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04-05-2011, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: mt vernon, oh
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Re: Heater control valve ideas needed
you can just put a shut off valve in the line, it doesn't need to flow through, open it up every once in a while if you are worried about rust.
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04-05-2011, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Los angeles CA
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Re: Heater control valve ideas needed
would that be the one into the manifold or the pump? also would n't i still have hot water in the core?
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04-05-2011, 07:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Idaho
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Re: Heater control valve ideas needed
A good counter man should find you one for a cable control. I've used them and didn't hook up the cable, when fall came I would turn it open and close it in the spring! Every now and then I would let it circulate, but I think they are designed to always let a little water pass. A quick google showed a bunch.
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04-05-2011, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pacific Northwest
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Re: Heater control valve ideas needed
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I snagged one off an old VW Jetta at a wrecking yard for one of my projects. It cost me next to nothing. It is an inline valve that uses a cable to open and close. I hooked it up to a pull lever that looks like a floor vent lever. Heater cores are like brass or copper or what not. don't worry about rust. If it is rust sediment buildup from the iron engine you are concerned with, perhaps it is time to clean and flush your cooling system, maybe? |
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