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Had to chop out a couple of 3" refrigeration ammonia stop valves and replace with stop/check valves.
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The replacement valves were shorter in both dimensions so the first job was to weld on pups.
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Left hand valve welded in.
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Setting right hand valve in position and adjusting gap.
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All welded out.
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Nice job on the valves.
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I'm not a big fan of heat tint colors, but sometimes those are fun to watch :D

316L 21,3x1,6 mm pipe.
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Cold man, What must one do before welding on a system that has contained ammonia?

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Nice Markus was that machine or hand?
I weld stainless, stainless and more stainless...Food Industry, sanitary process piping, vessels, whatever is needed, I like to make stuff.
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If welding on a vessel we purge for 10min with nitrogen. If pipework first we pump it down to a bit of vacuum then break with air and get into it. If there is oil present (often) it will have disolved ammonia which gases out into the weld and welder. This is where inexperienced welders put on their skirts and run away screeming. I've been sucking it for 35 years as a fridgy and since I've been welding I get calls from all over for crap jobs nobody wants to touch. Is this a niche? Anyway you don't want ammonia in your welds. This happens when valves don't hold - it happens. The arc and gas shield glows green like the hulk, the tungsten starts to disappear and you get severe porosity in your weld. Alot of cursing happens about this time. To seal off a butt we weld a socket on the pipe upstream from the joint to let pressure and flow out while we complete the butt and then screw a plug or valve into the socket.
I watched a mate of mine weld a 12" leg into the underside of a horizontal vessel with oil and ammonia running out through the joint. He used 5p for root and 7016 out. That joint got xray ultrasonic and mag particle and passed all. Awesome job. Gobsmacked.
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Rick_H wrote:Nice Markus was that machine or hand?
Thanks Rick. That one was hand welded this time. 2mm is much harder to get same colors due to heat.
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Starting a new batch of frames.
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Love your work, Zank.



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Thanks coldy. If my current job goes tits up (possible) im heading straight to our local Refrigeration company, that does welded systems.

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That would be gbi?
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MosquitoMoto wrote:Love your work, Zank.



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Neat work too!

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Last ones for this week.
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zank wrote:Last ones for this week.
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Nice work, as usual, Zank!

Nothing special here... I am trying out a new camera. It's a bit of a cheapie, but it doesn't have 30 features I'll never use.

Just some basic pipe fab. First pic in standard mode, second in "macro" for close-ups. We'll see how they come through on the forum.

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are those some sort of vac regulators?
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They're pressure relief valves (safeties) on a liquid Hydrogen trailer.

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Like on a semi trailer or a skid for set up somewhere?
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Semi trailer, but they're also used on the stationary tanks that they deliver to.

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The temps like to steal the sanitation tooling we have at the lines so I fabbed up a lockable holder..of course in stainless.
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I weld stainless, stainless and more stainless...Food Industry, sanitary process piping, vessels, whatever is needed, I like to make stuff.
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Good one Rick. Does the job nicely!
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Poland308 wrote:Like on a semi trailer or a skid for set up somewhere?
Semi trailer.

I knew Len would recognize them...

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Cool always like to learn a little more.
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