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RPM Diffusion — Professional Marine Valves

Ball valve

A ball valve opens or shuts a line by rotating a bored ball: a quarter turn is enough. It is mainly used for shut-off; for fine flow control, a globe valve is the better choice.

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The family includes threaded, flanged, wafer (between flanges), press-fit, solvent-weld and 3-way valves, from DN6 to DN300. Bodies are made of brass, nickel-plated brass, DZR brass, bronze, 316 stainless steel, steel, copper-nickel, PVC or polypropylene. The data sheets give the nominal pressure: mostly PN16 and PN40, up to PN100 for some threaded stainless steel valves, and ANSI class 150 or 300 for some flanged or wafer models.

How to choose: a full-bore (full-port) valve leaves the flow unrestricted; DZR brass is intended for water that attacks the zinc in brass (dezincification); below the waterline in seawater, the site's seawater intake configurator recommends bronze or stainless steel.

Certificates stated on the data sheets, depending on the model: 3.1, Bureau Veritas, Lloyd's, RINA, DNV, 3.2 and ACS (French sanitary conformity certificate for contact with drinking water). Brands: RPM, Guidi and Medana & Visca.

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Threaded ball valve

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3-WAY ball valve

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Wafer ball valve

Press-fit ball valve

Flanged ball valve

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