DUE
TO THE GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND CONVENIENCE OF INTEGRAL
ADJUSTABLE REGULATING RADIATOR VALVES, THEIR USE IS
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IN LIEU OF REGULATING PLATES TO
BALANCE STEAM FLOW.
THE
USE OF ORIFICE REGULATING PLATES WAS PRETTY MUCH
DISCONTINUED OVER 70 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, SOME
MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEGUN TO SUPPLY ORIFICE PLATES AGAIN
WITH THEIR RADIATOR VALVE LINE. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED
FOR GOOD REASON. PLEASE REVIEW NOTES BELOW:
THE ADVANTAGES OF REGULATING /BALANCING VALVES RATHER
THEN ORIFICE PLATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
IN OPERATION
REGULATING VALVES ARE SELF CLEANING AND IF REQUIRED
EASY EXTERNAL MANUAL CLEARING OF CLOGGING DEBRIS CAN
BE ACCOMPLISHED.
ORIFICE PLATES CLOG
AND WEAR AND PIPE FITTINGS MUST BE DISCONNECTED TO
REMOVE ORIFICE PLATE FOR DEBRIS CLEARING AND PLATE
REPLACEMENT IF NECESSARY.
REGULATING RADIATOR
VALVE ADJUSTMENT CAN BE EASILY MATCHED TO RADIATOR
CAPACITY AND SYSTEM ORIFICE BALANCING SCHEDULE.
FEWER TOOLS AND LESS LABOR ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS.
REGULATING VALVES
ARE SELF-CONTAINED. NO LOOSE PARTS TO BE LOST IN THE
CASE OF SEPARATE ORIFICE PLATES.
NOTE:
IF RADIATOR VALVE SEPARATE ORIFICE PLATES ARE REQUIRED
G.S. DUNHAM CAN PROVIDE PROPERLY FITTED AND SIZED
PLATES. THIS BY GENERATING AN ORIFICE PLATE SITE
SPECIFIC SCHEDULE BASED ON SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PRESSURE
DROPS, ETC). IT IS IMPORTANT THAT INDIVIDUAL HARDWARE IS
SYSTEM MATCHED TO PROVIDE PROPER DISTRIBUTION AND
MAXIMIZE ENERGY SAVINGS.
PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL FOR STAND ALONE INFORMATION/SALES
OF SWRFC OR SWRFB REGULATING RADIATOR VALVE OR OUR SWRFB
ADJUSTABLE ORIFICE RADIATOR VALVE WITH THERMOSTATIC SELF
CONTAINED TEMPERATURE CONTROL. THE SWRFB WITH
REGULATING ADJUSTABLE ORIFICE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL
HEAD PROVIDES FOR BOTH TIGHT SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL
AND LOCAL ROOM TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
