foot valve

noun

1. another name for suction valve
2. a nonreturn valve at the inlet end of a pipe

Example Sentences

A foot valve is virtually a second suction valve placed at the bottom or foot of the suction pipe.

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At a is the foot valve of the condenser.

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The suction or foot valve is at the foot of the pump, and the delivery valve at the head.

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A bucket pump with a foot valve and no discharge valve would, however, suffer more from a leaky gland than if it had a discharge valve and no foot valve, because the air would, on the ascent of the bucket and the closing of the bucket valve, pass to the suction side of the bucket and impair the vacuum.

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Let the delivery valves be where they may, the foot valve will always have some water above it, and the pump bucket will dip into this water, and on lifting produce a vacuum that will cause the pump to fill with water.

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