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Control and Valve Installer and Repairer
What Does it Take to Be a Control and Valve Installer and Repairer?
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
List of Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Job Duties
- Recondition displacement type gas meters and governors, fabricating, machining, or modifying parts needed for repairs.
- Dismantle meters, and replace or adjust defective parts such as cases, shafts, gears, disks, and recording mechanisms, using soldering irons and hand tools.
- Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.
- Attach pressurized meters to fixtures which submerge them in water, and observe meters for leaks.
- Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
- Clean plant growth, scale, paint, soil, or rust from meter housings, using wire brushes, scrapers, buffers, sandblasters, or cleaning compounds.
Control & Valve Installer and Repairer Skills
When polled, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Types of Control and Valve Installer and Repairer
- Parking Meter Mechanic
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How to Become a Control & Valve Installer and Repairer
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Where do Control and Valve Installers and Repairers Work?
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