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Resilient seated gate valve VS Butterfly valve
2023-09-24What isolating valve to use in water systems is almost like asking “what shall I eat today ?” The choice is quite endless! In order to provide some meaningful answers in a short discussion – let’s discard some criteria where specialized valves might ...
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Pressure reducing systems for housing complexes
2023-08-31By Peter Telle
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Housing complexes need pressure reducing valves for several reasons:● Higher supply pressure (from municipalities and waterboards) to meet growing demands.
● Lower required pressures to homes to reduce any potential leaks.
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Pressure reducing valves for residential complexes
2023-07-22By Peter Telle
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Water pressure from the municipal mains is too high in most residential complexes. Taps, geysers etc are efficient at 4bar. There is the danger of broken equipment and even broken pipes if the pressure is substantially higher.
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Check valves selection on pump installations.
2023-06-29Check valves are generally installed on pump delivery manifolds to prevent return flow when the pump stops.
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They may also be used as a foot valve on the suction side to ensure that the line is full when the pump starts.
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Pressure Reducing and Pressure Relief valve for Deep Mining
2023-03-21By Peter Telle
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Pressure Reducing valvePressure reducing stations have become the norm for the deep mining industry. There are many different designs, with varying levels of safety, as required by the pressures involved, and the needs of the minin... -
Level Control Systems for Reservoirs
2023-01-30By Peter Telle
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Choose the wrong level control valve and it could fail in weeks.
There are many ways of controlling reservoir levels but the basic hydraulic laws apply to all of them. Pressure and flow rate have to be considered to avoi... -
What Is The Difference Between Gate Valve and Butterfly Valve
2022-12-08By Peter Telle
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What isolating valve to use in water systems is almost like asking “what shall I eat today ?” The choice is quite endless! In order to provide some meaningful answers in a short discussion – let’s discard some criteria where specia... -
When to use butterfly valves instead of gate valves?
2022-11-28By Peter Telle
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Butterfly valve are chosen more often recently for the following reasons:
● Cheaper than gate valves.
● Easy to operate.
● Smaller lay-length and more compact top-works.
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Air valves for Sewage and Slurry Pipelines and Pump Stations.
2022-11-23By Peter Telle
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Air valves for the water industry are commonly the focal product for engineering, client and valve supply companies, and their marketing, R&D and sales reflect this. However, sewage air valves might just deserve ...