"Freeman Valve" Three Way Ball Valve Uses:

● Used mixing valves or as diverter or selector valves.

Description:

● Three Way Threaded Ball Valves have 3 Ports and come in two configuration styles, the L-Port and the T-Port.

Advantages:

● An Easy way to select flow from 1 of 2 sources or to divert flow to 1 of 2 outlets.

● An easy way to combine flow from 2 sources.

● One Item replaces a Tee fitting and multiple ball valves, which would be needed to do the same function.

Operation:

● They are easy to use, with a quarter turn of the handle flow can be diverted from one port to another.

Reduced Port:

● A standard port also called a reduced port, is standard for a 3 way ball valve.

Threaded:

● 3 way threaded ball valves will connect easily to any application with threads.

Handles:

● Lever Style locking handles.

● Complete with mounting pad.

Stem:

● Blowout Proof.

Material:

● Reliable and made from long lasting stainless steel 316, these valve work well in most applications.

 Different Types:  

● 3 way ball valves are used to are used to divert flow.

● They have 3 ports and come in two Styles "L-Port" and "T-Port", depending on how the Ball is drilled.

● The L-Port has two openings drilled at 90 degree's

● The T-Port has 3 openings drilled in a T-Shape.

- The "L-Port" - The Diverter Valve (Input Selector)

● Allows for flow to occur between two ports in an L-shaped formation.

● Also known as a diverter valve because they are most often used to divert flow form a common inlet into one of two outlets.

● Can also function as an input selector for a pump switching between one of two sources.

● They can shut off all flow.

- The "T-Port"- The Mixing Valve

● Allows for flow to occur between any two ports as well as all three ports simultaneously in a T-Formation.

● You can direct flow to either of the 2 ports just like the L-Port, and you can have flow through all ports simultaneously. 

● Also called Mixing Valves because they are widely used to mix the flow coming from two sources.

● They cannot shut off all flow. (They can allow all ports to flow like a Tee Fitting.)

Diagram showing L-Port Vs T-Port:

1 What is a three-way ball valve? What is a four-way ball valve? What is a five-way ball valve?

1.1 A three-way ball valve is a ball valve with three openings. It can control the medium in three directions by rotating the ball with three openings. It can divert the medium from one direction or mix the medium from two directions or change the flow direction of the medium. Usually, the "L"-shaped ball valve is used to change the flow direction of the medium, while the "T"-shaped ball is used to mix or divert the medium.

1.2 A four-way ball valve is a ball valve with four openings.

1.3 A five-way ball valve is a ball valve with five openings. It is a valve with a single inlet and four independent outlets.