In fact, as an industrial lockout, only have a padlock couldn’t to open a circuit breaker or valve. They need to circuit breaker lockout or valve lockout to collocated with padlock to use. The circuit breaker lockout and valve lockout are fixed device in one position, and using padlock to lock.
Firstly, let me ensure the padlock type, in valve device, we generally use BD-8521. It is also our best-selling product.
Back to theme, in daily working environment, we will saw types of valve lockouts, valve mainly divided to 3 types, ball valve, gate valve and butterfly valve. Therefore, lockout and tagout of valve are normal.
Let begin from Ball valve lockout. Due to different screw thread size, ball valve have different size, such as a half inch, one inch and so on. Our company ball valve lockouts are mainly lock the ball valve handle. Because of different brand ball valve with different handle width and thickness, if only offer the ball valve screw thread, we could not suggest the specific model. As a accurate reference, the customer need to offer the handle’s width and thickness. Then, let me show you the using method of ball valve.
BD-8211 ball valve lockout, which can lock the ball valve on open and closed position. When the ball valve closed, the lock range is from a quarter inch to one and a ：half inch. When the ball valve on the open position, the lock range is from a quarter inch to one inch.
BD-8215, ABS material, only suitable for locking a quarter inch to one inch ball valve handle in closed position.
BD-8216, which is made of heavy steel, only suitable for locking one and a quarter inch to two and half inch ball valve handle in closed position.
BD-8212 and 8213 are universal ball valve lockout, this 2 types are no limit of the valve size, they will use the stainless steel teeth to fixed the ball valve handle, the arm to block the pipe, then ball valve will be fixed. And using the padlock to finished lock.
Rita bradia@chinawelken.com
Post time: Dec-14-2022
