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Automate Manual Ball Valve

  • 10-07-2018 4:43pm
    #1
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭


    I have a manual ball valve with a lever to turn on/ off the flow to the rads ie. hot water only or both hot water & heating
    I was thinking, if it was possible, to automate this by simply removing the handle and replacing it with a motorized valve head. Has anybody tried this?
    Any reason why it would not work?
    Would I need to modify the shaft on the valve?


Comments

  • #2
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    This was discussed before on a thread about a year ago. If I remember correctly, the overall consensus was that the idea was over engineering a simple enough requirement. In other words, just fit a decent zone valve and be done with it.


  • #3
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭John.G


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    This was discussed before on a thread about a year ago. If I remember correctly, the overall consensus was that the idea was over engineering a simple enough requirement. In other words, just fit a decent zone valve and be done with it.

    Here's the thread https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=105701323


  • #4
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    What you are looking for is an actuator like this :






    just get an ordinary motorised valve instead

    unless you want to use some kinda servo motor thingy to regulate the amount of heat dumped to somewhere


  • #5
    Cerco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,063 ✭✭✭Cerco


    I was simply looking for an easy way of controlling the valve without having to drain the system. Thanks for all the responses.
    Seems like a non-runner and the solution is to replace it with a complete motorized valve.
    Thanks again


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