A Guide to Applications for Stainless Steel Ball Valves
If you've worked with any kind of fluid processing system, then you are familiar with ball valves and the crucial job they do. Ball valves are quarter-turn valves that...
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Valves - Choosing Between Ductile and Cast Iron
Customers from all kinds of industries need valves of all varieties for their high-demand processes. Valves are available in a huge number of materials for any application imaginable. A few...
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Difference between Gate Valves and Ball Valves
One of the most important components of a functional plumbing system is the valves it contains. Valves allow for the start and stop of the flow of liquid, and they...
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When to Use a Swing Check vs Wafer Check Valve
When it comes to check valves, swing checks and wafer checks are actually similar in many ways. Both serve to block back flow from occurring in a pipe line. Both use...
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What is a foot valve?
A foot valve is a type of check valve that is typically installed at a pump or at the bottom of a pipe line (hence the name). Foot valves act...
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How to Take Apart a True Union Ball Valve
It may seem like a no-brainer to those of you who have taken apart a ball valve like this before, but you would be surprised how many industry pros we...
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What is a "full port" ball valve?
Sometimes called “full bore,” a full port ball valve is a special valve design that allows for unrestricted flow when the valve is opened. Full port valves have larger bodies than...
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