Warm greetings, my friend! The goal of this page is to clarify "What is 'air release valve'" by addressing common misunderstandings.
A quick answer is…
A valve, usually manually operated, which is used to release air from a water pipe or fitting.
The second function of an ‘air valve’ is to admit air into the system when the internal pressure of the pipeline drops below atmospheric pressures.
Do you know what makes people curious? Here are a few questions and answers:
Air release valve
How does a pressure relief valve (PRV) work...
The pressure relief valve (PRV) is designed to open at a predefined set pressure. So whenever the system pressure exceeds the set pressure, the PRV pops and releases the overpressure and when the excess pressure is removed the PRV closes again.I hope you found the information you were looking for. If you didn’t, just make a comment below.
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