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  1. archirodon

    gate valve location

    hello everyone. we are in the process of adding new pipes for water distribution. being new in our company, i noticed that gate valves are being installed "only" where tees are located. May I ask then, what is the proper spacing of gate valves. How do we install them?
  2. archirodon

    air is being suck by the distribution main

    hello everyone. we have tried putting an air release valve at the highest point of our distribution main. what happened was instead of air being released, air is being sucked by the pipe into the distribution main. can somebody explain this? we haven't put the ARV yet, only the ball valve at...
  3. archirodon

    how to select the right submersible pump?

    good day to everyone! i've just received the Pumping Test Report of our newly drilled well and it's my first time to see such report and i'm just new in the field of water distribution. kindly help me select a submersible pump based from the report. Their recommendations are: Q (discharge) =...
  4. archirodon

    100 service connections for 2" pvc pipe

    good day to everyone! i'm a newbie in the field of water distribution working for a water district company. kindly help me decide whether a 2" diameter pvc pipe is enough for 100 service connections or a 3" pipe is needed. the pressure in that area is around 5 psi - 10 psi only. thanks. romer
  5. archirodon

    Articles/Web site for Water Piping (Local Area Water Supply)

    hello again... I was just hired last week for my current job here in our city water district. We already have an existing water pipelines here in our area but I want to have a better understanding about piping for water supply. Does anyone here have articles or web page that talks about piping...
  6. archirodon

    additional pvc piping for water supply

    hello everyone, i need some help from our expert members. we have an existing 8" dia. PVC water line with a water flow of 40 liters per second which is being directed into two 6" dia. PVC pipes. now, we are planning to fix a new 6" dia. PVC pipe into the 8" dia. (its water flow is 30 liters per...

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