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Valve Assembly Bundle, Connects a 1" Pan Fitting to a 1" Valve

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Valve Assembly Bundle, Connects a 1" Pan Fitting to a 1" Valve

SKU: SL-ADOVA11V2
SL-ADOVA11V2 ADO Valve Assembly
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Original price was: $103.95.Current price is: $98.75.
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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. ALWAYS USE TEFLON TAPE ON STAINLESS STEEL THREADED CONNECTIONS.
  2. Assemble the provided hardware, using the photo on this page as a guide. If you are designing your own alternative configuration, be mindful to not extend the assembly too far out from your evaporator. Adding additional leverage can put unnecessary strain on pan fittings.
  3. Make sure that the cord/actuator of the Automated Valve is positioned away from anything hot on your evaporator.
  4. Adjust/turn the position of the Ball Valves so that the handles can be opened and closed without interference of other parts.

We recommend placing your pan’s Draw-Off Valve below the Automated Valve for two reasons. First, this manual Ball Valve can be used as a throttle, giving you more control of your draw-offs. We should always be striving for a slow, steady, controlled stream of syrup when we draw off. The second reason that we position a manual Ball Valve under the Automated Valve, is to keep the Automated Valve more lubricated. Without this Ball Valve, the Automated Valve would need to be cleaned more frequently so that it doesn’t gum up with syrup and get stuck.

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Valve Assembly Bundle, Connects a 1" Pan Fitting to a 1" Valve

SKU: SL-ADOVA11V2
PRICE Bundle Discount!

Original price was: $103.95.Current price is: $98.75.
AVG. LEAD TIME
This is the estimated/average time required to get this product ready and/or shipped. Please note that timing may be faster when picked up at our Hilbert showroom.

This combination of hardware is used to attach a 1″ Automated Valve (from a Smoky Lake Auto Draw-Off System) to a 1″ NPT female fitting on an evaporator pan.

This branched Valve Assembly allows you to manually draw off syrup from your pan while the Automated Valve remains closed. This is helpful for doing hydrometer density tests.

The pictures here show two possible configurations that can be achieved with this hardware kit. The ghosted parts in the photos are parts from the Smoky Lake Auto Draw Off System and the Smoky Lake Pan Accessory Kit.

INCLUDED PARTS:

Street Elbow, 1"

Street Elbow, 1" NPT × 2

  • 90º Elbow
  • 304 Stainless Steel
  • 1" NPT (female threads on one end and male on the other end)
  • Class 150
Stainless Steel Nipple - 3/4" NPT

Nipple – 1" NPT, Close × 3

Made out of 304 stainless steel. This piece of hardware is used to connect two fittings that have female threads. The size of this nipple is 1" NPT.

Tee, 1" NPT

Tee, 1" NPT

  • 304 Stainless Steel
  • 1″ NPT (female threads on three ends)
  • Class 150
One Inch Ball Valve

Stainless Steel Ball Valve - 1-inch

  • 100% stainless steel (NOT steel plated)
  • Food grade
  • Easy grip handle
  • Full port allows unrestricted flow
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Description

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. ALWAYS USE TEFLON TAPE ON STAINLESS STEEL THREADED CONNECTIONS.
  2. Assemble the provided hardware, using the photo on this page as a guide. If you are designing your own alternative configuration, be mindful to not extend the assembly too far out from your evaporator. Adding additional leverage can put unnecessary strain on pan fittings.
  3. Make sure that the cord/actuator of the Automated Valve is positioned away from anything hot on your evaporator.
  4. Adjust/turn the position of the Ball Valves so that the handles can be opened and closed without interference of other parts.

We recommend placing your pan’s Draw-Off Valve below the Automated Valve for two reasons. First, this manual Ball Valve can be used as a throttle, giving you more control of your draw-offs. We should always be striving for a slow, steady, controlled stream of syrup when we draw off. The second reason that we position a manual Ball Valve under the Automated Valve, is to keep the Automated Valve more lubricated. Without this Ball Valve, the Automated Valve would need to be cleaned more frequently so that it doesn’t gum up with syrup and get stuck.

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