Manual
INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL (IOM)
IOM-5200
09-09
SECTION I
I. DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE
Model 5200 Pilot Operated
Pressure / Vacuum Relief Vent
w/ Pipeaway Connection
The maintenance of this Pilot Operated Vent Valve 
(POVV) should only be done by quali ed valve 
technicians. It is important that the technician be 
familiar with the API and corporate standards, 
corporate safety policies and the relief vent 
manufacturer requirements. When repair services 
are performed by an outside company, the company 
needs to be a Cashco factory authorized repair 
center which specializes in low pressure venting 
devices.
Thus the vent valve is capable of operating at 
pressures closer to the maximum allowable 
working pressure of the tank. Operating at higher 
pressures reduces evaporation and total venting 
volume, thereby reducing product loss and the cost 
of handling emissions.
Each application must be reviewed to ensure ma-
terial compatibility with all metal and soft good 
components with the service conditions. The pallet 
assembly, wetted components and tubing are 316 
SST. Diaphragm material is FKM, unless speci -
cied otherwise.
The pilot valve is factory set to comply with the 
speci cations on the purchase order. The adjust-
able pressure range is a function of the installed 
spring and will be stamped on the metal nameplate.  
The set point pressure maybe changed within the 
design parameters of the spring while installed on 
line or in a maintenance shop. See Section IX
for setting and testing procedures.
This manual is intended to provide recommended 
procedures and practices for installation, operation 
and maintenance of the Model 5200 POVV. Al-
though this manual cannot cover all possible con-
tingencies, these guidelines will provide safe and 
reliable pilot valve performance.
II. VALVE DESIGN AND FUNCTION
The Model 5200 Pilot Operated Vents are used on 
liquid storage tanks and other process vessels or 
systems to prevent structural damage during the 
process of  lling or emptying of a tank or for changes 
in atmospheric conditions. Excess pressure is 
vented out through a pipeaway connection.
Storage tanks are pressurized when liquid is 
pumped in, compressing the existing vapor or 
when increasing temperature causes increased 
evaporation or expansion of existing vapor.  
Conversely, a vacuum may be created when  uid 
is pumped out or as atmospheric temperature 
decreases. To prevent structural damage, vapor 
must be allowed to escape or enter the tank at a 
speci ed  ow rate. The volume rate of venting is 
dependent on the tank size, displacement rate and 
the  ash point of the  uid. See API Standard 2000 
for procedures to determine venting requirements.
A pilot operated relief vent has two principal 
advantages over other relief vent designs:
1. Bubble tight shutoff up to 100% of set point.
  2. Full open capacity for pressure relief is achieved 
within 10% above set point.
SECTION II
For information on repair centers in your area, please 
contact:
Valve Concepts, Inc.
%Cashco, Inc.
607 West 15
th
 Street
Ellsworth, KS 67439-0006
(785) 472-4461 (Phone)
(785) 472-3539 (Fax)










