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πŸ’§ Kerick Valve M252 Float Mount: Efficient Solution for Float Control Systems Review

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Description of πŸ’§ Kerick Valve M252 Float Mount: Efficient Solution for Float Control Systems

Estimated rate of flow up to 1.5 gpm at 60 psi. PVC for corrosion resistance. Tank mount with extended threads on inlet side of valve for mounting through tank wall. Includes 1.5x4" float ball attached to fixed valve shutoff arm. 1/4" tube fitting inlet and free-flow outlet.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great if you already have a potable reverse osmosis system

I installed this on my reverse osmosis system yesterday. A drill between 3/8" and 1/2" was required, but since I didn't have one, I just made a few extra passes on my 3/8" container to make it fit. I have it installed by hand and hooked up to my kitchen to drink a reverse osmosis system and it worked great it took about 10 hours for the container to fill up and it shut down as intended I forgot about it and actually left it on while I was out of the house and half the house came expecting a…

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  • Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Plumbing
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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great little float valve

Great little float valve but please do not match the stated size. . This is a .435" or 7/16" male thread and is the same size as the union nut. To be clear, all parts of this item fit together and work as advertised. It's simple, if you rely on a 1/4" NFPT connection to that male thread on the valve, it won't work. 1/4" NFPT is .540", not .435". So the 1/4" NFPT is too big and the threaded fitting on the float valve slides cleanly into the NFPT fitting but there are no threads. Hope this is…

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  • Valves
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  • Little things

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great device for DIY automatic coffee tank filling

I have this device in my Mr. Valve at the top of the coffee maker's water tank. I was initially concerned about the lack of float adjustment, but that's a quick fix. The threaded portion of the valve assembly contains very coarse threads designed to grip the plastic of the float rather than thread or screw into the float. After seeing this, I simply drilled another hole in the float at a 90 degree angle to the float's existing mounting point so that the new hole actually intersects the factory…

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  • Fittings
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