Difficulty with plastic valves
Difficulty with plastic valves
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I am from Australia and am having problems sourcing plastic check valves and three way valves which are suitable for 8 x 5 hose. I am using these components for a dosing system whereby the three way valve will allow me to divert flow from two different source tanks (each with a different pump) to a common discharge point. The chemicals I'm using are nitric acid and palladium. Any suggestions as to where I could get valves these small or if there is an alternative set-up. Thanks Guys





RE: Difficulty with plastic valves
Nitric acid? What strength? This may limit your choices significantly.
Lastly, palladium is not a fluid - unless its powdered? You probably mean some kind of palladium solution, such as chloride or fluoride?
That said, try:
www.mcmaster.com - look at their catalog page 389 for check valves that might work.
3-way valves? Why not two two-way valves and a Y-fitting, that might be easier to find.
RE: Difficulty with plastic valves
-Yup
Nitric acid? What strength? This may limit your choices significantly.
-40 % nitric acid solution
Lastly, palladium is not a fluid - unless its powdered? You probably mean some kind of palladium solution, such as chloride or fluoride?
-Yup it is palladium chloride
3-way valves? Why not two two-way valves and a Y-fitting, that might be easier to find.
-Thanks for the suggestion. The main difficulty is finding a supplier here in Australia which stocks valves for hoses as small as what we're using