Pressure Reducing Valves

Pressure Reducing Valves

Introduction
The importance of managing and reducing water by 29%. JET range pressure reducing valves (PRVs)
consumption has never been so great, as changes in both have been designed to allow simple, reliable pressure
our natural and built environments have brought about reduction and stabilisation in domestic, commercial and
a greater awareness of the value of water. As a result there industrial applications. The result of this design process
are increasing social and legislative demands for us all to is a valve that benefits from sufficiently high flow rates
improve the way we control water, often involving and robust construction to meet commercial requirements,
increasingly sophisticated water systems. It has been within a compact body that meets the demands of the
calculated that a pressure reduction from 6 to 3 bar would, domestic customer for an aesthetically pleasing, easily
on average, reduce water consumption for a family of four understandable product.

Design Criteria
The range comprises two models, sizes;
JET range PRVs are designed to be 'drip
• DN15 to DN25 that have BSP ends and tight' under 'no flow' conditions.
compression adaptors for connecting
to copper tube. Valves are tested to DVGW flow rates and
• DN32 to DN50 are supplied complete with male noise levels.
BSP unions.
All of the valves are set by their dial up top, with the set
The valves are corrosion resistant in accordance with BS EN pressure directly indicated on the set point scale.
12502 and are WRAS approved, (certification) nos. 0605126 Although the need for pressure gauges whilst setting
and 0012135. is eliminated, gauge ports are provided for checking
the downstream pressure as part of a regular
There is an integral filter on the inlet side to protect the seat maintenance programme.
from damage caused by debris from the supply.

Typical Applications commercial and industrial applications.

JET range PRVs are the solution to problems caused A valve may serve an individual appliance or outlet,
by unstable or undesirably high pressures in domestic, or a complete building, zone or process.

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 Examples Include:
• High rise buildings or where booster sets have been used, • To protect costly equipment that is sensitive to or could be
to ensure that pressure is evenly distributed across each damaged by high or fluctuating pressures.
residence or zone.
• Where it is necessary to constantly maintain the correct
• The rising main of a dwelling in areas, where the mains pressure to safety critical equipment, such as unvented hot
supply is subject to fluctuation or is excessively high. water storage systems.

Dimensions and Materials of Construction 15mm to 28mm

Code Size Dimensions (mm) Flow Wt.
13
DN (ØF) ØC ØM L L1 H H1 H2 Kv Kg
K74263 15 15 20 110 95 98 55.2 26 2.60 0.60
12 K74264 20 22 25 110 95 98 55.2 26 2.80 0.64
K74265 25 28 32 114 97 98 55.2 26 3.00 0.74
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1 BODY (BRASS) 8 O-RING (NBR)
11
1
2 NOZZLE INSERT (POM) 9 O-RING (NBR)

H1 H
2 3 VALVE SPINDLE (BRASS) 10 STRAINER (STAINLESS STEEL)
8
3 4 CONE DISC (BRASS) 11 SPRING BONNET (CAPRON PA6)
9
10 5 HEXAGON SCREW (BRASS) 12 ADJUSTING SCREW (BRASS)
ØM ØF ØC 7
6 DISC (BRASS) 13 REGULATING HANDLE (CAPRON PA6)
6
H2
4 5 7 14
JOINT RING SEAL (NBR) SPRING (SPRING STEEL)

L1
L

Optional Jet range Vertical (Bottom Entry) Pressure Gauges. 0-6 bar N20510 0-16 bar N20512

*Barrier Pipes Copper Tube *Press Fittings *Plastics

32mm to 50mm Code Size Dimensions (mm) Flow Wt.

6 DN (ØD) ØD1 L L1 H H1 Kv Kg
K74286 32 61 200 105 111 64 5.9 2.0
K74287 40 82 225 130 173 126 12.6 3.3
12 H K74288 50 82 255 140 173 126 12.0 4.5

13 1 BODY (DZR BRASS) 8 STRAINER (STAINLESS STEEL)

9 2 UNION NUT (DZR BRASS) 9 JOINT RING SEAL (NBR)

4
3 TAILPIECE (DZR BRASS) 10 GROOVE RING (NBR)
7 5
ØD
4 CONE DISC (HOSTAFORM) 11 'O' RING (NBR)
10
1 11
3
5 NOZZLE INSERT (HOSTAFORM) 12 SPRING BONNET (CAPRON PA6)
2 8 H1

6 ADJUSTING SCREW (BRASS) 13 SPRING (SPRING STEEL)

14 7 14
STRAINER (STAINLESS STEEL) STRAINER PLUG (CAPRON PA6)
ØD1
L1
L

Optional Jet range Horizontal (Rear Entry) Pressure Gauges. 0-6 bar N20511 0-16 bar N20513

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System Requirements

JET range PRVs are suitable for use with water, A safety relief valve should be fitted downstream of the
compressed air and other inert fluids within the valve but upstream of any equipment that might be
following parameters: damaged by excessive pressure, to ensure reliable service.

Maximum Inlet Pressure 16.0 bar. It is good practice, and we recommend that a filter
Outlet Pressure 1.5 to 6.0 bar. or strainer is installed on the inlet and that isolation valves
Maximum Temperature 15-28mm 70˚C 32-50mm 40˚C. are fitted either side of the valve.
Minimum Pressure Drop 1.0 bar.
Valves must be fitted in accordance with the instructions
It is important to correctly size the valve for the that are provided with the valve.
application, the correct size of valve is not necessarily the
same as the line in which it is fitted.

Valve Sizing
Sizing Examples

Water
Flow velocities should be within the blue
shaded area, between 1.0 and 2.0 m/s. In
domestic applications the velocity should
be kept below 1.5 m/s.

Example A
The required flow of water to a dwelling is
60 l/min (3.6 m3/h). By drawing a vertical
line from the required flow rate until it
intersects the flow line of valve(s) in the
blue zone, then drawing a horizontal line
to the vertical axis, we can see that
velocity through a 32mm valve
would be 1.25 m/s or through a 25mm
valve would be 2.0 m/s. In a domestic
application a 32mm valve would
be selected, in a commercial or industrial
environment where slightly more noise is
permissible, a 25mm valve would suffice.
Flow velocity m/s

Air
Acceptable flow velocites range between
10 and 20 m/s, as shown in the grey
shaded area.

Flow rate m3/h Example B

A capacity of 40 m3/h is required.
The valve size that intersects a horizontal
line from 40 m3/h in the grey area
Flow rate l/min is 32mm.

For further information telephone our Technical Heating Helpline

on 01926 705 237 or visit our website at www.pipecenter.co.uk
Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the information included in this
document was accurate at the time of printing, we reserve the right to change
specifications at any time. The photographs reproduced in this publication are
within the constraints of the printing process and are NOT to be used for matching
purposes. E&OE.

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