Except for special requirements, all valves are closed clockwise and opened counterclockwise, whether it is faucet or water valve, round or with handle, except for double opening, most of them are like this.
The design of closing the valve clockwise is more convenient. Generally speaking, the switch rotates to the right to close the valve.
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The valves used in the fluid control system, from the simplest cut-off valve to various valves used in the extremely complicated automatic control system, have quite a variety of varieties and specifications. Valves can be used to control the flow of various fluids, such as air, water, steam, corrosive media, mud, oil, liquid metal and radioactive media.
Valves are divided into cast iron valves, cast steel valves and stainless steel valves (20 1, 304, 3 16, etc. ), Cr-Mo steel valves, Cr-Mo-V steel valves, dual-phase steel valves, plastic valves, non-standard customized valves and other valve materials.