Pop test
Confirms the valve opens at its set pressure, run with volume on the bench.
Service and recertification
Tested on our bench. Installed straight off the truck.
Mercer trained technicians in Brisbane test, repair, recertify and store your PSVs to ASME Section XIII, then send them back ready to go on the skid with no on-site retest.
- Gas on gasGas service PSVs pop tested on air benches, liquid on water
- With volumeEvery pop test run with volume, as ASME recommends
- By serialEvery valve photographed, logged and tracked by serial number
- Box to skidFree Inland Transport Guarantee on valves processed in Brisbane
Our services
What are you sending us?
Pick the job. Each one follows its own process in the Brisbane workshop, and two of them cost you nothing.
Testing
Three tests. Two benches. Four standards.
Reliable, consistent test data for your RBI program, because every valve is tested the same way on the right medium.
Leak test
Seat tightness checked to API 527, so the valve seals once it reseats.
Back pressure test
Checks the outlet side and body hold pressure without leaking.
Bench 1
Gas and air
All gas service PSVs, pop tested with volume using air.
Bench 2
Liquid and water
All liquid service PSVs, pop tested with volume using water.
ASME XIII Div. 1The code for overpressure protection. Our work procedures, test procedures and equipment follow it.
ASME PTC 25The performance test code for pressure relief devices, covering how set pressure is tested.
NB-18The National Board's requirements for certified pressure relief devices.
API 527The seat tightness standard used for every leak test.
Inland Transport Guarantee
Ship it upright, on its side, or in the back of a ute
Auto Seat Technology lets a Mercer open, close, seat and seal many times before it needs attention. So valves processed in Brisbane travel in tri-wall boxes on expanded foam, in any orientation, with no special racking.
- No sealing or soft seat damage under normal shipping conditions, guaranteed
- Unbox on site and install straight onto the skid
- No on-site retest or recertification needed
- Applies to Mercer valves processed by Mercer Brisbane, in place since May 2015
Seat sealedShipped upright, the usual way.
Savings
What removing the field retest is worth
Mercer Brisbane estimates up to $1,000 saved per valve by removing on-site testing, and more on wellhead PSVs over the following years.
Estimates from Mercer Brisbane: $1,000 per PSV for the first on-site retest avoided, and up to $7,000 per wellhead PSV over the following 6 years. Your site costs will vary.
Potential saving
First on-site retest avoided6 years of field retests
Not just Mercer
We service all types of pressure relief and flow control devices
Bring us the rest of the skid. The Inland Transport Guarantee covers Mercer valves only.
- Spring operated relief valves
- Pilot operated relief valves
- Pressure safety valves
- Vent valves
- Control valves
- Regulators
- Butterfly and gate valves
- Ball valves
- Dump valves
- Pressure switches
- Hatch valves (thief hatch)
- Rupture disks and pins
- Flame boxes and arrestors
- Glycol and chemical pumps
- Sand traps
- Hammer unions
Inland Transport Guarantee
Out of the box and onto the skid.
Tri-wallBoxed with foam supports
AnyOrientation in transit
SetReady to install on arrival
FAQs
Questions we get asked
Anything else, call the workshop on 07 3265 4888, any time.
Do I need to retest valves on site after you recertify them?
No. Mercer valves processed in Brisbane are covered by the Inland Transport Guarantee, so they can go from the box straight onto the skid.
Does the guarantee cover other brands?
No. It applies only to Mercer valves processed by Mercer Brisbane. We still test, repair and recertify other brands.
What does consignment storage cost?
Nothing. New Mercer PSVs are stored free in our Brisbane warehouse, tracked by serial number, with a monthly stock count sent to you.
When are consignment valves tested?
When you draw them down. Each valve is pop tested and adjusted if needed, leak tested and back pressure tested before it is dispatched to site.
What paperwork comes with my valves?
Field valves get an As Found report, a quote, then repair and verification certificates. New valves get Mercer's manufacturing certificates (COC, material, hydro, paint, NDT and certified drawings) plus a Brisbane verification certificate.
Which warranty applies?
Mercer Brisbane offers a 1 year Australian warranty, and a 3 year warranty on verified valves in Mercer approved applications.
Book a recert
Send us your valves
Tell us what's coming and we'll confirm turnaround and freight. Valves ship to the Brisbane workshop.
- Phone, any time
- 07 3265 4888
- PBaker@mercervalve.net
- Ship to
- Unit 12, 210 Robinson Road, Brisbane QLD 4034