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Posted: 8/21/2024 11:00:23 PM EDT
 Are these ball valves any better than the old fashion stem valves? I've replaced many with stem valves, but after a couple of years they never really shut the water off all that well and ended up shutting the water off at the meter. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 8/22/2024 6:49:47 AM EDT
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Ball valves rule. There's not one gate or globe valve left on my property.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 8/22/2024 1:12:45 PM EDT
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The only thing gate valves are good for is flow control. 1/4 turn full flow ball valves are what you want for on/off applications.
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MP, USA
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Posted: 8/24/2024 7:40:16 AM EDT
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If your water has the tendency to cause problems with ball valves that sit unused for great lengths of time you could implement a periodic schedule to go around and exercise the valves perhaps 1x/ 3months. When you tested your water, what was the hardness level?
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Posted: 8/24/2024 7:48:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By davekd7ds: Ball valves rule. There's not one gate or globe valve left on my property. |
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Posted: 8/24/2024 11:30:02 PM EDT
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Thanks for the replies.
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OH, USA
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Posted: 9/12/2024 8:00:24 AM EDT
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Gate valves always get rotted out, either the packing or gate, by hard water. Typically, gates also leak around the stem, especially if a rising-stem.
Full-port ball valves are the way to go for most applications, including domestic water. All valves will fail if not exercised, or given enough time in general. |
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