TECHNICAL INFORMATION

MANUAL BALANCING VALVES

CIM 727
Description
Cim 727 balancing valve perfectly combines a
regulating valve and a separate flow measuring
device. Once flow rate is regulated, the opening
grade position might be set, to enable closing
and reopening of the valve not over the pre-set
position.
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Cim 727 balancing valve is made of CRCorrosion Resistant brass with female-female
threads according to ISO 7 standard and it is
suitable for both heating and cooling installation, with working pressures up to 20 bar, within the working
temperature range of -10C and +120C.

The main features of Cim 727 balancing valve are the following:

A metal to metal thread locking mechanism so that valve settings can be accurately locked enabling the
valve to be closed and reopened to its exact pre-set position;

A valve position indicator scale which can be read from any angle;

An EPDM lined valve plug providing tight shut-off for isolation purposes;

Conformity to BS 7350 Standard;

The valve can be coupled with a fixed orifice flow measuring device, assuring high accuracy in
differential pressure and flow rate reading (Cim 721).

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Installation procedure
Before installation of Cim 727, check that inside the valve and the pipes there is no foreign matters which
might damage the tightness of the valve.
If this valve is equipped with flow measuring device (Cim 721), please make sure to have a pipe length 5
times the DN upstream the valve and 2 times the DN downstream, and pay attention to the arrow direction
casted on the valve body, which shall be the same as the flow one.
In this case, pay also attention to orientation of flow measuring device binder points, enabling insertion of
sensor of differential pressure manometer.
Burr pipe connections after having threaded them and distribute the sealing material on pipe threads only
and not on valve threads. An excessive quantity of sealing material could submit the threaded ends to
extreme stress.
For assembly purposes, use a spanner, not a pipe wrench, by applying necessary working torque only on
the valve end nearest the pipe. This helps get a firmer grip and avoids potential damages to valve body.
Make sure that pipe threading length is not longer than valve threads.

Regulating
First of all, open the valve completely. Looking at the data showed in the herewith attached diagrams (see
Graphs and Tables of this brochure), it is possible to regulate the flow by rotating the handle clockwise until
the required flow rate is reached.
The main index scale showing values from 0 up to 8 of the handle, states the turns of opening of the
obturator, while the second circular one from 0 up to 9 registers the tenths of one turn.
The position of the handle for the required flow rate can be memorized by an Allen Key 6 mm., acting as
follows:

Insert the key in the hole placed in the middle of the handle and engage it in the relevant screw;

Rotate the screw clockwise until the stop;

The valve can be closed and reopened up to pre-set position only.

To close the valve, manually rotate clockwise the handle until the stop.

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Maintenance
As a rule, the balancing valve does not need any maintenance.

In case of replacement or need of

disassembling of some components of the valve, make sure that the installation is not under service or
pressure.
Should you need to replace the tightening OR (3) between body (2) and bonnet (4), follow the instructions
given here below:

Open the obturator partially (1);

Lift the index scale (6) placed over the bonnet (4),
remove the pins (7) using the suitable tool, unthread
the handle (8) and the reference ring (5);

Unscrew the bonnet (4) with a key, acting on the

hexagonal side;

Replace the Oring (3);

Open the obturator (1) until the maximum opening;

Screw the bonnet (4) on until its fastening on the

valve body (2) with a key acting on the hexagonal
side;

Insert the reference ring (5), the handle (8) and the relating fixing pins (7) in their site;

Close the valve completely by turning the handle clockwise;

When the valve is closed, the index scale (6) shall be placed with the 0 value in correspondence
with the sign marked on the reference ring (5).

The following table shows the dimensions of the full range of valve CIM 727. The data D means the length
of the body threads.

DN

CH

1/2L

137,5

119

68

15

162,5

52

28

1/2

137,5

119

68

15

162,5

52

28

3/4

157

138,5

77

16,3

190

52

33

160

154

91

19,1

201,5

52

40

11/4

171

168,5

108

21,4

220

52

51

11/2

212

211

116

21,4

276

58

56

231

230

143

25,7

301,6

58

71

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Graphs and tables

CIM 727L 1/2 Low Flow DN 15
Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
0,15
2
0,22
3
0,31
4
0,52
5
0,82
6
1,13
7
1,28
8

0,1
0,16
0,23
0,33
0,55
0,85
1,15

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,17
0,17
0,18
0,19
1,19
0,24
0,25
0,26
0,27
0,27
0,35
0,37
0,39
0,42
0,44
0,58
0,61
0,64
0,67
0,70
0,88
0,91
0,95
0,98
1,01
1,16
1,18
1,19
1,21
1,22

0,7
0,20
0,28
0,46
0,73
1,04
1,24

0,8
0,20
0,29
0,48
0,76
1,07
1,25

0,9
0,21
0,30
0,50
0,79
1,10
1,26

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CIM 727 1/2 DN 15

Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
0,73
2
1,11
3
1,55
4
2,06
5
2,64
6
3,36
7
3,91
8

0,1
0,77
1,15
1,60
2,12
2,71
3,42

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,80
0,84
0,88
0,92
0,96
1,20
1,24
1,29
1,33
1,38
1,65
1,71
1,76
1,81
1,86
2,18
2,24
2,29
2,35
2,41
2,78
2,86
2,93
3,00
3,07
3,47
3,53
3,58
3,63
3,69

0,7
0,99
1,42
1,91
2,47
3,15
3,74

0,8
1,03
1,46
1,96
2,52
3,22
3,80

0,9
1,07
1,51
2,01
2,58
3,29
3,85

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CIM 727 3/4 DN 20

Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
0,99
2
1,79
3
2,82
4
3,99
5
5,32
6
6,42
7
7,28
8

0,1
1,07
1,90
2,94
4,13
5,43
6,50

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
1,15
1,23
1,31
1,39
1,47
2,00
2,10
2,20
2,31
2,41
3,05
3,17
3,29
3,41
3,52
4,26
4,39
4,53
4,66
4,79
5,54
5,65
5,76
5,87
5,98
6,59
6,68
6,76
6,85
6,94

0,7
1,55
2,51
3,64
4,92
6,09
7,02

0,8
1,63
2,61
3,76
5,06
6,20
7,11

0,9
1,71
2,72
3,88
5,19
6,31
7,19

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CIM 727 1 DN 25
Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
1,04
2
1,98
3
3,34
4
5,33
5
8,02
6
10,20
7
11,76
8

0,1
1,13
2,12
3,54
5,60
8,24
10,36

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
1,23
1,32
1,42
1,51
1,61
2,26
2,39
2,53
2,66
2,80
3,74
3,94
4,14
4,34
4,53
5,87
6,14
6,41
6,68
6,94
8,46
8,67
8,89
9,11
9,33
10,51
10,67
10,82
10,98
11,13

0,7
1,70
2,93
4,73
7,21
9,55
11,29

0,8
1,80
3,07
4,93
7,48
9,76
11,45

0,9
1,89
3,21
5,13
7,75
9,98
11,60

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CIM 727 11/4 DN 32

Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
2,17
2
4,68
3
8,15
4
11,68
5
14,86
6
18,47
7
21,60
8

0,1
2,42
5,03
8,50
12,00
15,22
18,79

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
2,67
2,93
3,18
3,43
3,68
5,38
5,72
6,07
6,42
6,76
8,86
9,21
9,56
9,91
10,27
12,32
12,63
12,95
13,27
13,59
15,58
15,94
16,31
16,67
17,03
19,10
19,41
19,72
20,04
20,35

0,7
3,93
7,11
10,62
13,91
17,39
20,66

0,8
4,18
7,46
10,97
14,22
17,75
20,97

0,9
4,43
7,80
11,33
14,54
18,11
21,29

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CIM 727 11/2 DN 40

Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
2,51
2
4,97
3
8,80
4
14,10
5
19,72
6
24,62
7
28,46
8

0,1
2,76
5,36
9,33
14,66
20,21
25,00

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
3,00
3,25
3,49
3,74
3,99
5,74
6,12
6,50
6,89
7,27
9,86
10,39
10,92
11,45
11,98
15,23
15,79
16,35
16,91
17,47
20,70
21,19
21,68
22,17
22,66
25,39
25,77
26,16
26,54
26,93

0,7
4,23
7,65
12,51
18,04
23,15
27,31

0,8
4,48
8,03
13,04
18,60
23,64
27,69

0,9
4,73
8,42
13,57
19,16
24,13
28,08

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CIM 727 2 DN 50
Flow rate loss in Kv of the valve

Full turn
0,0
5,24
2
12,04
3
20,77
4
28,78
5
36,92
6
44,28
7
50,52
8

0,1
5,92
12,91
21,57
29,59
37,66
44,90

Kv (flow rate in m3/h @ 1bar pressure drop)

Tenths of turn
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
6,60
7,28
7,96
8,64
9,32
13,78
14,66
15,53
16,40
17,28
22,37
23,17
23,97
24,77
25,57
30,41
31,22
32,04
32,85
33,66
38,39
39,13
39,87
40,60
41,34
45,53
46,15
46,78
47,40
48,02

0,7
10,00
18,15
26,38
34,48
42,07
48,65

0,8
10,68
19,02
27,18
35,29
42,81
49,27

0,9
11,36
19,90
27,98
36,11
43,54
49,90

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