The valve is a very specific fitting to any system that requires them. The difference between success, or at least ongoing safety, and disaster can be down to the valve or set of valves. A valve is one of the singularly most important parts of any machine both industrial and biological (for example, think of the valve of your heart) and it is essential that they are maintained and installed correctly plus regularly check for efficiency and potential wear or damage.  A highly professional and competent Valve Manufacturer such as https://www.orseal.com/ should be contacted before any works is undertaken. They supply valves to multiple industries ranging  from Marine, heavy and light industry, water and gas flows and even to Space Exploration.

Valves began there use in the Roman Empire. To begin with the simple flow valve was a neat device that contained a flap that would just allow the flow of water or waste one way and not back the other. This was something of a revolution in the management of water and it is from this idea that we now have the more advance control valve. For the most part, but not completely, these are perforated, solid or limited flow ball units that sit snugly in a pipe. A handle outside the pipe then allows the movement of the ball joint so that it can control the flow rate. This ability to adjust what comes up and down the pipe is perfect for a variety of uses.

This means that there is direct manageability of what is added to or vented out of a closed environment in a completely controlled way. It also means that the mixing of liquids or gases, for example, can be applied in the correct amounts with no danger of crossover or the accidental contaminating of the other. This does need to be carefully maintained as any issue with a valve can cause immediate and expensive problems. Some of the main reasons for valve failure are:

  1. Eroded seals allowing leakage.
  2. Too much pressure behind the seal or using the valve beyond its safe limits.
  3. The wrong valve installed for the wrong job.
  4. The correct valve but not installed correctly in the first place.
  5. Foreign elements and contaminants entering into the system causing operating issues with the valve mechanism.

This can be avoided by the use of regular checks and using the company above to get it right first time.