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john bunsenburner
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I got my self two "check valves" it turnes out they let air through both ways, so what the hell to i buy? Please help me out!

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Image(thse are my attempts to work with expanding foam, my hands are covered and i am clueless on how to get rid of it...


Please help me out, thank you.
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It looks like a grease fitting to me. I think its called a zerk fitting.
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Whats that used for?
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They are installed on sealed points of movement that need to be greased such as a car u-joint. When you want to grease the part a grease gun is attached to the nipple and you pump the joint full of grease.
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Damn f*!? &&*ç%"*°

ah now its out of my system...Can one of you help me build a check valve then?
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john bunsenburner wrote:Damn f*!? &&*ç%"*°

ah now its out of my system...Can one of you help me build a check valve then?
they are check valves, however they are made for highly viscous fluids such as grease or oil... they make similar fittings for gases.. they're alittle pricier due to the extra precision needed to seal gases...
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Well i need a check valve for gasses and i need it quick so il try and buil it, help needed.
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What gases and pressures are you working with? I'm guessing something to do with a mini if you are trying to work with small check valve's like grease fittings.

Combustion Monkey hit the nail on the head, "Zerk" fittings used to inject grease into cross bearings and pivot points on machinery and automotive applications.
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I am using air and i am building a two stage pump to reach max pressures of 50bar, the pump will be driven by a small electric motor and will be fed from a 10bar compressor. Maybe i should just build a check valve seeing as it is fairly complicated to get anythign over 10mm here. Advice appriciated.
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Did you check McMaster-Carr? I'm guessing you want it in-line???
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im swiss..no mc master
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Where are you planing to mount the check valve?
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At the bottom of the piston tube which will be sealed with a blob of molten lead.
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make sure toy have a stop i can se your plunger firing out at you with 10 bar behind it
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Your loosing me now, why mount it there? The compression will be above the piston.
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