Posts Tagged ‘Pressure Reducing Valve’
Easy Savings with Reconditioned Tools
There’s quite a lot of shopping going on this time of year, and the malls and shopping outlets are packed with shoppers anxious to get that perfect holiday gift for their friends and loved ones this year. For the handyman in your life, you may want to consider getting some tools and equipment.
Sometimes those tools and equipment out at the large tools stores can be a bit pricey, especially for name brand supplies. A way to save a bit of money, and still get a like-new tool is to consider purchasing reconditioned gear. The terms “used” and “reconditioned” aren’t synonymous; reconditioned tools are repaired by factory personnel and are backed by the full manufacturer’s warrantee for parts and workmanship. So a reconditioned valve, screwdriver or wrench will perform like new for a fraction of the price. With a value like that, it doesn’t make any sense not to buy reconditioned products.
Pressure Reducing Valve
Koss Industrial, Inc. sells the Type E Main Valve, which is a pressure reducing valve. The Type E Main Valve is a self operated, external pilot type, single seated, metal diaphragm actuated, normally closed designed valve. The internal parts of the valve consists of the seats, discs, stems & diaphragms, which are constructed of stainless steel. There are no springs in the steam space and there is no stuffing box. A major bonus of this valve is that the Type E Main Valve is easily maintained. All of the valves parts are accessible without the valve needing to be removed from the line. Pictured here is the Type E Main Valve with a D Pilot mounted on to it in order to regulate pressure.
Pressure Reducing Valve
Attention females! Have you ever taken your car in for service and been completely baffled by the automobile terminology that seems to come pouring out of the mechanics’ mouths? On top of making me feel ignorant, I always wonder if they can sense my weakness and choose to make up words to confuse me further, because they know I’ll never find out. Words like carburetor, axel, alternator, they are all Greek to me.
Last month I had to take my car in for its 30,000 mile service check up. After thumbing through the crinkled pages of out-dated People magazines for 45 minutes, my mechanic – Karl – approaches me to discuss what needs to be fixed. He suggested a pressure reducing valve be installed to lower the amount of wasted gasoline. I was momentarily speechless at the thought of Karl trying to save me money, and then he continued. He went further to say the piece costs $3,000 plus labor. Geez, I had been right all along.