Product Overview

Installation Instructions
Document No. 129-217
October 16, 2002
SKD…U Electronic Valve Actuator
Item Number: 129-217-04, Rev. 011 Page 1 of 6
Product Description
The SKD…U actuator requires a 24 Vac supply signal
to control a Flowrite™ 599 Series valve with a 3/4-inch
(20 mm) stroke.
Product Numbers
SKD62U
SKD82.50U
SKD82.51U
Warning/Caution Notations
WARNING:
Personal injury/loss of life may
occur if you do not follow a
procedure as specified.
CAUTION:
Equipment damage, or loss of
data may occur if you do not
follow a procedure as specified.
Required Tools
5 mm Allen wrench
Small and medium flat-blade screwdrivers
Expected Installation Time
20 minutes for factory installed actuator
45 minutes for field replacement of actuator
Prerequisites
WARNING:
If mounting the actuator to a valve
already in line, either close the shut-off
valves in the piping (upstream first,
then downstream) or switch off the
pump to allow the differential and static
pressure in the valve to drop.
Mounting Positions
EA0921R1
Not allowed with the
Weather Shield
Not allowed in
any circumstance
Figure 1. Acceptable Mounting Positions.
Using the Weather Shield
The SKD must be in the vertical position. Complete
instructions for the mounting of the Weather Shield are
included with that product.
NOTE: Use the top knockout position when installing
the Weather Shield (See Figure 16).
EA0857R1
VENTILATION
OPENINGS
VENTILATION
OPENINGS
Figure 2. Weather Shield Installation Position.
Installation
If you are mounting an actuator on a new valve, begin
with the instructions in Figure 3.

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