Check Valves: Essential or Ineffective

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Check Valves: Essential or Ineffective

  • Essential (Useful)

  • Ineffective (Don't Use)

  • Use but don't rely on them to prevent floods by themselves.

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Are check valves worth using for plumbing systems such as the return line or should they be avoided completely?
 
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Depending on the system they can be useful but the system must be designed with a check valve failure in mind. There also should be a PM on the valve.
 

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