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APPENDIX G –MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS APPENDIX G –MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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3. 3 Does Apollo® offer square nut operators for manual 3. Can Apollo supply Duplex Stainless Steel valves?
valves?
Yes, we have a nitrogen-oxygen determinator that allows
Yes. 2” square nut operators can be supplied for 6P/6Q Iron Ball Conbraco’s Conway foundry to measure and control the small
Valves and the 87A/88A flanged valves in sizes 2” though 6”. nitrogen additions that are required in duplex alloys. The
Square nuts are also available to replace the handwheels on minimum pour is only 500 pounds.
gear operated valves.
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4. 4 When will the Apollo® Actuator Wizard be running 4. Does Apollo® offer valves in A.S.T.M. B62 (C83600)
again? Material?

It is up and running. Yes, B62 Bronze Alloy (85-5-5-5) is our Marine Bronze. The
material is 85% copper, 5% each – Tin, Zinc and Lead. We
5. 5 Can Apollo® provide a cross-reference of old manufacture Sea Flange (Seacock) valves, and other marine
actuator (Valbia®) to the new actuator? components from this material. We also offer the 70B-14X-64
series valve in the B62 material in order to meet the requirements
No, there is no direct correlation between the new and old of the ASME B16.31 Power Piping Standard.
actuators. The new actuator must be sized for the specific
application.
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6. 6 We have an actuator that was being used on a “You
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Name It” valve. I need to replace the valve today 1. Can Apollo® provide Butt Weld Ends (BWE) for tubing sizes?
because it has failed; can you size and sell to me a
valve that will work with my actuator? No, Apollo® does not offer tubing sized butt weld ends on any
butt weld valves, be it three piece or TEV.
That depends, we will need to know the size, material and valve
trim requirements of the valve, along with everything about 2. 2 Can Apollo supply valves with handles in different
the valves service conditions (temperature, pressure, media, colors, and with my company logo?
etc.). Additionally, we will need to know the original Actuator’s
Manufacturer, Model number, Serial number, and your Yes, Apollo® can provide handles with a variety of grip colors;
“minimum” air supply pressure or electrical supply, mounting red, orange, blue, and white in addition to normal yellow.
dimensions, torque outputs, etc… Handles can be supplied with no printing or with custom
logos. For private labeling there is a one-time tooling charge

MATERIAL of $100.00 for each silk screen. There is a minimum requirement
of 200 pieces of like lever/handle size with a minimum order of
50 units of each valve size utilizing the same lever. Ink would
1. 1 Can Apollo® cast Titanium? be white or black, but we might be able to use specific color ink
if advised (additional costs may apply) Customer must supply
Yes, however each pour is limited to approximately 125 lbs. of “camera ready art” to enable us to replicate the company name
metal. Therefore, we cannot pour large castings in titanium and/or logo on the grip. We will provide engineering print for
in our foundry. We buy our larger titanium castings from a US approval prior to initiating tooling manufacture.
foundry. What size valve(s) does the customer need?
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3. Do you offer repair kits for my valve? The only
2. 2 Can Apollo® pour 317 SS? readable markings are “CII” and the “CWP or WOG” rating.

Yes, sort of . . . Actually, 317 is a wrought material specification Apollo® offers repair kits for all its ball valves, however more
applicable to forged or barstock materials only. We can pour precise model identification is required. If the tagging has
ASTM A351-CG8M which is the cast equivalent of 317SS. It has been lost, it maybe necessary to provide photos and some
similar, but not identical properties. This is a material where dimensionally descriptive data for the valve or valves in
minimum order quantities apply. question to identify proper repair kits and parts.

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