Pressure Regulator Comparison

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Pressure Regulator Comparison
What should your regulator do
REGULATE
OR STRANGULATE?
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How do you define a good regulator?
By how little the actual downstream pressure
deviates from the set point.
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How the Test was done

• Regulators purchased from Authorized
  Distributors
• Set at 30 psi
• Using city water averaging 95 PSI
• Downstream ball valve slowly opened to allow
  6 gpm flow

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Test 1
The Discount Regulator
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Preset at 30 psi
6
Drops to about 7½ psi
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Test 2
An Internationally known brand
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Preset at 30 psi
9
Drops to 14 psi
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Test 3
Plast-O-Matic spring loaded regulator
11
Preset at 30 psi
12
Drops to 23 psi
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Test 4
Plast-O-Matic air loaded regulator patented
Stabilizer
14
Preset at 30 psi
15
Drops to 29.5 psi
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Plast-O-Matic Regulators
Better flow Less Drop-off from set pressure