Multiple Carrier Input Valve Plumbing using 3-way valves

Multiple Carrier Input Valve Plumbing using 3-way valves

Multiple Carrier Input Valve Plumbing Using 3-way Valves

FIGURE B is a diagram of a multiple input carrier plumbing. This diagram shows a singular 3-way valve used to select from water and fertilizer as carriers. Water is split prior to the 3-way valve to have a source for rinsing. The rinse also has its own flowmeter to measure the rinse because it would not be measured by any other meter. Make note the order of components in the carrier lines.


Product Lines (Green lines in each diagram)

A 1.25 inch (32 mm) hose is recommended for product lines between totes and input valves. This size allows good flowrates while also keeping the amount of product held in the hose at a low volume.

Rinse Lines (Red lines in each diagram)

As shown in figures above, the rinse line tees off between the main carrier meter and the carrier valve. The pressurized side of the rinse pump goes directly into the Mixmate inductor. The non-pressurized side supplies the stack manifold.

Rinse Pump Sizing for pressurizing Inductor Rinse ONLY

  1. 25 gallons per minute at 25 psi
  2. self priming pump
  3. typically at least 2 horsepower is required to meet these specifications
  4. larger pumps and engines can be idled back as needed
  5. The maximum pressure rating is 100 psi.