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CHECK VALVE SPOUT [1 record]

Record 1 2024-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
  • Maple Syrup Production
  • Maple-Sugar Industry
CONT

The check-valve spout prevents sap that leaves the taphole from being pulled back into the tree. Thus, it does not allow contaminated sap from tubing systems to be sucked into the tree during natural freezing and thawing cycles, when mechanical releasers are tripped, when leaks occur, or when vacuum pumps are shut off ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Machines de récolte (Agriculture)
  • Acériculture
  • Industrie de l'érable
Key term(s)
  • chalumeau antiretour
  • chalumeau à valve antiretour

Spanish

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