A check valve, clack valve, non-return valve or one-way valve is a valve
that normally allows fluid (liquid or gas) to flow through it in only one
direction.
Can I turn it the other way around so that I can do bottle brewing? I want
a system to prevent my bottle from exploding while still maintaining enough
pressure inside to carbonate my beer. Any ideas?
+Mohan Thomas If you built something similar, but the other way around, and had a spring pointing into the bottle, pulling on something threaded through the ball, so that the ball was pushed against the hole from the outside, then it would work, as long as the pressure necessary to overcome the tension in the spring was less than the pressure needed to rupture the bottle.EDIT: Actually it might be easier/safer to build the spring assembly outside of the bottle.
Neat trick if you are building with 3" PVC and you want one-way flow for any reason. You will need: ~The pipe you were going to use ~The elbow or fitting you ...
thx for posting, that is really simple and really valuable info. I want to
make a one way valve in my dryer vent pipes cause I have 4 dryers connected
to the same wall outlet and if one dryer is not on then the moisture from
the other dryers gets in there and can cause rusting. I'm using 4" PVC so I
will have to cut out a piece of sheet metal to fit my size piping. Very
cool and cheap!
I had an idea that you might want to try. Instead of cutting your outflow
pipe randomly, how about just cutting the pipe at an angle? The oval shape
that it creates will allow water to exit on the two sides of the ellipse.
The only problem that I see with your check valve is that it will
significantly reduce flow.
come up with a on way flapper valve or restrector valve for 2 -3-4 " PVC
.. that will allow wet gravel to come threw on the pull but will not
allow it to return on the push . that is durable and will last ..
Badass. Any ideas for a check valve for water flowing through 5/16" ID
clear vinyl tubing? Thinkin a plastic bb incased in a coupling that fits
around the OD might work..