Have you ever had to change out a ball valve because it was not drained properly for the winter? With the new Freeze Tolerant ball valve, now your job is much easier, faster, and less expensive to fix. This new freeze tolerant style has a freeze plug forged into the side wall of the valve which will act as a sacrificial disk. Now when you have a freezing situation the body of the valve is protected from the expanding ice and the freeze plug will relieve the pressure.
The main body of the freeze tolerant valve has been beefed up to double that of a conventional valve thickness, allowing the freeze plug to be at a safe thickness so it will meet the same operating pressure ratings of the valve. The freeze plugs are specially designed to withstand a burst pressure of 1500psi, and yet rupture in the event of ice formation within the valve.
Initially designed for the lawn irrigation industry, it is now finding its way into the mining, oil & gas, and fracking industries which operate 24/7 and cannot afford costly down time for repairs. One can change out a freeze plug in 5 minutes with zero down time because the piping system stays intact and online.
Visit our website and see if this would be a good fit for your application: www.FreezeTolerantBallValve.com