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Thrush valve maintenance?
nicholas bonham-carter
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About to do the yearly draining of the compression tank.
Is there anything needed on the Thrush valve?—NBC
Is there anything needed on the Thrush valve?—NBC
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This Thrush valve?
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My system has an additional isolation valve between the Thrush valve and the compression tank. I'm not sure the isolation valve is needed.
Reason I say that is I recently had my compression tank replaced (pinhole leak) with a like compression tank. This was done with a full wet system, and the thrush valve held back the water.
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WM, did you have a isolation valve on the return line at the pump?
It seems you would have to stop the water from draining out that way.0 -
This is on the return, but the flippers are stuck, so it hasn't changed in years.
No isolation valves by the pump either.
Maybe a partial vacuum in a second floor radiator held the water back?
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So it is just a flow check with an air scoop on top of it?0
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Thrush made the best valves , as you can see they last forever ... I never had to clean one ...I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all0
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Not exactly an air scoop but the tap for the expansion tank is just below the check flap . Any air that migrates down and collects as a bubble would rise back up into the tank ..I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all0
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