Operation:

Flomatic Foot Valves are designed to give years of trouble free operation without maintenance when properly installed and in a properly selected pumping application with regards to flow and maximum system pressures.

Construction:

The Flomatic foot valves check valve body has been constructed to handle the rated system flow and pressures as stated and to assure that the pump does not lose its prime between stops and starts. In addition the valves have been uniquely designed to absorb some of the hydraulic water shocks associated with well water pumping when the check valve installation instruction are followed below. The foot valves screen protects the valve and the pumps internal parts as well as the system from harmful debris. The screen slides over the valve and is held in place with screws and acts as a filter for large particles, though a finer filter can be added after the pump. The screen is design with a large flow area (approximately three time pipe area) to minimize flow losses. Flomatic foot valve screens are removable for cleaning and or replacement.