Designed to resist damage by livestock
The weakest part of a float valve is generally the float arm. The float arm transmits the lifting force provided by the float to the valve head.
If the float or float arm are not adequately protected, livestock may eventually bend or break the float arm.
Once the float arm is permanently bent or broken the valve will probably open and remain open while the supply source runs dry. The livestock are then at risk of losing condition or dying.
The water in the supply source needs to be replaced if that’s possible, and the float arm will need to be replaced if it’s broken or weakened which is another expense and another job.
The Flowjack flexible float arm helps to eliminate the chance of this costly and inconvenient situation.
The float arm can flex up to about 45 degrees without permanently bending.
“So far I have had no reports of the flexible float arms to suit our two inch and smaller valves failing,” said Flowjack business owner Tim Stewart.
He says customers also like the stainless steel construction. “They say the valves may be a little more expensive than some of the others on the market, but some graziers report they are only getting around three to four years out of a brass or bronze valve due to corrosion, while the stainless steel valves have been in the field for longer than this already and look like they will last for many years to come.”