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SECTION 23 05 23_GENERAL DUTY VALVES FOR HVAC PIPING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Bronze angle valves.
2. Bronze ball valves.
3. Iron, single-flange butterfly valves.
4. Iron, grooved-end butterfly valves.
5. Bronze swing check valves.
6. Iron swing check valves.
7. Iron, grooved-end swing-check valves.
8. Bronze gate valves.
9. Iron Gate valves.
10. Bronze globe valves.
11. Iron globe valves.
B. Related Sections:
1. Division 23 HVAC piping Sections for specialty valves applicable to those Sections
only.
2. Division 23 Section "Identification for HVAC Piping and Equipment" for valve tags
and schedules.

1.3 DEFINITIONS
A. CWP: Cold working pressure.
B. EPDM: Ethylene propylene copolymer rubber.
C. NBR: Acrylonitrile-butadiene, Buna-N, or nitrile rubber.
D. NRS: Non rising stem.
E. OS&Y: Outside screw and yoke.
F. RS: Rising stem.
G. SWP: Steam working pressure.

1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of valve indicated.

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1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Source Limitations for Valves: Obtain each type of valve from single source from single
manufacturer.
B. ASME Compliance:
1. ASME B16.10 and ASME B16.34 for ferrous valve dimensions and design criteria.
2. ASME B31.1 for power piping valves.
3. ASME B31.9 for building services piping valves.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING

A. Prepare valves for shipping as follows:
1. Protect internal parts against rust and corrosion.
2. Protect threads, flange faces, grooves, and weld ends.
3. Set angle, gate, and globe valves closed to prevent rattling.
4. Set ball and plug valves open to minimize exposure of functional surfaces.
5. Set butterfly valves closed or slightly open.
6. Block check valves in either closed or open position.
B. Use the following precautions during storage:
1. Maintain valve end protection.
2. Store valves indoors and maintain at higher than ambient dew point temperature. If
outdoor storage is necessary, store valves off the ground in watertight enclosures.
C. Use sling to handle large valves; rig sling to avoid damage to exposed parts. Do not use hand
wheels or stems as lifting or rigging points.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VALVES

A. Valve Pressure and Temperature Ratings: Not less than indicated and as required for system
pressures and temperatures.
B. Valve Sizes: Same as upstream piping unless otherwise indicated.
C. Valve Actuator Types:
1. Gear Actuator: For quarter-turn valves DN 200 and larger.
2. Hand wheel: For valves other than quarter-turn types.
3. Hand lever: For quarter-turn DN 150 and smaller.
4. Wrench: For plug valves with square heads. Furnish Owner with 1 wrench for every 5
plug valves, for each size square plug-valve head.
5. Chain wheel: Device for attachment to valve hand wheel, stem, or other actuator; of
size and with chain for mounting height, as indicated in the "Valve Installation"
Article.
D. Valves in Insulated Piping: With 50-mm stem extensions and the following features:
1. Gate Valves: With rising stem.
2. Ball Valves: With extended operating handle of non-thermal conductive material, and
protective sleeve that allows operation of valve without breaking the vapor seal or
disturbing insulation.
3. Butterfly Valves: With extended neck.
E. Valve-End Connections:
1. Flanged: With flanges according to ASME B16.1 for iron valves.
2. Grooved: With grooves according to AWWA C606.
3. Solder Joint: With sockets according to ASME B16.18.
4. Threaded: With threads according to ASME B1.20.1.
F. Valve Bypass and Drain Connections: MSS SP-45.

2.2 BRONZE ANGLE VALVES

A. Class 125/150/200/300. Bronze Angle Valves with Bronze Disc:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from the list of

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-80, Type 1.
b. CWP Rating: as required.
c. Body Material: ASTM B 62, bronze with integral seat and screw-in bonnet.
d. Ends: Threaded.
1) Stem and Disc: Bronze.
2) Packing: Asbestos free.
3) Handwheel: Bronze

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2.3 BRONZE BALL VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300 Retain one or more of eight paragraphs in this article if bronze ball valves
are required. MSS SP-110 covers both brass and bronze, copper-alloy ball valves NPS 1/4 to
NPS 4 (DN 8 to DN 100). See the Evaluations and manufacturers' catalogs before selecting
either brass or bronze ball valves or including both.
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, Subject to compliance with

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-110.
b. SWP Rating: 1035 kPa.
c. CWP Rating: 4140 kPa.
d. Body Design: Two piece.
e. Body Material: Bronze.
f. Ends: Threaded.
g. Seats: PTFE or TFE.
h. Stem: Bronze.
i. Ball: Stainless steel.
j. Port: Full.

2.4 IRON, SINGLE-FLANGE BUTTERFLY VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300 CWP, Iron, Single-Flange Butterfly Valves with NBR Seat and Ductile-
Iron Disc:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, Manufacturers: Subject to

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-67, Type I.
b. CWP Rating: 1035 kPa or higher as required.
c. Body Design: Lug type; suitable for bidirectional dead-end service at rated
pressure without use of downstream flange.
d. Body Material: ASTM A 126, cast iron or ASTM A 536, ductile iron.
e. Seat: NBR.
f. Stem: piece stainless steel.
g. Disc: Nickel-plated ductile iron

2.5 BRONZE SWING CHECK VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300, Bronze Swing Check Valves with Nonmetallic Disc:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from approved list

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-80, Type 4.
b. CWP Rating: 1035 kPa or higher as required.

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c. Body Design: Horizontal flow.

d. Body Material: ASTM B 62, bronze.
e. Ends: Threaded.
f. Disc: PTFE or TFE.

2.6 IRON FLANGED/GROOVED SWING CHECK VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300, Iron, Dual-Plate Check Valves with Resilient Seat:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from approved list

2. Description:
a. Standard: API 594.
b. DN 65 to DN 300, CWP Rating: as required
c. DN 350 to DN 600, CWP Rating: as required.
d. Body Design: Wafer, spring-loaded plates.
e. Body Material: ASTM A 126, gray iron.
f. Seat: NBR

2.7 BRONZE GATE VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300, NRS Bronze Gate Valves:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from approved list

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-80, Type 1.
b. CWP Rating: as required.
c. Body Material: ASTM B 62, bronze with integral seat and union-ring bonnet.
d. Ends: Threaded.
e. Stem: Bronze.
f. Disc: Solid wedge; bronze.
g. Packing: Asbestos free.
h. Hand wheel: bronze

2.8 IRON GATE VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300, NRS, Iron Gate Valves:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from approved list

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-70, Type I.
b. DN 65 to DN 300, CWP Rating: as required.
c. DN 350 to DN 600, CWP Rating: as required.
d. Body Material: ASTM A 126, gray iron with bolted bonnet.
e. Ends: Flanged.

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f. Trim: Bronze.
g. Disc: Solid wedge.
h. Packing and Gasket: Asbestos free

2.9 BRONZE GLOBE VALVES

A. Class 150/200/300, Iron Globe Valves:
1. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide from approved list

2. Description:
a. Standard: MSS SP-85, Type I.
b. CWP Rating: as required.
c. Body Material: ASTM A 126, gray iron with bolted bonnet.
d. Ends: Flanged.
e. Trim: Bronze.
f. Packing and Gasket: Asbestos free

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PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Examine valve interior for cleanliness, freedom from foreign matter and corrosion. Remove
special packing materials, such as blocks, used to prevent disc movement during shipping and
handling.
B. Operate valves in positions from fully open to fully closed. Examine guides and seats made
accessible by such operations.
C. Examine threads on valve and mating pipe for form and cleanliness.
D. Examine mating flange faces for conditions that might cause leakage. Check bolting for
proper size, length, and material. Verify that gasket is of proper size, that its material
composition is suitable for service, and that it is free from defects and damage.
E. Do not attempt to repair defective valves; replace with new valves.

3.2 VALVE INSTALLATION

A. Install valves with unions or flanges at each piece of equipment arranged to allow service,
maintenance, and equipment removal without system shutdown.
B. Locate valves for easy access and provide separate support where necessary.
C. Install valves in horizontal piping with stem at or above center of pipe.
D. Install valves in position to allow full stem movement.
E. Install chain wheels on operators for valves DN 100 and larger and more than 2400 mm above
floor. Extend chains to 1520 mm above finished floor.
F. Install check valves for proper direction of flow and as follows:
1. Swing Check Valves: In horizontal position with hinge pin level.

3.3 ADJUSTING
A. Adjust or replace valve packing after piping systems have been tested and put into service but
before final adjusting and balancing. Replace valves if persistent leaking occurs.

3.4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VALVE APPLICATIONS

A. If valve applications are not indicated, use the following:
1. Shutoff Service: Ball, butterfly or gate valves.
2. Butterfly Valve Dead-End Service: Single-flange lug type.
3. Throttling Service: Globe valves.
4. Pump-Discharge Check Valves:
a. DN 50 and Smaller: Bronze swing check valves with bronze disc.
b. DN 65 and Larger: Iron swing check valves
B. If valves with specified SWP classes or CWP ratings are not available, the same types of
valves with higher SWP classes or CWP ratings may be substituted.
C. Select valves, except wafer types, with the following end connections:
1. For Copper Tubing, DN 50 and Smaller: Threaded ends

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2. For Copper Tubing, DN 65 to DN 100: Flanged ends

3. For Copper Tubing, DN 125 and Larger: Flanged ends.
4. For Steel Piping, DN 50 and Smaller: Threaded ends.
5. For Steel Piping, DN 65 to DN 100: Flanged ends
6. For Steel Piping, DN 125 and Larger: Flanged ends.
7. For Grooved-End Copper Tubing and Steel Piping, valve ends may be grooved.

3.5 CHILLED WATER VALVE SCHEDULE

A. Pipe DN 50 and Smaller:
1. Bronze Angle Valves
2. Ball Valves
3. Bronze Swing Check Valves
4. Bronze Gate Valves
5. Bronze Globe Valves
B. Pipe DN 65 and Larger:
1. Iron, Single-Flange Butterfly Valves for DN 65 to DN 300,
2. Iron, Single-Flange Butterfly Valves for DN 350 to DN 600.
3. Iron, Grooved-End Butterfly Valves, DN 65 to DN 300.
4. Iron, Grooved-End Check Valves, DN 65 to DN 300.
5. Iron, Plate-Type Check Valves: dual plate; resilient seat.
6. Iron Globe Valves:

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SECTION 23 05 29_HANGERS & SUPPORTS FOR HVAC PIPING & EQUIPMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Metal pipe hangers and supports.
2. Trapeze pipe hangers.
3. Metal framing systems.
4. Thermal-hanger shield inserts.
5. Fastener systems.
6. Pipe stands.
7. Equipment supports.
B. Related Sections:
1. Division 23 Section "Expansion Fittings and Loops for HVAC Piping" for pipe guides
and anchors.
2. Division 23 Section "Vibration and Seismic Controls for HVAC Piping and
Equipment" for vibration isolation devices.
3.

1.3 DEFINITIONS
A. MSS: Manufacturers Standardization Society of The Valve and Fittings Industry Inc.

1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

A. Delegated Design: Design trapeze pipe hangers and equipment supports, including
comprehensive engineering analysis by a qualified professional engineer, using performance
requirements and design criteria indicated.
B. Structural Performance: Hangers and supports for HVAC piping and equipment shall
withstand the effects of gravity loads and stresses within limits and under conditions indicated
according to ASCE/SEI 7.
C. Design supports for multiple pipes, including pipe stands, capable of supporting combined
weight of supported systems, system contents and test water.
D. Design equipment supports capable of supporting combined operating weight of supported
equipment and connected systems and components.
E. Design seismic-restraint hangers and supports for piping and equipment and obtain approval
from authorities having jurisdiction if required.

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1.5 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated.
B. Shop Drawings: Signed and sealed by a qualified professional engineer. Show fabrication and
installation details and include calculations for the following; include Product Data for
components:
1. Trapeze pipe hangers.
2. Metal framing systems.
3. Pipe stands.
4. Equipment supports.
C. Delegated-Design Submittal: For trapeze hangers indicated to comply with performance
requirements and design criteria, including analysis data signed and sealed by the qualified
professional engineer responsible for their preparation.
D. Detail fabrication and assembly of trapeze hangers.
E. Design Calculations: Calculate requirements for designing trapeze hangers.
F. Welding certificates.

1.6 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Structural Steel Welding Qualifications: Qualify procedures and personnel according to
AWS D1.1/D1.1M, "Structural Welding Code - Steel."
B. Pipe Welding Qualifications: Qualify procedures and operators according to ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Code.

1.7 SCOPE OF WORK

A. this
section and all other related product sections, which are part or partly considered of the
HVAC works in general.
B. The contractor shall have the responsibility, resources, technical capabilities and financial
support to:
1. Study all contract drawings, documents, specifications and instruction provided within
various stages of tender and to understand design content and requirements of all
systems and allow for all works, equipments, material, instruments, tools necessary for
the project.
2. Procure, examine, install, test, commission and handover full and complete operational
and functional support system comply with the specifications and manufacturer
requirements, all as showing on drawings and defined in specifications not limited to
drawings schedules.
3. MEP contractor shall allow for specialist third party designer to check confirm and
design the support system for chilled water, cooling tower piping, steam piping and all
other piping systems from 200mm dia. and above. The design shall ensure proper
support and hangers that provide system protection to the system and building
considering all operational weights and pressures.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 METAL PIPE HANGERS AND SUPPORTS

A. Carbon-Steel Pipe Hangers and Supports:
1. Description: MSS SP-58, Types 1 through 58, factory-fabricated components.
2. Galvanized Metallic Coatings: Pre-galvanized or hot dipped.
3. Non-metallic Coatings: Plastic coating, jacket or liner.
4. Padded Hangers: Hanger with fiberglass or other pipe insulation pad or cushion to
support bearing surface of piping.
5. Hanger Rods: Continuous-thread rod, nuts, and washer made of carbon steel.
B. Stainless-Steel Pipe Hangers and Supports:
1. Description: MSS SP-58, Types 1 through 58, factory-fabricated components.
2. Padded Hangers: Hanger with fiberglass or other pipe insulation pad or cushion to
support bearing surface of piping.
3. Hanger Rods: Continuous-thread rod, nuts, and washer made of stainless steel.
C. Copper Pipe Hangers:
1. Description: MSS SP-58, Types 1 through 58, copper-coated-steel, factory-fabricated
components.
2. Hanger Rods: Continuous-thread rod, nuts, and washer made of copper-coated steel or
stainless steel.

2.2 TRAPEZE PIPE HANGERS

A. Description: MSS SP-69, Type 59, shop- or field-fabricated pipe-support assembly made
from structural carbon-steel shapes with MSS SP-58 carbon-steel hanger rods, nuts, saddles,
and U-bolts.

2.3 METAL FRAMING SYSTEMS

A. MFMA Manufacturer Metal Framing Systems:
1. Description: Shop- or field-fabricated pipe-support assembly for supporting multiple
parallel pipes.
2. Standard: MFMA-4.
3. Channels: Continuous slotted steel channel with inturned lips.
4. Channel Nuts: Formed or stamped steel nuts or other devices designed to fit into
channel slot and, when tightened, prevent slipping along channel.
5. Hanger Rods: Continuous-thread rod, nuts, and washer made of carbon steel or
stainless steel dependant on application.
6. Metallic Coating: Hot-dipped galvanized.
7. Paint Coating: Vinyl, Epoxy or Polyester.
8. Plastic Coating: Polyurethane, Epoxy or Polyester.
B. Non-MFMA Manufacturer Metal Framing Systems:

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