Uhlobo lokuxhumana lwe-Flange luvame ukuza ngeyunithi ephindwe kabili, ngama-washers kanye nama-bolts namantongomane okuxhuma komunye nomunye. (Ipayipi lifakwa ku-flange kuqala, bese i-valve neminye imishini ifakiwe ku-flange.) Lapho uxhuma lezi zingxenye, bese uqinisa izikulufo ezimbili ukuze bobabili baxhumene ndawonye. Ukuxhumeka kwe-Flange kuyinto elula, evumelana nezimo futhi okulondolozwa kwabasebenzi. Lapho ipayipi lilungiswa, izikulufo ezikwi-flange zingasuswa, futhi ipayipi elihambisanayo noma i-valve lingasuswa. Futhi buyisela esikhundleni samapayipi amasha nama-valve.