Top 6 Precautions to Take When Installing Balancing Valve
What is the purpose of a balancing valve?
Balancing of heating and cooling systems is performed to ensure that the correct amount of water is present at all consumption points. Balancing is carried out by building balancing valves into the system, thereby adding adjustable resistance.
What are the top 6 precautions to take when installing balancing valves?
1. Differential pressure-balancing valve should be installed on the return pipe. The valve is connected to the pressure pipe. The other end of the pressure pipe is connected to the water supply pipe. It is recommended to install a 1/2″ sanitary ball valve at the water supply side of the pressure pipe so as to enable congestion elimination function.
2. The medium flow direction of the differential pressure-balancing valve should be consistent with the direction of the valve body arrow.
3. Filters should be installed on the water supply pipe in front of the pressure pipe to prevent the valve from losing automatic adjustment function due to poor water quality.
4. Pressure gauges should be installed on the water supply pipe of the differential pressure balancing valve and the return pipe in front of it to make it easy for regulation and control of the pressure difference.
5. If the system flow is too large or too small for the differential pressure-balancing valve, the possible reason is that the debris produced when installing pipe fittings is stuck in the valve plug. In this case, we can close the 1/2″ ball valve for 3-5 minutes. If the blockage is not severe, it’ll disappear automatically. If the blockage persists, we need to disassemble the valve to remove the debris.
6. Way to control pressure difference: Adjust the valve stem counterclockwise to observe the pressure difference.
Conclusion
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