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OVERVIEW
The 2-Way and 3-Way Motorized Valves work with any of the following
steam, vacuum, or hot water system applications:
• Single-Seated Valves
– 2-Way Low-Pressure Steam Valve Application
– 2-Way Vacuum Steam Valve Application
– 3-Way Converted Hot Water Heating Application
• Double-Seated and Balanced Plug Valves
– 2-Way High-Pressure Steam Valve Application
SINGLE-SEATED VALVES
2-WAY LOW-PRESSURE STEAM VALVE APPLICATION
This type of application is generally a low pressure (< 15 PSIG) system in which the valve can turn on or off the flow
of steam from the boiler (or other source) in a steam distribution system. A typical application would be where
steam is used for heating radiators in a one or two-pipe steam heated building using the MPC Platinum controller.
Another typical application in which a 2-way steam valve is used is in a steam-to-hot water heat exchanger. The
2-way steam valve is used to regulate the amount of steam entering a heat exchanger to maintain the hot water
using the HWR Platinum controller. As the hot water load changes, the steam valve is signaled to change the
amount of steam entering the heat exchanger.
2-WAY VACUUM STEAM VALVE APPLICATION
2-way valves can modulate the flow of sub-atmospheric steam from the boiler (or other source) into a steam
distribution system. Actuators are equipped with a position feedback signal. A typical example of this type of
application would be using vacuum steam to heat radiators in a building. When the control, such as the SRC
Platinum, calls to put heat into the system, the 2-way valve partially modulates open and steam flows into the
radiators based on the outdoor air temperature. When the control determines that sufficient heat has entered
the radiators, the control either marginally closes the 2-way valve, reducing the flow of steam, or closes the valve.
3-WAY CONVERTED HOT WATER HEATING APPLICATION
The standard 2-way single-seated valves can be converted and used as a 3-way valve simply by removing
the lower ANSI flange plate. In a 3-way valve configuration, valves are used to mix heating water to a desired
temperature. The hot water from the boiler is blended with the correct proportion of cooler water returning from
the system to maintain the target temperature as the HWR Platinum control resets the hot water temperature
based on outside temperature. The operation of the actuator allows the hot supply and the cold supply to be
interchangeable, allowing additional flexibility in the installation of the valve.
NOTE
Prior to installation,
the contractor should
ensure the proper valve
for the application has
been selected.
02 DETAILED OPERATION