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Old 05-29-2008, 07:59 AM
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What is a balancing valve
I saw this valve today on a residential water heater circulation system. This was not for home heating just for hot water circulation.
Per the Nibco web site this is a balancing valve. Can be adjusted and the valve position is displayed in the window on top of the knob.
My question is: What does a balancing valve do and why is it on this system? Are there things I should be telling/reporting to a client about these?

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Jonathan M Cartwright
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