I am considering hard-piping with all TC fittings. I'd like to route pipe out of my kettles, down through the table, and into a manifold that feeds a pump. The plumbing under the table is accessible for cleaning/maintenance, but inconvenient to operate valves on the manifold itself.
The check valves I'm looking at involve 1/2 to 1 psi break open and have fairly large interiors (I assume to reduce head loss). An example is https://www.glaciertanks.com/sanitary-check-valves-b45mp-g150.html
My questions are:
The check valves I'm looking at involve 1/2 to 1 psi break open and have fairly large interiors (I assume to reduce head loss). An example is https://www.glaciertanks.com/sanitary-check-valves-b45mp-g150.html
My questions are:
- Is there any real benefit to having a valve on both sides of each leg coming down from the kettles? This question applies regardless of whether the lower valve is ball or check.
- What kind of head loss can I expect? Is it likely to have a material impact? (I have inquiries into the vendors to try and quantify this.)
- Is there a target break pressure for the valve that is ideal? (Weak enough to work w/o a lot of pressure, but still strong enough that the pump won't pull them open when their corresponding upper valve is closed)