Electric Ball or Gate Valve?

Asco ball valves should be fine up to about 1 1/2". After that I'd consider gate valves, which the actuators are a bit more $$.

Jake

Thanks Jake. They've got a local distributer so I'll give them a call on Tuesday. Cheers, jlc

You may want to think carefully about not being able to turn the water on during a power failure. You may want to add a hand controlled override so you can get water if you need to during a power failure.

Mark

I agree.

Jake

Oh I plan to. Our power supply is actually pretty good here with the odd power bumps but it's definitely a good idea to plan for the worst.

I guess my biggest question at this point is whether these valves come in different varieties meaning, do they come in both Normally Open or Normally Closed configurations in the event of a power failure? I would like to make these switch activated....turn one switch on and the drain valve closes. Turn on the other switch and the main water valve opens to service the house. When I would leave, I would turn off the main valve and turn on the drain valve. I also notice these things aren't cheap! Seem to run around $250.00 each! Ahh well, the cost of convenience I suppose. Cheers, cc