I should have mentioned we are trying to avoid buying a blind flange - its a big valve, so a blind flange would be pretty expensive for a government job.
Maury, the sludge is return activated sludge in a constantly mixed return box - not thick enough to settle out against the valve and prevent...
We are in the middle of a construction project and the construction company's engineer refuses to listen to our safety concerns about a 48 inch butterfly valve. The line on one side of the closed valve is full of sludge. The line for the other side of the valve has not yet been constructed. This...