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--- pipekit:start [2020/06/19 15:55] – [Hydraulic sewage valve] image kyrahabattoir
+++ pipekit:start [2020/06/19 16:07] – [Check valve] kyrahabattoir
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 ==== Butterfly valve ====
+{{ :pipekit:butterfly-small.png?128}}
 Same as its big brother, they rotates a disc inside the pipe they are attached to, they take a lot less space and are cheaper than a knife valve, but they limit the flow a lot and have a much shorter lifespan.
-Opens with a quarter turn.
+Despite being much smaller, the pressure difference can still make it very difficult to open this kind of valve without an attached gearbox.
 //Note: the 30cm butterfly valve top fits 10cm compatible flange.//
-==== Check valve ====
+==== Check valves ====
-These are not manually operated, and simply contain a flap that prevents the liquid inside the pipe from flowing backward, they usually have just a lid on the front for maintenance.
+{{ :pipekit:check-valve.png?128}}
+These are not manually operated, and simply contain a flap that prevents the liquid inside the pipe from flowing backward, they usually have just a lid on top for maintenance.
-In the KDC pipe kit, this is simply a globe valve without a tower or a valve wheel. They are also built in such a way that you can use them as a 3 way manifold, or as a support frame for your own designs, (ex: a flow meter).
+//In the KDC pipe kit, this is simply a globe valve without a tower or a valve wheel.
+They are also built in such a way that you can use them as a 3 way manifold too.
+In general this is a good base to build various devices, flow meters, pressure gauges, filters, etc...//
 ==== Globe valve ====