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Originally Posted by Tanis
Yes, they are rated for water pressure. That doesn't mean that they are at a high risk for failure when using air. It simply means that they need to be tested before being used with
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Why go through haphazard testing on a component's limits while another product is already rated by the company's engineers through rigorous testing and with a high safety factor to perform the exact same task in a safe manner? It would be like testing the limits of 150 pound strength steel cable and because under my own tests I see it is fit to lift 170 pounds of material instead of purchasing something rated at 175 pounds or 200.
The same conclusions drawn about the unintelligent PVC storage tanks should be applied to other points of potential failure. Although I'm not an engineer like Travis, common sense would tell me to just purchase the valve that can handle the pressure well beyond what you will be using. Its not something sensible to cut corners with.
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