Task Force Tips' New Jumbo BIV

Published: 01 January, 2007

Task Force Tips’ new Jumbo BIV ball intake valve now features one of the industry’s toughest coatings, producing a corrosion resistant valve which delivers huge volumes of water with loss of only 3 psi @ 2,000 gpm.

“We can’t keep these jumbo valves on the shelves,” said TFT’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Rod Carringer, pointing to a group of new Jumbo BIVs being prepared to ship. “I guess word got out from our field testing, because people started calling for them even before our new catalogue came out.”
The new Jumbo BIV’s 5 1/4 inch waterway is the answer to repeated requests for higher flows from customers who swear by TFT’s top selling BIV - a unit that features a standard 3 5/8th inch waterway. Although engineers nearly doubled the standard waterway size, they added less than an inch in unit height and 1.5 inch in length.
“We’ve triple coated the BIV ever since it was introduced back in 2002,” Carringer said. “Not only do we rely on our unique poly-impregnation process, but we also hard coat anodise AND powder coat finish them for additional protection against harsh environments. Then we used stainless steel components on the valve’s wet side, as an extra layer of protection. If that doesn’t convince you, remember that the Jumbo BIV is backed by TFT’s five-year product guarantee.” The new Jumbo BIV’s 30° elbow swivels 360°, allowing hose connections from any direction with minimal kinks and coupling stress. It also has a unique position indicator that lets the operator know if the valve is opened, closed or somewhere in between. Its hand wheel, which can be installed on either the left or right side, takes a full 7 1/2 turns to close, meeting NFPA slow-close requirements.
“All of which may sound like overkill. But that protection from corrosion is what allows TFT’s BIVs to work under the most extreme conditions. Because, after all, firefighters work under extreme conditions every day,” Carringer said. “This may be a new product, but it has the same TFT quality that people worldwide have grown accustomed to buying. Not to mention our 24 hour service line, which we’ve had for years, because most firefighters don’t just work from nine to five.”
For more information, please visit: www.tft.com

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