Super-Dry BVS-1/4 Ball Valve Strainer for Automatic Condensate Drains

The BVS-1/4 is the Super-Dry ball valve strainer used ahead of automatic condensate drains. Super-Dry builds this combination into the TD Series timer drain, which pairs a solenoid valve, a ball valve strainer and an electronic timer, and the BVS-1/4 is that component supplied on its own. Order it as a service part for a drain assembly, or when you are plumbing a drain and want isolation and screening in one piece.

How it works

The ball valve gives you a quarter-turn manual shutoff between the drain point and the automatic drain, so the drain can be cleaned or replaced without depressurizing the vessel it is mounted on. The strainer sits in the same body and screens rust, scale and pipe debris out of the condensate before it reaches the drain valve, which is the usual cause of a drain that will not seal and bleeds air continuously. Clearing the strainer is also the first check when a drain stops discharging.

Key specifications

Typical applications

• Isolation and screening ahead of an automatic timer drain
• Service replacement for the strainer element in a drain assembly
• Air receiver tank drain legs where scale and rust are present
• Compressed air dryer and filter drain connections
• Compressor condensate drops in dusty or older piping systems
• Maintenance spares for plants running several automatic drains

A clogged strainer or a drain that cannot be isolated is one of the most common reasons condensate removal stops working, and the BVS-1/4 addresses both in a single fitting. It is the same ball valve strainer approach Super-Dry uses in its TD Series drain assemblies for compressors, dryers and receiver tanks. Warthog Air Compressor Store is an authorized US source for Super-Dry Systems Inc.