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Sporlan Valve Company

Michael A Noelke

J George Leimbach

This above ground sprinkler system for a water supply provides a main supply hose having an inlet connected to the water supply and an outlet. A main valve is disposed between bib end of the hose and the water supply. A central station including a water supply inlet is connected to the main supply hose outlet and a plurality of hose outlets, each having an associated flow control valve, supplies water to sprinklers, or similar devices at the outer end of hoses which are connected at their inner ends to the outlets. A control system for directing the water supply to the individual hose outlets is provided including a timer. A relief valve is provided for draining water from the main supply hose and a backflow preventor valve is provided for preventing back-siphonage into the water supply. A pressure actuated warning alert system is provided to indicated venting failure.

Sprinkler system with relief and backflow preventer valve and warning system

This above ground sprinkler system for a water supply provides a main supply hose having an inlet connected to the water supply and an outlet. A main valve is disposed between bib end of the hose and the water supply. A central station including a water supply inlet is connected to the main supply hose outlet and a plurality of hose outlets, each having an associated flow control valve, supplies water to sprinklers, or similar devices at the outer end of hoses which are connected at their inner ends to the outlets. A control system for directing the water supply to the individual hose outlets is provided including a timer. A relief valve is provided for draining water from the main supply hose and a backflow preventor valve is provided for preventing back-siphonage into the water supply.

Sprinkler system with relief and backflow preventer valve

This thermostatic expansion valve (12) includes inlet and outlet fittings (22 and 24) connected to a valve body (30) having a diaphragm assembly (40) at one end. A replaceable cartridge (50) is disposed in the valve body (30) below the diaphragm assembly (40) having a passage (58) communicating with the inlet (22) and an end opening of predetermined size to define a valve port (60). A pin (72) is disposed below the valve port (60) and connected to the diaphragm assembly (40) by a pair of pushrods (76) so that the pin assembly (70) responds to modulation of the diaphragm assembly. A spring assembly (80) engages the pin assembly (70) tending to urge said assembly into a closed position.

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Michael A Noelke