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This Kerick PS150SS float valve is a standard-mount style and is made of PVC with 18-8 stainless steel hardware. The valve has lever brackets on both the top and bottom of the valve with a different fulcrum position for each bracket, which allows a "low" and "high" flow rate at a particular pressure. This valve has a 1.0" orifice with a "low" estimated rate of flow of 85 gallons per minute (gpm) at 20 pounds per square inch (psi) and 124 gpm at 50 psi and a "high" estimated rate of flow of 90 gpm at 20 psi and 145 gpm at 50 psi. The valve inlet and outlet have 1-1/2" NPT male threads for attaching to NPT female fittings. The valve is made of National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) approved PVC (polyvinyl chloride), its replaceable seals are made of TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) for durability and chemical resistance, and its hardware is made of 18-8 stainless steel for corrosion resistance. The valve uses a 14", 16", or 18" x 5/16" stainless steel rod and a 6" or 8" float ball (sold separately). This float valve is suitable for use in a variety of applications, such as fountains, livestock water tanks, and chemical manufacturing plants.
Float valves use a rod and float ball attached to a valve shutoff lever to control flow in or out of a tank. The float ball rises or falls with the level of liquid in the tank, changing the angle of the valve shutoff lever. When the angle of the valve lever changes sufficiently, the valve opens or closes. Float valves are rated according to the volume of liquid that can flow through them at a particular pressure to ensure the tank can be refilled as quickly as it is emptied. The material that a float valve is constructed from must be suitable for the liquid in which it operates, which may be corrosive or at an extreme temperature. Float valves are used to automatically regulate the level of liquid within tanks in a variety of applications, such as fountains, livestock water tanks, cooling towers, and chemical manufacturing plants.
Kerick Valve manufactures fluid level control valves for industrial applications. The company, founded in 1994, is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.
Jake Smith
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
As advertised
J. Watters
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017
Only used once so far for filling water storage tanks. Can shut off 60psi of incoming pressure. Far better price than $1400 I saw for a brass unit.
Christopher Shaw
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017
Seems good, but be sure to put a long rod and big float with it. It takes a lot to shut it off!
zorch
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2016
Works perfectly. I use it for insuring I don't overfill a water recycling bin.
ErikB
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016
Definitely beefier than the pictures imply. It may be plastic but it is super thick and seems plenty sturdy. Works great so far.Update 1/2021: 4 years later it's still working flawlessly.
Kelly Perkins
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014
These things are wow heavy duty.. I like it, next is putting it on a tank.. that's the only time I'll really know.
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