How do they match: Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

  • Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
  • Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks.
  • Attach air hoses to meter inlets, plug outlets, and observe gauges for pressure losses to test internal seams for leaks.
  • Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
  • Calibrate thermostats for specified temperature or pressure settings.
  • Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.
  • Connect regulators to test stands, and turn screw adjustments until gauges indicate that inlet and outlet pressures meet specifications.
  • Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
  • Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.
  • Recommend and write up specifications for changes in hardware, such as house wiring.
  • Replace defective parts, such as bellows, range springs, and toggle switches, and reassemble units according to blueprints, using cam presses and hand tools.
  • Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
  • Trace and tag meters or house lines.
  • Vary air pressure flowing into regulators and turn handles to assess functioning of valves and pistons.

  • Cut materials according to specifications or needs.