MSSSP-126-2007SteelIn-LineSpring-AssistedCenterGuidedCheckValvesStandardPracticeDevelopedandApprovedbytheManufacturersStandardizationSocietyoftheValveandFittingsIndustry,Inc.127ParkStreet,NEVienna,Virginia22180Phone:(703)281-6613Fax:(703)281-6671e-mail:info@mss-hq.orgwww.mss-hq.orgCopyrightMSSProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithMSSNotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---MSSSTANDARDPRACTICESP-126iThisMSSStandardPracticewasdevelopedundertheconsensensusoftheMSSTechnicalCommittee114andtheMSSCoordinatingCommittee.ThecontentofthisStandardPracticeistheresultoftheeffortsofcompetentandconcernedvolunteerstoprovideaneffective,clear,andnon-exclusivespecificationthatwillbenefittheindustryasawhole.ThisMSSStandardPracticeisintendedasabasisforcommonpracticebythemanufacturer,theuser,andthegeneralpublic.TheexistenceofanMSSStandardPracticedoesnotinitselfprecludethemanufacture,sale,oruseofproductsnotconformingtotheStandardPractice.Mandatoryconformanceisestablishedonlybyreferenceinacode,specification,salescontract,orpubliclaw,asapplicable.UnlessotherwisespecificallynotedinthisMSSSP,anystandardreferredtohereinisidentifiedbythedateofissuethatwasapplicabletothereferencedstandard(s)atthedateofissueofthisMSSSP.(SeeAnnexB.)InthisStandardPracticeallnotes,annexes,tables,andfiguresareconstruedtobeessentialtotheunderstandingofthemessageofthestandard,andareconsideredpartofthetextunlessnotedas“supplemental”.Allappendicesappearinginthisdocumentareconstruedas“supplemental”.“Supplemental”informationdoesnotincludemandatoryrequirements.Themetric(SI)unitsandU.S.customaryunitsinthisStandardPracticeareregardedseparatelyasthestandard;eachshouldbeusedindependentlyoftheother.CombiningorconvertingvaluesbetweenthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththisStandardPractice.Thisdocumenthasbeensubstantivelyrevisedandrearrangedfromthepreviousedition.Itissuggestedthatiftheuserisinterestedinknowingwhatchangeshavebeenmade,thatadirectpagebypagecomparisonsh...