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Kerafo Float Valves
Today T&D present a Guest Blog from Neil Weston, Sales Manager at leading float valve manufacturer Keraflo about how the practice of tampering with cold water tank equipment could land you in hot water.
More than half of all cold water storage tanks sold in the UK are fitted with a raised float valve chamber. This is a small housing on top of the tank where the valve is installed to either maximise the tank’s capacity or enable the obligatory air gaps that are required by water companies.
However, problems may arise when it comes to fitting the float valve in the chamber. Installers are running into problems when they try to install a standard “ballcock” valve.  This type of valve cannot work effectively because the “arm” is not long enough to reach down into the main part of the tank. While this can be overcome simply by using a ballcock valve fitted with a “drop arm”, it can be viewed as an expensive alternative. So some installers are choosing to fit their own drop arm –which essentially means that the valve has been modified beyond its original design parameters.
