Specifications
AWWA C508 200 PSIG and UL Listed 175 PSIG
A: CONSTRUCTION
- Check valves shall be manufactured from gray iron meeting or exceeding ASTM A126 Grade B.
- Check valves are to comply with ANSI/AWWA C508, latest revision for use in water works service, and at a rated working pressure of 200 psig. Test pressure shall be at 400 psig.
- Check valves shall be UL Listing, in applicable configurations, at a rated working pressure is 175 psig Check valves shall be Certified to NSF/ANSI 61 and NSF/ANSI 372.
- The disc on check valves 3 in. -12 in. shall be constructed of high-strength bronze.
- Valve body shall exhibit a bronze seat ring threaded into the body.
- The clapper arm shall be made of high-strength bronze.
- The check valve disc and clapper arm assembly shall use corrosion-resistant bearings, bushings, and washers to help reduce wear and increase operating life.
- Clapper arm shaft shall be made of 316 stainless steel.
B: DISC FEATURE
- Disc and clapper arm assembly shall be removable from the check valve body without having to remove the check valve from the pipeline.
- Disc shall be equipped with an O-ring seal and shall open to provide a full waterway design as defined by ANSI/AWWA C508 and a Type II full waterway, composition-to-metal seat, as defined by MSS SP-71.
C: COATINGS
- Check valves are available with an interior and exterior fusion-bond epoxy coating, in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C550.
D: USEAGE
- Valve to be designed for use in water and wastewater applications. Check valves equipped with lever and weight, or lever and spring, that can be used in a horizontal pipeline or in a vertical pipeline only when flow is in an upward direction. The orientation of the lever shall be field adjustable and must be positioned correctly for the installation.
E: MANUFACTURER
- Valves shall be equal to AMERICAN Flow Control’s Waterous Series 600 Swing Check Valve.