and no
more than 175% of the maximum capacity of the
valve in any ofthe specified mounting position(s).
3.4.2 At the point of valve closure in response to an
excess flow condition, the maximum pressure drop
across the excess flow valve device shall be less
than 3.0 inch water column regardless of its closing
flow rate.
3.4.3 Three samples of each style and size shall
comply with this test. Separate tests are to be con-
ducted with each sample installed in each intended
mounting position(s) (see Section 2.3.1 (e) and Sec-
tion 3.1.1).
3.4.4 The test sample shall be set-up as outlined in
the following method of test. A manometer or cali-
brated pressure gauge reading in increments of not
more than O. 1 inch water column shall be installed
on the upstream side of the test sample to indicate
the closing pressure.
Method of Test
This test shall be conducted at 32OF and repeated at
125OF at an inlet pressure of 8 inches water columm.
The test is conducted by slowly opening the manual
valve on the outlet side of the excess flow valve until
a pressure drop across the device of 0.5 inches wa-
ter column is reached. The flow rate is then re-
corded and shall be greater than or equal to the
manufacturer’s published flow capacity. The test
proceeds by continuing to slowly open the manual
valve on the outlet side until the excess flow valve
closes. At the instant of closing, the pressure differ-
ential across the valve and the flow rate shall be
recorded. This conditionshall be maintained for one
minute. Spontaneous resetting or oscillating of the
by-pass flow mechanism is considered a noncompli-
ance. This test shall be repeated for a total of three
determinationsof the closing flow rate. The closing
flow rate shall be greater than 1.25 and less than
1.75 times the manufacturer’s published flow capac-
ity.
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Standard weight pipe or proper size, reamed to re- outlet side shall be connected to independent pres-
move burrs caused by cutting, shall be fitted to the sure measuring devices having an accuracy of 1 per-
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inlet and outlet connections of the valve. When a
valve is provided with semi-rigid tubing connections,
fittings and semi-rigid tubing of the proper size,
reamed to remove burrs caused by cutting, shall be
used instead of standard weight pipe.
The length of straight run of pipe before the inlet
pressure tap shall not be less than 50 pipe diameters
(I.D.), or in accordance with the principles estab-
lished for pipe tap connections as presented in Ori-
fice Metering of Natural Gas (Gas Measurement
Committee Report No. 3,1969) of the American Gas
Association. The length of straight run of pipe be-
tween the automatic valve and any downstream con-
trolling means shall be 10 pipe diameters (I.D.).
cent as well as to a differential gauge (one tap being
connected to each side) which has an accuracy of 1
percent. An adjustment control valve system of the
same size as the valve under test, permitting precise
control, shall be installed not less than the above speci-
fied number of pipe or tubing diameters from the
valve under test.
When the inlet and outlet connectionsof a valve dif-
fer in size, the observed pressure drop shall be cor-
rected for the change in velocity pressure.
The capacity of the valve shall be calculated using
the following formula:

Two short lengths of pipe or metal tubing having a p d t x 01

small diameter shall be securely attached to the pipe
or semi-rigid tubing, one before the inlet and the other
after the outlet connection. The pressure tap before
or, since
the inlet shall be located 5 pipe diameters from the
discharge end of the inlet pipe or tubing. The pres-
sure tap after the outlet connection shall be located 5 spgr,(Pt - at) at(spgr,)
spgrt = +
pipe diameters from the inlet end of the discharge
pipe or tubing. A 1/16 inch diameter drill shall be Pt Pt
inserted in each short length of pipe or metal tubing
and a hole drilled through the wall of the larger pipe then,
or semi-rigid tubing, care being taken to remove any
burrs caused thereby. qsc = KQ,
pdt x @t
The valve to be tested, shall be placed in the
manufacturer’sspecified upright position. The pres-
sure tap on the inlet side and the pressure tap on the
where:

k = 3685 for U.S. customary units.

(note that this factor must be corrected for pressure drops
other than 0.5 inches water columum)

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q SC = capacity with gas of 1000 Btu per cubic foot
and 0.64 sp. gr.
[saturated with water at 6OOF and 30 in. mercury
column] at which a pressure drop of 0.5 inch equiva-
lent water column occurs, Btu per hr.,
Q, = quantity of test gas (or air) as metered, CU.ft.
per hr.,
sp gr, = specific gravity of dry test gas (or air) re-
ferred to dry air as 1.O,
sp gr = corrected or actual specific gravity or test
gas (or air) as metered,
Pt = absolute pressure of test gas (or air) as me-
tered, in. mercury column
at = aqueous tension of water vapor referred to
dry air as 1.0,
sp gr2 = 0.62 = specific gravity of water vapor re-
ferred to dry air as 1.0,
pd, = observed pressure drop (corrected for differ-
ence in velocity head, if any, due to change of area
at points tapping are taken), in. water column, and
O, = temperature of test gas (or air) as metered, OR
absolute.
In the event the flow areas at the inlet and outlet
tappings are different:
Pd, = Pdo + hv, -h,
where:
The velocity head, in. water column, at the inlet tap-
ping (hvi)or outlet tapping (hv2)is found by the fol-
lowing formula:
hV = C x Qi2 x P x s p g r t
D4 x
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and:
C = 1.0335 x for U.S. customary units,
pdo = pressure drop between inlet and outlet pres-
sure tappings on manifold as observed, in. water col-
u,
D = inside diameter of pipe at inlet or outlet pres-
sure tapping, in., and
P = absolute pressure on test gas (or air) at inlet or
outlet pressure tapping, in. mercury column.
3.5 Automatic Reset and Bypass Flow Rate
3.5.1 An excess flow gas valve shall automatically
reset only when either of the following conditions
are met:
a) Inlet and outlet gas pressure of the valve
are allowed to equalize,
b) Gas pressure upstream of the valve is
reduced to atmospheric pressure.
3.5.2 An excess flow gas valve that incorporates a
bypass shall have a bypass area not to exceed that
of a No. 60 size drill (0.040 inch diameter)
Method of Test
This test may be conducted in conjunction with
Section 3.4.
This test shall be conducted at 32OF and 125OF ambi-
ent temperature. A gas tight connection shall be
made to the inlet and outlet of the device. With the
valve in the closed position, the rate of flow shall be
determined at the maximum inlet pressure specified
by the manufacturer and in the manufacturer’s speci-
fied upright position. If the valve is designed for use
in positions other than upright, additional tests to de-
termine the rate of flow shall be conducted when the
valve is installed in other positions.
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A bench tee with a No. 60 orifice dischargingto the
atmosphere shall be placed between the test valve
and the outlet adjustment control valve. The test
valve shall be caused to close using the procedure
described in Section 3.4.4. After closure, the outlet
adjustment control valve shall be completely closed.
The test valve shall not reset. The flow rate shall be
observed to verify that no resetting has occurred.
Flow through the No. 60 orifice shall then be re-
duced to zero by blocking the outlet of the orifice.
The test valve shall reset within one minute after the
inlet and outlet pressures have equalized. The outlet
adjustment control valve shall be slowly reopened
and the flow rate observed to verify that resetting
has occurred.
The test valve shall then be caused to close using the
above procedure. The inlet pressure shall be re-
duced to zero psig. After one minute at pressure
equilibrium, the inlet pressure shall be increased and
the flow rate observed to verify that the test valve
has been reset.
The tests shall be repeated for a total of three deter-
minations.
The tests outlined above shall be repeated at the
manufacturer's specified maximum ambient tem-
perature.
3.6 Endurance
3.6.1 An excess flow gas valve shall perform its
intended function without failure or impairment of
operation when cycled 1O0 times as specified in the
following Method of Test.
Method of Test
The device previously tested under Strength and
Deformation (Section 3.3) and Capacity and Opera-
tion (Section 3.4) shall be used for this test. The
setup and procedure described in Section 3.4.4 shall
be used to produce a closing/reset cycling rate of
one cycle per minute.
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The valve shall be cycled 50 times at 32OF and 50
times at 125OF. Following cycling, the valve shall
comply with Sections 3.4 and 3.5.
3.7 Marking Material Adhesion and Legìbìlìty
3.7.1 The adhesive quality and legibility of all mark-
ing materials shall not be adversely affected when
the marking materials are exposed to heat and mois-
ture as specified in the following Method of Test.
Method of Test
These tests shall be conducted on two devices as
received and following the completion of the tests
specified in Section 3.6 or equivalent periods of time
and temperature. The manufacturer shall have ap-
plied the marking materials to the devices as they
would be applied in production.
Each sample of marking material shall exhibit:
a) Good adhesion and no curling at the edges,
b) No illegible or defaced printing by rubbing
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with thumb or finger pressure, and
c) Good adhesion when a dull metal blade (as
the back of a pocketknife blade) is held at
right angles to the applied marking and
scraped across the edges of the marking.
The manufacturer shall supply evidence that the
marking materials and adhesives will not be adversely
affected by water.
Good adhesion qualities shall be obtained under all of
the above test conditions.
Final acceptance of marking materials shall be based
on the suitability of the application of the marking
material to the device.
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TESTS

4.1 General

The manufacturer shall submit to the certifying

agency a plan which is mutually acceptable to the
manufacturer and the certieing agency. This plan
shall describe the programs and test procedures
specified in Sections 4.2,4.3,4.4, and the records to
be kept by the manufacturer.

4.2 Qualìty Assurance - Incoming

The manufacturer shall use a program to qualie raw

materials, parts, assemblies, and purchased compo-
nents.

4.3 Production Testing

The manufacturer shall test each device covered by

these requirements at room temperature for:

a) External leakage (Section 3.3.4),

b) Capacity and Operation (Section 3.4)

4.4 Qualìty Assurance - Product

The manufacturer shall use a program which includes
a mutually acceptable schedule(s) to:
a) Conduct high temperature operation tests,
b) Conduct low temperature operation tests,
c) Conduct strength tests (Section 3.3),
(Section 3.5),
e) Conduct endurance tests (Section 3.6).

4.5 Relevance of Tests

The manufacturer’stest method(s) specified in Sec-
tions 4.2 and 4.3 shall be capable of relating back to
the test(s) specified in the requirement.

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ANNEX A
Referenced Standards and Applicable Dates

This Annex is an integral part of this Standard Practice and is placed after the main text for convenience.

ASME, ANSUASME, ANSI, ASME/ANSI

B1.l - 1989 Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN and UNR Thread Form)
B1.20.1 - 1983 Standard for Pipe Threads, General Purpose (Inch)

ANSUCSA
221.15 - 1997 Manually Operated Gas Valves (CSA 9.1)
221.24 -2001 Metal Connectors for Gas Appliances (CSA 6.1O)

ANSIINFPA
2223 - 2002 The National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54)
NFPA 58 - 2004 Liquified Petroleum Gas Code

ANSUSAE
J512 - 1997 StandardAutomotive Tube Fittings
J5 14 - 2004 Standard for Hydraulic Tube Fittings

AGA
Report 3 - 1969 Orifice Metering of Natural Gas by Gas Measurement Committee

IAS
3-92 - 2001 Requirements for Excess Flow Valves

Is0
No.68 - 1998 General Purpose Screw Threads - Basic Profile
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N0.261- 1998 General Purpose Metric Screw Threads - General Plan

MSS
SP-25 - 1998 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions

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Publications of the following organizationsappear on the preceding list:

AN SI The American National Standards Institute

25 West 43rdStreet, 4thfloor
New York, NY 10036

AGA American Gas Association

400 N. Capitol St., NW
Washington,DC 2000 1

ASME International The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Three Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016-5990

CSA America The Canadian Standards Association

8501 East Pleasant Valley Road
Cleveland, OH 4413 1-5575

IAS International Approval Services, a division of CSA

IS0 International Organizationfor Standardization

1, Rue de Varembe’
Case Postale 56
CH- 1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland

MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fittings Industry, Inc.
127 Park Street, N.E.
Vienna, VA 22 180-4602
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NFPA The National Fire Protection Association

1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02 169-7471

SAE The Society ofAutomotive Engineers

400 Commonwealth Drive
Warrendale, PA 15096-0001

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 List of MSS Standard Practices
(Price List Available Upon Request)
Number
SP-6-2001 Standard Finishes for Contact Faces of Pipe Flanges and Connecting-End Flanges of Valves and Fittings
SP-9-2001 Spot Facing for Bronze, Iron and Steel Flanges
SP-25-1998 Standard Marking System For Valves, Fittings, Flanges and Unions
SP-42-2004 Class 150 Corrosion Resistant Gate, Globe, Angle and Check Valves with Flanged and Butt Weld Ends
SP-43-1991 (R 01) Wrought Stainless Steel Butt-welding Fittings
SP-44-1996 (R 01) Steel Pipeline Flanges
SP-45-2003 Bypass and Drain Connections
SP-51-2003 Class 150LW Corrosion Resistant Flanges and Cast Flanged Fittings
SP-53-1999 -
(R 02) Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Componets Magnetic Particle
Examination Method
SP-54-1999 (R 02) Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components - Radiographic Examination Method
SP-55-2001 Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of
Surface Irregularities
SP-58-2002 Pipe Hangers and Supports - Materials, Design, and Manufacture
SP-60-2004 Connecting Flange Joint Between Tapping Sleeves and Tapping Valves
SP-61-2003 Pressure Testing of Steel Valves
SP-65-2004 High Pressure Chemical Industry Flanges and Threaded Stubs for Use with Lens Gaskets
SP-67-2002a Butterfly Valves
SP-68-1997 (R 04) High Pressure Butteffly Valves with Offset Design
SP-69-2003 ANSIIMSS Edition - Pipe Hangers and Supports- Selection and Application
SP-70-1998 Cast Iron Gate Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-71-1997 Gray Iron Swing Check Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-72-1999 Ball Valves with Flanged or Butt Welding Ends for General Service
SP-73-2003 Brazing Joints for Copper and Copper Alloy Pressure Fittings
SP-75-2004 Specification for High Test Wrought Butt Welding Fittings
SP-77- 1995 (R 00) Guidelines for Pipe Support Contractual Relationships
SP-78-1998 Cast Iron Plug Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-79-2004 Socket-Welding Reducer Inserts
SP-80-2003 Bronze Gate, Globe, Angle, and Check Valves
SP-81-2001 Stainless Steel, Bonnetless, Flanged Knife Gate Valves
SP-82-1992 Valve Pressure Testing Methods
SP-83-2001 Class 3000 Steel Pipe Unions, Socket Welding and Threaded
SP-85-2002 Gray Iron Globe 8 Angle Valves, Flanged and Threaded Ends
SP-66-2002 Guidelines for Metric Data in Standards for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Actuators
SP-88-1993 (R 01) Diaphragm Valves
SP-89-2003 Pipe Hangars and Supports - Fabrication and Installation Practices
SP-90-2000 Guidelines on Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports
SP-91-1992 (R 96) Guidelines for Manual Operations of Valves
SP-92-1999 MSS Valve User Guide
SP-93-1999 (R 04) Quality Standard for Steel Castings and Forgings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components-Liquid Penetrant
Examination Method
SP-94-1999 (R 04) Quality Std for Ferritic and Martensitlc Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, and Fittings and Other Piping Components-Ultrasonic
Examination Method
SP-95-2000 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs
SP-96-2001 Guidelines on Terminology for Valves and Fittings
SP-97-2001 Integrally Reinforced Forged Branch Outlet Fittings-Socket Welding, Threaded, and Buttwelding Ends
SP-98-2001 Protective Coatings for the Interior of Valves, Hydrants, and Fittings
SP-99-1994 (R 01) Instrument Valves
sP-100-2002 Qualification Requirements for Elastomer Diaphragms for Nuclear Service Diaphragm Valves
SP-101-1989 (R 01) Part-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment-Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-102-1969 -
(R 01) Multi-Turn Valve Actuator Attachment Flange and Driving Component Dimensions and Performance Characteristics
SP-103-1995 (R 00) Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Insert Fittings for Polybutylene Systems
SP-104-2003 Wrought Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
SP-105-1996 (R 01) Instrument Valves for Code Applications
SP-106-2003 Cast Copper Alloy Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Class 125, 150 and 300
SP-108-2002 Resilient-Seated Cast-Iron Eccentric Plug Valves
SP-109-1997 Welded Fabricated Copper Solder Joint Pressure Fittings
SP-110-1996 Ball Valves Threaded, Socket-Welding, Solder Joint, Grooved and Flared Ends
sP-111-2001 Gray-Iron and Ductile-Iron Tapping Sleeves
SP-I 12-1999 (R 04) Quality Standard for Evaluation of Cast Surface Finishes - Visual and Tactile Method. This SP must be sold with a IO-surface, three
dimensional Cast Surface Comparator, which is a necessary part of the Standard.
Additional Comparators may be sold separately at $70.00 each. Same quantity discounts apply on total order.
SP-113-2001 Connecting Joint between Tapping Machines and Tapping Valves
SP-114-2001 Corrosion Resistant Pipe Fittings Threaded and Socket Welding, Class 150 and 1000
SP-115-1999 Excess Flow Valves 1 114 NPS and Smaller, for Fuel Gas Service
SP-116-2003 Service-Line Valves and Fittings for Drinking Water Systems
SP-117-2002 Bellows Seals for Globe and Gate Valves
SP-118-2002 Compact Steel Globe & Check Valves - Flanged, Flangeless, Threaded, &Welding Ends (Chemical & Petroleum Refinery Service)
SP-119-2003 Factory-Made Wrought Belled End Socket-Welding Fittings
SP-120-2002 Flexible Graphite Packing System for Rising Stem Steel Valves (Design Requirements)
SP-121-1997 (R 02) Qualification Testing Methods for Stem Packing for Rising Stem Steel Valves
SP-122-1997 Plastic Industrial Ball Valves
SP-123-1998 Non-Ferrous Threaded and Solder-Joint Unions for Use With Copper Water Tube
SP-I 24-2001 Fabricated Tapping Sleeves
SP-125-2000 Gray Iron and Ductile Iron In-Line, Spring-Loaded, Center-Guided Check Valves
SP-126-2000 Steel In-Line Spring-Assisted Center Guided Check Valves
SP-127-2001 Bracing for Piping Systems Seismic-Wind-Dynamic Design, Selection, Application
SP-129-2003 Copper-Nickel Socket-Welding Fittings and Unions
SP-130-2003 Bellows Seals for Instrument Valves
SP-131-2004 Metallic Manually Operated Gas Distribution Valves
SP-I 32-2004 Compression Packing Systems for Instrument Valves
SP-133-2005 Excess Flow Valves for Low Pressure Fuel Gas Appliances
(R YEAR) Indicates year standard reaffirmed without substantive changes

A large number of former MSS Practices have been approved by the ANSI or ANSI Standards, published by others. In order to maintain a single source
of authoritative information, the MSS withdraws its Standard Practice in such cases.
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