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emergency (??) shutoff valve... Is there such a thing?

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Just replaced the waterline in the stalls today with black plastic and compression (?) fittings. The galvanized stuff I took out was like swiss cheese from freezing/thawind and I made bandaids with fire hose and clamps. Anyway, having flashbacks to coming home and havind stalls full of water because something broke or a drink valve stuck.

Anyone know if something exists that would shut off if there was an abnormal or sudden surge in water flow? Or some type of safety device.
There are some little adapters that screw onto the water hose faucet before hooking up a washer or garden hose that will stop if there is a sudden surge from a busted hose but don't they'd work for the stall if there was just a leak.

Appreciate any ideas.


I have one of these but it says minimum 4gpm and there won't be that much flow just from a drink bowl. Or could I be misunderstanding something?

http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplie...es-ft1_valves_gauges_regulators;pgwr1704.htmlDave
 
(quoted from post at 13:38:31 03/18/11) Is this a waterer in a dirt floor barn?
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Does it matter? These are waterers in stalls with cement floors. Still a mess if they leak and water costs money.

Dave
 
A Friend had something like that in his dairy barn. It could be set to flow X gallons, then it would shut off. he had it in a by-pass system. Every night he would shut off the other line, turn the metered line on and set it for just a little more than the cows would drink over night. when he had a problem, he had a limited amount of water to pump out.
 

You could install an automatic "fusible valve".maybe better known as an automatic shut-off in the line..
If flow exceeds the rated flow, the emergency check-valve shuts the line off..

Ron..
 
By replacing the galvanized pipes with plastic it seems you have solved most of your problems. Now you need something to detect a stuck watering bowl. The people who install automatic lawn sprinklers have something called a rain detector. Its out where it will collect rain and shut of the automatic system if its raining. You could use it to close an electric solenoid valve if it had water in it. You would have to locate it under the watering bowl to catch the overflow. If I remember correctly they operate on 24 volts AC and aren't that expensive. I think Rainbird makes one.
 
I cant find it right now, but they have hoses that are usually used for clothes washers that cut the flow if a hose breaks. These are available from Home Depot, and other home stores. I can look for an example later if you cant find it. it is exactly what you are after, and relatively cheap. has standard hose bib ends on them too. (as long as thats what the washer connectors are)

also search flood stop or flood safe washer hose


i wish i could have more time to help...
 
They make it but I don't know what it is or what its called. Every faucet and hose at the plant where I work has one. If I turn on the breakroom sink faucet too fast at full flow the valve slams shut. Some kind of free flow preventer.
 
(quoted from post at 17:14:33 03/18/11) They make it but I don't know what it is or what its called. Every faucet and hose at the plant where I work has one. If I turn on the breakroom sink faucet too fast at full flow the valve slams shut. Some kind of free flow preventer.
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I've got something like that on the washer and garden hose but they only work on a surgeGuess I'll try the valve I already have and just set it to 20 or 30 gallon every morning and see if it works???

Dave
 
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