AMERICAN’s 14"-48" Series 2500 ductile iron resilient wedge gate valves are suitable for use in potable water, sewage and fire protection systems. These valves have a rated working pressure of 250 psig with zero leakage. The waterway is clear and unobstructed.
Advantages Over Butterfly Valves
No disc in waterway to restrict flow or to increase pumping costs
Allows passage of pigging devices
Internal parts can be serviced without cutting valve out of pipeline
250 psig rating provides for future pressure increases over the 150 psig pressure rating typically found on most butterfly valves
Advantages Over Double-Disc Gate Valves
Zero allowable leakage
Lower torque requirements to operate valve
250 psig pressure rating compared to the 150 psig rating typically found on double-disc gate valves
Epoxy-coated inside and out
Lighter total valve weight
Single-gate construction. Double-disc gate valves have multiple parts that can seize together.
Bypasses, rollers, tracks and scrapers are not needed.