Blog: Balancing Valves

Adjustable Thermal Hot Water Balancing

September 09, 2019

by Woody Dickinson, Marketing Technical Manager of Caleffi North America, Inc. as featured in PHCP PROS Magazine June 2019 Within a multi-circuit...

Balancing Valves Domestic Hot Water Systems

How to clean a balancing valve?

April 28, 2015

The Caleffi 132 Series QuickSetter™ and 132 Series QuickSetter+™ (low-lead for plumbing applications)...

Balancing Valves Water Quality

Caleffi and Balancing - An Award Winning Combination

November 13, 2014

The QuickSetter+™ is quickly becoming a customer favorite... and for good reason! It makes balancing on the job site quick, accurate and easy with no added tools needed. We were honored to receive a...

Balancing Valves

How does a differential pressure bypass valve work?

August 25, 2014

We get calls about selecting, applying and setting differential pressure bypass valves (DPBVs). Why, where and when are they needed, and how do they work? The DPBV is a 2-way, self contained proportional valve with an integral differential pressure adjustment setting. The valve inlet is piped to the supply line and the outlet is piped to the return line...

Balancing Valves Hydronic Principles Zone Valves and Radiator Valves

No Lead? Low-lead? Lead-free? What’s the Deal?

July 10, 2014

No Lead? Low-lead? Lead-free? They all mean the same thing, and they refer to the following: the federal Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act that went into effect in January 2014. This new law redefines “lead-free...

Balancing Valves Certifications Mixing Valves, Thermostatic