How to select a Hayward Ball Valve
Hayward ball valves are used for either
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Controlling flow “on” or “off” (with a standard ball valve)
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Controlling direction of flow (with a three way ball valve)
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Restricting or modulating flow (with proportional control ball valves)
Follow the appropriate link above for
additional selection criteria.
With exception to the QV series compact
ball valves, all of Hayward’s ball valves have a “true union”
design.
True union ball valves enable the body of
the valve to be removed from the ball valve assembly without
removing the valve connections to the pipeline. This makes
installation and maintenance much easier and due to the special
threads used for true union connections, increases safety as well
because the threads are designed to leak when over pressurized and
prevent the valve body from damage/fracturing.
True Union Ball Valve Options
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Valve Handle lock-outs: prevent unauthorized use of manual ball valves
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Valve Tags: customers part number/description
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Stem Extension Kits: raise the height of the ball valve handle from 6” to 96” to actuate a valve in a difficult-to-reach or otherwise dangerous area
Actuators for True Union Ball Valves
You can “convert” an existing Hayward
true union ball valve to be actuated with either an electric or
pneumatic actuator OR you can order them that way.
Converting an existing manually operated valve to an automated valve requires an actuator mounting kit and the corresponding actuator; please navigate to the actuator section of the menu bar for detailed information and options.
Basic Electric and Pneumatic operated true union ball valves
are available preconfigured in PVC and CPVC materials with either
FPM or EPDM o-rings; use the navigation menu above under Ball Valves
for the Automatic Ball Valves section.
Custom configured valve actuators can be specified
and attached to actuator ready ball valves. This is a two-step
process; first you select the actuator ready version of the ball
valve (without manual handle) and second you select the
corresponding actuator, using the navigation menu above. It is
probably easier for you to simply
complete our inquiry form and let us look-up the proper valve
and actuator combination than it is to do the research yourself.