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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Guses on December 03, 2014, 01:32:13 PM
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No, this is not an attempt to justify antimustachian spending!
Now that I have avoid the IMP (internet mustachian police), let me ask for your help in puchasing this "thingy".
I am looking for a type of plumbing valve that does what a tee does except that the third arm (the one pointing perpendicular to the other 2) should be a valve instead of just a tee. Even better would be a spring valve instead of a ball valve.
Is there a specific term for this type of tee/valve?
I need this to connect to a vacuum pump so that I can let air in when I need to. One arm of the tee would be connected to my pump, one to my vacuum recipient and the other to my "intake" tube.
I am looking to replace the one that I have currently because it lets air in and I lose my vacuum. The one that I have is basically a Y tee with a 45 degree with a springloaded button on top that either blocks air or lets air in when I press it. Trouble is, either the seal is gone or the spring needs to be replaced. A suggestion for where to buy a small but strong spring would also be appreciated.
So can anybody help me with this? Sorry if this is unclear, I have no idea what the technical terms are for most of what I described.
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Maybe I am misunderstanding what you are looking for but would it be something like these?
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A1265144011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A4682608011
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It wont work with a 3 way ball valve since it only allows 2 sides of the valve to be "connected" at any which point.
I need a valve that will connect the 3 sides and let air into the other 2 sides when I want it.
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Try googling manual vacuum release valve or vacuum breaker.
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No, this is not an attempt to justify antimustachian spending!
Now that I have avoid the IMP (internet mustachian police), let me ask for your help in puchasing this "thingy".
I am looking for a type of plumbing valve that does what a tee does except that the third arm (the one pointing perpendicular to the other 2) should be a valve instead of just a tee. Even better would be a spring valve instead of a ball valve.
Is there a specific term for this type of tee/valve?
I need this to connect to a vacuum pump so that I can let air in when I need to. One arm of the tee would be connected to my pump, one to my vacuum recipient and the other to my "intake" tube.
I am looking to replace the one that I have currently because it lets air in and I lose my vacuum. The one that I have is basically a Y tee with a 45 degree with a springloaded button on top that either blocks air or lets air in when I press it. Trouble is, either the seal is gone or the spring needs to be replaced. A suggestion for where to buy a small but strong spring would also be appreciated.
So can anybody help me with this? Sorry if this is unclear, I have no idea what the technical terms are for most of what I described.
Could you add a drawing or schematic? I'm not sure from your description exactly what you are trying to do here. It does sound like a check valve might be what you are looking for but I'm not really sure based on your description.
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Ok, here is my best try at a drawing.
The orange bar is the moving part that is pushed by a spring. Pressing the button allows a channel to be formed with the intake port and releases the vacuum.
For reference, this is a fairly small part, maybe 2 inches by 2 inches and goes on a fairly weak pump. I don't need anything industrial.
(http://s4.postimg.org/uo5b90gwd/vacuum_release.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)