Charles, Consider replacing the float valve with a product similar to one of these operating a solenoid valve:
http://www.fluidswitch.com/pages/fm20.htm On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Charles Thurston<[email protected]> wrote: > Hello sprinklerforum, > > Having not ever needed to purchase one of these valves so I thought I would > ask the collective advice of the experienced experts of this very useful > forum for advice. I have a location where there is a 4" float valve to > fill a break tank of about 8000 gallons from domestic water. The valve is > now leaking past and will not shutoff when the tank gets full. The owner > wants to replace the valve. It is a straight pattern valve FxF. Who makes > a good reliable valve for something like this? The top of the tank is > about 20 feet AFF IN a room with only about 2 feet between the walls of > the tank and the walls of the room. > > -- > Best regards, > Charles Thurston mailto:[email protected] > Coastal Fire Protection > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
