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Valve Service Guide

Valves Mainly for On/Off Service

Gate Valve
Plug Valve

Valves Mainly for Regulator Service

Globe Valve
Needle Valve
Pinch Valve
Squeeze Valve

Valves Mainly for Regulator and On/Off Service

Ball Valve
Butterfly Valve

Valves for Checking Backflow

Ball Check Valve
Foot Valve
Lift Check Valve
Piston Check Valve
Stop Check Valve
Swing Check Valve
Tilting Disk Valve
Wafer Check Valve

Valves for Switching Flow

Diverter Valve
Multiport Valve

Valves for Discharging

Ball Float Valve
Blowoff Valve
Relief Valve
Rupture Disk
Safety Valve
Trap

Control Valves and Pressure Regulators

Back Pressure Regulator
Pressure Regulator

Unclassified Valves  and Terms

These valve descriptions are common terms used to describe valves by there service or function.  

Barstock Valve
Bibb
Bleed Valve
Block Valve
Blowdown Valve
Bypass Valve
Diaphragm Valve
Drain Valve
Head Valve
Isolating Valve
Mixing Valve
Regulating Valve
Sampling Valve
Shutoff Valve
Slurry Valve
Stop Valve
Throttling Valve
Vacuum Breaker
Quick Acting Valve

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