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A Good Share: Make a Check Valve By Yourself
This post is shared from https://www.instructables.com/ If you’re going to build yourself a water-gun or a water pump in the coming hot summer, you’ll need some check valves. Buy one from the store? Or you can just make one by yourself. The most expensive parts of a water pump are usually the check valves. In this project, we’re making some from scratch, for as little as you can imagine. Before we started, please watch the video first. WARNING: The pressure tests and claims made on these check-valves is based solely on my personal experiences with the ones demonstrated in the video. Individual results may vary, and caution and care should be…
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Sanitary Double Check Valve-An Overview
What is a check valve? A check valve, or a one-way valve, is a valve that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one direction. It is a type of two-port valves. In other words, it has two openings in the body, one for fluid to enter and the other for fluid to leave. There are various types of check valves used in a wide variety of applications. The check valve is available in a wide range of sizes and costs, check valves generally are very small, simple, or inexpensive. Check valve work automatically and most are not controlled by a person or any external…
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How to test sanitary check valves?
In the previous weeks, we have talked about many interesting things of sanitary valves, ball valves and butterfly valves. Today, our focus is the “belated” check valves. Check valves, also known as one-way valves, are used to prevent the pipeline water back in the media. Check valves have two ports, one for fluid to enter and the other for exit. Check valves work automatically and most of them are not controlled by a person or any external control. Accordingly, most check valves do not have any valve handle or stem. Check valves are used in a wide range of applications, both as sanitary check valves and industrial check valves. Here is…
