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For a long time, conventional valves and heating valves were quite popular type of plumbing valves, and even now continue to enjoy relatively high demand. But gradually replaced them come the more modern counterparts, the so-called ball valves, which have already started to use a well-deserved popularity among a wide circle of specialists. And it is not surprising when you consider the fact that the ball valves are very reliable, have a simple design, and also quite inexpensive, for example, PEX tubing. It is worth noting the excellent maintainability of ball valves, if their body is collapsible, as it allows you to quickly implement their repairs, replacing broken or worn-out element, and all this even without the removal of the tube.

Although ball valves have been widely used not so long ago, their design is not new and has been known for over a hundred years, but earlier, using only materials of steel, was difficult to provide reliable and complete coverage of passage of the medium. But with the growth of technology and the advent of new synthetic materials such as artificial rubber and Teflon, have been effective to solve the existing problems, which gave the green light to mass use of ball valves. But, nevertheless, they continue to be issued in brass, iron, bronze, steel, titanium, stainless steel and various alloys, as is easily seen on the site PEX tubing supplies.

Its name, this type of valve, was due to the fact that in their movable locking element is a spherical tube, but actually the ball, which is present along the axis of a hole intended for the passage of the medium. For opening and closing of the valve is necessary to turn these bowl ninety degrees. The advantage of such a principle of work over other types of valves is that the hole in the ball diameter coincides with the diameter of the pipeline, and therefore almost no hydraulic losses.