4 DIFFERENT TYPES AND
CLEANING METHODS OF PVC
BALL VALVE
INTRODUCTION
PVC (PolyVinyl Chloride) ball valves are widely used plastic shut-off valves.
PVC valves are durable, cost-effective, and used for a wide variety of media,
including water, air, corrosive chemicals, acids, and bases. Compared to brass
or stainless-steel ball valves, they have lower temperature and pressure
resistance and lower mechanical strength. First, we will look at a few various
kinds of PVC ball valves. With a range of body kinds available, some are
simpler to clean than others.
Top 5 Most Common Types of Industrial Valves :
One-Piece
PVC Ball
Valve
Metal
Three-Piece
Ball Valve
Unclogging
Ball Valves
Cleaning
Ball Valves
One-Piece PVC Ball Valve
With a one-piece body and a quarter-turn
handle, this is the most popular kind of PVC ball
valve. These valves can be either pass through or
socket. By applying pipe dope or Teflon tape,
threaded ball valves can be connected, which can
be removed. Before eliminating your valve, this
makes maintenance straightforward, but make
sure you shut off water flow. Ball valves cannot
be eliminated from the system as ball valves with
socket ends are more difficult.
Metal Three-Piece Ball Valve
Metal ball valves are also very common, while
we are focusing on PVC ball valves in this post
especially for home brewing systems. To achieve
with plastic ball valves, these provide an extra
level of purity that is hard. From 1/2" to 2",
these are usually found in smaller sizes. Read
this helpful post for more information on how
to clean these valves.
Unclogging Ball Valves
The blockage is the most noticeable problem that arises in ball
valves. It causes pressure to drop further in the system that is
why it is noticeable. Blockage can be a buildup of natural
material, calcium buildup, or anything else that gets stuck
within valves. If you can get close sufficient, cleaning out a PVC
ball valve's clogs is easy.
From the pipeline, if you can remove your PVC ball valve, take it
to a sink and run water through at as high a pressure as
potential. If this does not clear the obstruction, use a small
brush (like a toothbrush) and dish soap to loosen and push out
the blockage. Utilize your brush and soap to wash out any
remaining bits of garbage.
Cleaning Ball Valves
Especially one that involves high purity, cleaning a ball valve is a
very essential step in maintaining a piping system. Two examples
of high integrity applications are chemical managing and brewing.
They can collect dust during manufacturing and shipping, you
should clean out any PVC ball valve before installation.
When it has already been in operation, we will focus on how to
clean out a plastic ball valve, that will cover pre-cleaning as well.
While some are flexible, as mentioned before, some valves are set
in systems regularly. When the ball valve can be taken out of the
system, real cleaning is only viable. It is being cleaned fully, it is
difficult to scrub out the interior of the valve and confirm.
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