ScubaSteve
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Hey All-
I've been away from the forum for some time....life kind of pulled me away! I've been lurking over the past year....I'm currently deployed to Afghanistan and now that I've got time on my hands I've been thinking about upgrading my brew rig.
Anyone have any experience with directional control valves? Apparently they're used in hydraulic applications to move fluids in several directions by using a selector knob. Here's a link: http://www.princehyd.com/Portals/0/products/valves/vls3000.jpg .
Seems perfect for brewing....you could avoid buying several ball valves and essentially switch between different paths for fluids to travel. For example, I envision being able to hook a 4 way valve up to a hose, and by moving the selector lever, I could choose between filling the HLT with filtered water, chilling through a cfc, flushing the whole system for cleaning, or supplying water to an onboard spray nozzle for cleaning out the BK/MLT.
Any ideas as to why this may not work?
I've been away from the forum for some time....life kind of pulled me away! I've been lurking over the past year....I'm currently deployed to Afghanistan and now that I've got time on my hands I've been thinking about upgrading my brew rig.
Anyone have any experience with directional control valves? Apparently they're used in hydraulic applications to move fluids in several directions by using a selector knob. Here's a link: http://www.princehyd.com/Portals/0/products/valves/vls3000.jpg .
Seems perfect for brewing....you could avoid buying several ball valves and essentially switch between different paths for fluids to travel. For example, I envision being able to hook a 4 way valve up to a hose, and by moving the selector lever, I could choose between filling the HLT with filtered water, chilling through a cfc, flushing the whole system for cleaning, or supplying water to an onboard spray nozzle for cleaning out the BK/MLT.
Any ideas as to why this may not work?