• World leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems launches latest innovation for European and South African HVAC market, the Victaulic Series 124 Installation-Ready™ Butterfly Valve
• Rubber-lined valve features built-in coupling, making it light, compact and easier to install than flanged wafer valves.

Victaulic, the world’s leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, announced today the launch of the new Victaulic Series 124 Installation-ReadyTM butterfly valve in South Africa, an ideal solution for HVAC applications. 

Bringing an innovative solution to an area of piping which has stayed stagnant for close to half a century, the new butterfly valve will offer customers a host of benefits. Enabling 360-degree positioning for optimum flexibility and designed for a deliberately low profile in terms of weight and size, the Series 124 valve has been brought to market to bring simplicity where before there was complexity. 

DJ Wolbert, Product Manager at Victaulic, commented: “Flanged wafer valves have always been a sour point for the industry; not only do they have a lengthy installation process with the star-pattern tightening of the bolts and nuts, they also have a higher risk of misalignment and a cumbersome maintenance process. We believe an Installation-Ready valve presents a completely unique offer and alleviates existing problems as all installers have to do is push the valve on grooved pipe or fittings and tighten two bolts and nuts to complete the installation.”

Made with a stainless-steel disk and produced in Europe, the new valve is for use on stainless steel or carbon steel pipes. Incorporating both the valve and coupling functions into one product design, the customer can make additional savings by employing one product where previously three may have been required. Victaulic envisages the new valve to fit HVAC applications, as well as wider use in general industry.

The new model complements the recently released Series E125 Installation-ReadyTM Butterfly Valve which was brought to market earlier this year. The difference between the Series E125 and the new Series 124 valve is that the latter is to be used on the OGS groove profile while the former uses the StrengThinTM 100 groove for thin wall stainless steel pipe. 

Wolbert continues: “It’s about being able to provide the right valve for the right solution. By launching the Series E125 butterfly valve and now the Series 124 valve, our clients can not only benefit now from this unique valve design on thin wall stainless steel, but also on carbon steel pipe and stainless-steel pipe with a thicker wall schedule.” 

The valve is available in DN50 – DN200 | 2”- 8” sizes and is specifically designed for systems up to 16 bar | 1600 kPa | 232 psi and for bi-directional service to full working pressure. It is also offered with a standard ISO 5211 stem and flange geometry to accept most gear and power actuators.

The valve’s compact design allows for a cheaper, faster and safer installation process. Additional details and product information can be found by visiting the Victaulic website