Clack Valves Overview
Clack Corp., a long-time water treatment manufacturer and supplier of water treatment components and media, developed and introduced their proprietary valves in the early 2000’s. Clack valves are designed with the water treatment professional in mind.
Link to Clack Valve Manuals & Trouble Shooting Guides
Clack Valve Features:
- Shared electronic platform across the entire line up to the 2” QC, (exceptions are 2H and 3” models).
- Fewer parts to inventory.
- Except for pistons, electronic and drive components, most parts are interchangeable regardless of valve size.
- Treated water regeneration
- Pre-rinse feature for secondary tank on the twin valve to ensure consistent water quality. Eliminates possibility of cloudy water from iron migration upon switch over.
- Highly adaptable tank to tank twin valve crossover tubes are standard pipe size that can be installed in a variety of configurations.
- 90° Offset
- Second Tank angled around the corner
- On the go serviceability:
- Water meter access port eliminates the need to disconnect valve head from plumbing to service the meter.
- Suitable for up-flow or down-flow design.
- WQA Gold Seal certification to NSF / ANSI 62 & 372
Clack WS1 – 1” Twin Alternating Control Features
Applications: Residential Household Softener / Filter
Features
- Service flow of 28 gpm, backwash flow 15 gpm with installed meter & bypass
- Solid State microprocessor with easy access front panel settings
- Front panel display for time of day, days until next regeneration, volume remaining, current flow rate and totalizer (total volume used), and “tank in service indication”.
Clack WS1.25 – 1-1/4″ Control Valve – the “Hot Rod” version of WS1
Applications: Softener / Filter
- Economical for high flow applications such as – large residences; light commercial, restaurants, small office buildings.
Features
- Service flow of 34 gpm, backwash flow 32 gpm with meter & bypass. Lower pressure drop than the WS1
- Solid State microprocessor with easy access front panel settings
- Front panel display for time of day, days until next regeneration, volume remaining, current flow rate and totalizer (total volume used), and “tank in service indication”.
- Uses 32 mm distributor tube.
- With optional external valve controller, alternating or parallel configurations available.
Clack WS1.5 – 1-1/2” Control Valve
Applications: Softener / Filter
- High flow applications such as – mid-size commercial or industrial applications.
Features
- Compact design
- Epoxy Coated lead free brass valve body*
- Service flow of 70 gpm, backwash flow 52 gpm
- Solid State microprocessor with easy access front panel settings
- Front panel display for time of day, days until next regeneration, volume remaining, current flow rate and totalizer (total volume used), and “tank in service indication”.
- Optional 1.5” stainless steel meter.
- With optional external valve controller, alternating or parallel configurations available.
*Compatible with the following typical concentrations of regenerants or chemicals: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium permanganate, sodium bisulfite, chlorine and chloramines.
Clack WS2 – 2” Control Valve
Applications: Softener / Filter
- High flow applications such as – commercial or industrial applications.
Features
- Compact design
- Epoxy Coated lead free brass valve body*
- Service flow of 115 gpm, backwash flow 80 gpm
- Solid State microprocessor with easy access front panel settings
- Front panel display for time of day, days until next regeneration, volume remaining, current flow rate and totalizer (total volume used), and “tank in service indication”.
- Optional 2” stainless steel meter.
- With optional external valve controller, alternating or parallel configurations available.
*Compatible with the following typical concentrations of regenerants or chemicals: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium permanganate, sodium bisulfite, chlorine and chloramines.
Clack WS2/QC 2” Control Valve
Applications: Softener / Filter
- High flow applications such as – commercial or industrial applications.
Features
- Top mount or side mount (with optional side mount adapter)
- For use on 6” flanged tanks only
- Top mounted QC adapter allows control valve to be repositioned for easier installation and rebedding.
- Compact design
- Epoxy Coated lead free brass valve body*
- Service flow of 125 gpm, backwash flow 85 gpm
- Solid State microprocessor with easy access front panel settings
- Front panel display for time of day, days until next regeneration, volume remaining, current flow rate and totalizer (total volume used), and “tank in service indication” (when set up in twin or alternating configurations).
- Optional 2” stainless steel meter.
- With optional external valve controller, alternating or parallel configurations available.
*Compatible with the following typical concentrations of regenerants or chemicals: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium permanganate, sodium bisulfite, chlorine and chloramine.
MAV – Motorized Alternating Valve
Using two filter or softener tanks instead of a single tank, helps avoid failed installations. This happens when a single tank bed can no longer function because the contaminant has overwhelmed the bed and fouled the media. This can result in excessive pressure drop, and cloudy, dirty water coming out of the tap.
Applications/Alternates
- Use a MAV to draw from a separate clean water source if available, then a single tank can use the clean water source for regeneration water.
- When there is not enough water volume available to backwash a single filter tank, two smaller tanks can be installed.
- With the correct electronic package, multiple MAV’s can operate up to four (4) tanks. These tanks can run in series or parallel. For example, applications which require zero (0) hardness at higher flow rates require a third or fourth tank. Consult us for the proper application of multiple tanks.