When You Should Use A Gate Valve
Gate valves may not be used as often as they were in the past since ball valves started becoming more and more popular, but for certain applications, gate valves are perfect for the job. Irrigation applications still use gate valves because some of the downsides that caused ball valves to replace them are not issues when it comes to Irrigation. In this post, we will take a look at the difference between gate valves and knife valves and explore why gate valves are still popular in certain applications. Let's get started. Gate Valves and Knife Valves Gate valves and knife valves are linear motion valves, which include a flat closure element called a gate. The gate inside the valve slides up and down by turning a hand wheel counterclockwise to open and clockwise to close. For knife valves, you simply slide the gate by pushing or pulling the handle. Both valves move the gate into the flow stream to stop the flow of fluid completely. To explore what ...