Valve tag chart template
A valve chart lists every tagged valve in a building: its tag number, the service it isolates, where it is, what kind of valve it is and its normal position. Fill this one in or paste your schedule, then print it for the mechanical room. Free, nothing to sign up for.
Valve chart preview — prints landscape on letter or A4.
What goes on a valve chart
Specifications that call for valve tags usually call for a valve chart (also called a valve schedule or valve directory) to go with them. MasterSpec Sections 22 05 53 and 23 05 53, for example, ask the schedule to list:
- Valve number — exactly as engraved on the tag.
- Piping system and abbreviation — DCW, CHWS, GAS.
- Location — the room or space, enough to walk to it.
- Normal operating position — open, closed or throttled.
- Valve type and size, and anything special such as an emergency shut-off.
The chart is usually framed under glass in the mechanical room, with a copy in the operation and maintenance manual.
Numbering tips
- Number each system in its own run: HWS-001 up, CHWS-001 up. Or one run per floor or room.
- Keep numbers short; the number is the biggest line on the tag.
- Leave gaps (101, 105, 110) on phased jobs so later valves fit in order.
- Use the same abbreviations as the pipe markers.
Order the tags on this chart
Your chart rows carry straight into the builder: pick a shape and size, check the letter heights, check out.