Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.

Did you see this copper sweat, circ flange

hr
hr Member Posts: 6,106
in THE MAIN WALL
Lets face it there are plenty of times when you really don't need iso flanges on both sides of a circ.

My testing shows the Grundfos with the internal check will allow you to remove the pump from the volute with just the check up stream. I pressurized one to 60 psi in my shop and pulled the motor out. Without getting wet!

Or sometimes a row of circs on a manifold could be isolated with just one valve.

Anyways, I thought this was a clever approch to a simple, very flexible flange. The ring, as you can see, rotates to allow any version of flange configuration to be used.

Now you can build your own iso flange with the ball valve of your choice. Or a globe valve to balance with. Or a Y strainer, or whatever device you want up or downstream of a circ.

I also discovered a basic plain threaded flange can slip over it instead of the steel one they ship. Be nice to be able to buy just the copper component and get double duty from your stocked threaded flanges.

hot rod

<A HREF="http://www.heatinghelp.com/getListed.cfm?id=144&Step=30">To Learn More About This Professional, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Professional"</A>

Comments

  • kevin coppinger_4
    kevin coppinger_4 Member Posts: 2,124
    thats slick....

    for so long there was only one way to do a flange....now everyone and there brother is coming out with a flange or another way to do it.....kpc

    To Learn More About This Professional, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Professional"
  • Ron Schroeder_2
    Ron Schroeder_2 Member Posts: 176


    OK, who makes them.....inquiring minds want to know.

    Ron
  • Greg Swob
    Greg Swob Member Posts: 167
    flanges

    Have you tried the Webstone Isolator flange/valves? Don't have a photo to attach, but that's all we use now and replace the old sweat flanges with. It is a circularot flange, with a ball valve- thread or sweat and they also make them with a 3/4" side-tapped ball valve with hose thread for drain or flush operations. Greg
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    Evidently the ISH photos went right by you....

    Hot Rod had a NEW Webstone valve...Now I have asked my supplier to run 6 of them down for me ,..however he had the New Webstone catalogue on the desk when i walked in today unfortunately i had to draw him a picture as it was not in his book :( That dissapoints me ALOT ...:) oh well...i like the bell and gossets too :) i need these new sweat gizmoes :) it gives a guy a whole lota new EXPERIENCE :))) sorry, i like the webstones with the purge also..i will see if i can find that thread with the new P/S valve what a deal!
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    OK

    who makes them , and where do we buy them ? Looks like a great component to go with an IFC pump , to connect to a copper zone . The big question is if it's cheaper than a threaded flange and male adapter .
  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    Intermountain LLC

    in Bozeman, Montana is the manufacture. Try Jim at genie59715@msn.com for info.

    hot rod

    To Learn More About This Professional, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Professional"
  • Steve Eayrs
    Steve Eayrs Member Posts: 424
    Intermountain flanges

    Don't look like the intermountain flanges I tried a few years ago. These flanges look heavier, which would be good, since that was the downfall of the previous ones. You had to be very careful not to overtighten them, or the would warp and leak. Of if not tight enough.......they would leak. Seems like is was more of a plastic flange, slid over the copper stubb.

    Steve
  • Dale Pickard
    Dale Pickard Member Posts: 231


    That's Jim Caffrey former owner of Bozeman Plumbing and Heating. He's a good guy with a simple and effective idea that deserves support.

    Dale
  • David Sutton_5
    David Sutton_5 Member Posts: 87
    what are the cost

    > Lets face it there are plenty of times when you

    > really don't need iso flanges on both sides of a

    > circ.

    >

    > My testing shows the Grundfos with the

    > internal check will allow you to remove the pump

    > from the volute with just the check up stream. I

    > pressurized one to 60 psi in my shop and pulled

    > the motor out. Without getting wet!

    >

    > Or

    > sometimes a row of circs on a manifold could be

    > isolated with just one valve.

    >

    > Anyways, I

    > thought this was a clever approch to a simple,

    > very flexible flange. The ring, as you can see,

    > rotates to allow any version of flange

    > configuration to be used.

    >

    > Now you can build

    > your own iso flange with the ball valve of your

    > choice. Or a globe valve to balance with. Or a

    > Y strainer, or whatever device you want up or

    > downstream of a circ.

    >

    > I also discovered a

    > basic plain threaded flange can slip over it

    > instead of the steel one they ship. Be nice to

    > be able to buy just the copper component and get

    > double duty from your stocked threaded

    > flanges.

    >

    > hot rod

    >

    > _A

    > HREF="http://www.heatinghelp.com/getListed.cfm?id=

    > 144&Step=30"_To Learn More About This

    > Professional, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in

    > "Find A Professional"_/A_



    David Sutton
    d.sutton@beaconmechanical.com
  • David Sutton_5
    David Sutton_5 Member Posts: 87


    those seem like a great idea , what is the cost for these?
    David Sutton
    d.sutton@beaconmechanical.com
  • Bruce M.
    Bruce M. Member Posts: 143
    Raven Products have some really interesting

    Multi-Function circulator flanges. Here is the link to them:

    http://www.ravenproducts.us/plumb.htm

    Patent #897766
    MFCF5864C w/purge
    *all multi-functions come less purge unless otherwise specified
This discussion has been closed.

Categories