A gate valve is a cheaper alternative to a ball valve, although by only a few dollars. Depending on the size, a gate valve costs around $5, and a ball valve is usually under $10.

Long regarded as a leading brand in abrasive slurry applications, KREBS® Technequip® knife gate valves now allow less stockholding of spares through the enhanced interchangeability of components.

Gate Valve. This type of valve is similar to the one you may find on your garden hose. Gate valves have round handles that control a gate, which moves up and down, allowing or blocking water movement.

PORTAGE, Mich. — A boil water advisory has been issued for parts of Portage. The city of Kalamazoo was repairing a water gate valve on Lorraine Avenue when a temporary loss of pressure occurred ...