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soaking_mayhem · 07-01-2006, 07:49 PM

Im sorry about the grammer problems. I am different on the computer. So dont mind me. But how do you freeze a check valve? or... do whatever to it.

Silence · 07-01-2006, 08:11 PM

In a check valve freeze, you're actually disabling the pressure release valve; "check valve" is just another term for "one-way valve," and you shouldn't use the term "check valve" in this context except in the name "check valve freeze." In other words, when describing a "check valve freeze," refer to the "pressure release valve." Sorry if that's confusing, but it was a mistake made early on, and while we can't change the well-known acronym, we sure can change the rest of the terminology.

You should be able to find everything you need in the SSC CVF article, found at http://www.sscentral.org/tech/mods/cvf.php. Normally, I wouldn't hyperlink the actual URL (everybody should just use the Firefox extension Linky instead), but there you go...

Basically, the pressure release valve opens when the pressure reaches a certain level--that is, the level deemed by the commercial soaker manufacturer to be beyond or close to the limits of the (poorly-made) soaker. It bypasses the first check valve, and when you pump too much, you can hear a "different" sound that signals activation of the pressure release valve; basically, it lets water from the PC return to the reservoir, so there's no point in pumping any more. The CVF involves cutting out the part of the tubing that contains the pressure release valve (make sure you cut that out, not the actual check valve) and sealing the holes you made with epoxy glue.

07-01-2006, 07:49 PM	#16
soaking_mayhem Artillery specialist Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brooklyn, Ny Posts: 11 UserID: 745	sorry Im sorry about the grammer problems. I am different on the computer. So dont mind me. But how do you freeze a check valve? or... do whatever to it.

07-01-2006, 08:11 PM	#17
Silence Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,293 UserID: 576	In a check valve freeze, you're actually disabling the pressure release valve; "check valve" is just another term for "one-way valve," and you shouldn't use the term "check valve" in this context except in the name "check valve freeze." In other words, when describing a "check valve freeze," refer to the "pressure release valve." Sorry if that's confusing, but it was a mistake made early on, and while we can't change the well-known acronym, we sure can change the rest of the terminology. You should be able to find everything you need in the SSC CVF article, found at http://www.sscentral.org/tech/mods/cvf.php. Normally, I wouldn't hyperlink the actual URL (everybody should just use the Firefox extension Linky instead), but there you go... Basically, the pressure release valve opens when the pressure reaches a certain level--that is, the level deemed by the commercial soaker manufacturer to be beyond or close to the limits of the (poorly-made) soaker. It bypasses the first check valve, and when you pump too much, you can hear a "different" sound that signals activation of the pressure release valve; basically, it lets water from the PC return to the reservoir, so there's no point in pumping any more. The CVF involves cutting out the part of the tubing that contains the pressure release valve (make sure you cut that out, not the actual check valve) and sealing the holes you made with epoxy glue. __________________ Forum rules

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