I need a valve to stop the flow of water if I have a line break.

memphishouseman

Is there a control valve that will shut off the flow of hot water between my home boiler and the zone heating unit if there is a break in the line resulting in a drop in line pressure?

SWEI

You could install one of these with a couple of hose thread adapters. There are others built for whole house applications.

memphishouseman

Thank you for the information. I recently had a 1.5" Plex connector break and it almost caused my house to flood. The pumps kept pumping hot water and it as almost a disaster! I am looking to add some safety devices. Thanks again!

icesailor

I'd be wondering why a 1 1/2" PEC connector broke.

If the fill valve to the system was turned off, it wouldn't be draining out.

jonny88

its for this reason Ice i am now leaving my fill valves closed.Again I learned the hard way

icesailor

I still want to know why a 1 1/2" PEX fitting broke. Was it under torque stress? Was there not enough room for expansion?

Its a fine idea to leave the fill valve off, as long as the boiler has a LWCO and alarm, and is piped properly to not let the boiler water all drain out. I'd be figuring out why it broke. Its highly unusual for a PEX fitting of that size to break. There had to be a contributing cause.

IMMO.

Jimbo_5

I've seen several safety devices designed to stop major flooding once water is senced at predetermined locations. Neptune, Flood Stop, Quisp. Not cheap, but sound interesting.

Matt_67

We've been using Axiom glycol feeders whenever we put glycol in a system. Might not be a bad idea on straight water systems either?