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Old 09-22-2006, 12:16 PM
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I found out basically what Steve just said (only this was 4 or 5 years ago so nobody knew the answer).
I think there were a bunch of us looking around that same time.

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Old 09-23-2006, 01:58 AM
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Why not email the manufacturer and ask about S.W. applc.'s?

I have serviced these valves in the greenhouse industry for many years and can say that they do stand up to repetitive use. They are used for fertigation cycles and in the summer can o/c up to 50 times a day.
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I was thinking more along the lines of what would happen to the metal bits in SW over time, thinking they'd corrode eventually. Also there was something else .. can't remember what part it was, but it was a white plastic with these little tiny holes (sorry can't really describe it). I totally saw it getting encrusted with stuff and not sealing properly. I felt a ball valve would serve a closed loop better but unfortunately an actuated valve seems to be big $$$.
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