Technical Specifications Frequently Asked

Hansen Foot Valve Dimensions and Questions

Available Sizes Q The dam I’m pumping from can get quite dirty at times,
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including slime and weed and I find my existing foot valve
requires constant cleaning.Will the Hansen Foot Valve solve
this problem?
A Yes the Hansen Foot Valve has been designed with the ability to
b c work in dirty water situations and because of lower head losses
Lugs on of this valve you can select a smaller size than you normally would
63mm expect, thus with the higher velocities across the diaphragm the
valves only valve becomes self cleaning.

a Q When choosing my Foot Valve do I select a valve size to

match the suction pipe diameter?
Product T1 a b c
Code BSPT (DN*) mm mm mm A No not necessarily, again because of the higher efficiencies of the
Hansen Foot Valve you match your flow with the head loss your
FV25 25mm (1”) 69 72 NA
pump can afford, generally you will find the Hansen Foot Valve size
FV32 32mm (11/ 4”) 87 88 NA will be less than the pipe diameter.
FV40 40mm (11/ 2”) 99 99 NA
FV50 50mm (2”) 123 120 NA Q The river I pump from is fairly shallow so I do pump some
FV63 63mm (21/ 2”) 152 NA 156 sand at times and find my existing Foot Valves have to be
replaced often. Is the Hansen Foot Valve also a throw away
valve?
Hansen Foot Valve Flow Chart A No, although pumping sand is unadvisable because of the damage to
4
FV25 FV32 FV40 FV50 FV63
5.7 your pump you will find with the screw cap service access to the
Hansen Foot Valve you only need to replace the parts that wear
in these circumstances. Another suggestion would be because the
3 4.3 Hansen Foot Valve can be installed at any angle you may be able to
Head Loss (psi)
Head Loss (m)

install the Hansen Foot Valve vertically above your suction pipe and
keep it above any sand.
2 2.8

Q Can the Hansen Foot Valve be used with salt water passing
1 1.4
through them?
A The spring in the valves is made of 302 grade stainless steel, and
may eventually corrode in the salt water. The spring is available as
l/m
0
0
0.0
100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600
a replacement part if required. All other parts of the valve are fully
m3/hr 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78 84 90 96 resistant to salt water.
gpm 0 22 44 66 88 110 132 154 176 198 220 242 264 286 308 330 352
(imperial)
Flow Rate
Flow Coefficients FV25 FV32 FV40 FV50 FV63
Kv value 24.66 43.18 57.14 92.97 147.24
HANSEN PRODUCTS (NZ) LIMITED
Cv value (Imp gal) 23.72 41.56 54.99 89.46 141.69
PO Box 809 • Whangarei • New Zealand
This chart has been prepared using the results from independent tests carried out by The University
of Auckland, New Zealand. P: +64 9 430 4140 F: +64 9 430 4141
Firstly find your system flow across the bottom of the chart and then take a line E: [email protected]
vertically up the chart to the size valve with an acceptable head loss for your system. W: www.hansenproducts.com
For dirty water applications choose the smallest valve that will be operating in the area
shown by the thicker line with an acceptable head loss.
Available From:
Standards & Approvals
Hansen Foot Valves have met the requirements

HDB 087 1705

of AS/NZS 4020 Australia & New Zealand drinking
water test standard. See our website for details.
For further technical information, including chemical & temperature
specifications, please visit our website: www.hansenproducts.com
Hansen’s Pipe Fittings and Valves have been working for New Zealanders
for over 60 years and are winning a world market. It all started in the
1950’s, Bert Hansen was building a house and couldn’t find a reliable toilet Hansen
Foot Valves
valve, being an engineer he invented one and from there it all started.
Bert designed the first Hansen Foot Valve in the early 1960’s from
Brass, which lead the way in valves. In the late 1980’s Hansen Products
re-released the range of Foot Valves in high quality Glass Fibre Reinforced
Nylon. The operating concept and principals from the original brass Foot are Hand Tested
Valves were carried through into the plastic version ensuring the same
features that made the brass Foot Valve so popular were duplicated.
Hansen Foot Valves unique design gives you more flow in less time which
saves on pumping costs, it has unrestricted Full Flow and has efficiency in
excess of 95% of many other types of Foot Valves. The unique product

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design incorporates a built in strainer and operates at any angle or
position. There is no Poppet Valve to wear or jam, it is easily serviced and
the diaphragm and spring are interchangeable and replaceable. Blockages
are also reduced due to Low Fluid Velocity through the Slots. E n d
With over 60 years experience in manufacturing, Hansen Products knows
the importance of fluid delivery, flow and pressure within a pipe system.
This has seen Hansen Products build a reputation for providing high When Hansen Products decided to re-release the Hansen Foot Valve
performance, easy to use, innovative simple products that provide our in the early 1980’s the design brief was simple for our R&D team. Firstly
customers with “Best Installed Value”. it must follow the same operating design and principals that made the
All Hansen products carry our Limited Lifetime Warranty*
brass Foot Valves so popular and secondly it must follow Bert Hansen’s
original principal of “Keeping It Simple”.
*For more information on our warranty, please visit www.hansenproducts.com/legal.htm
R&D Manager Phil Collins said “we knew we had a winning operating
design we just needed to transfer that design to a different material as
that was the way the market was heading. As the rest of our product
Features & Benefits range is made from high quality Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon, which we
are extremely happy with, deciding to make the Hansen Foot Valve from
this was obvious.The original operating principals were transfered to the
Used on the end of a suction line to stop fluids in the line emptying new material along with some added features. Customers said that flow
when the pump is turned off, thus eliminating the need to prime rates where of the utmost importance, as they wanted to be able to
your pump at start up. move more water in less time. They also said they wanted to be able
• High Peformance, Cost Effective Foot Valve
• Delivers high volumes of water quickly with unrestricted full flow
C re e k s to service the valve in-line instead of having to disconnect it first, they
didn’t want a valve that would wear, jam or block easily and would
• Efficiency in excess of 95% of many other types of valves operate in dirty water applications”.
• Unique design which incorporates a self cleaning diaphragm We believe that we have met all of these requirements and made
• Operates via Pressure Differential and at any angle or position the transition from brass to Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon a
• No Poppet Valve to wear or jam success without having to make any compromises. What you
• Easy access screw cap for servicing have today is a high quality Hansen Foot Valve that you can
• Diaphragm and Spring are interchangeable with the same size rely on, is easy to install and maintain, and is made by real
Check Valve people for real people. We also decided that Hansen
• Blockages reduced due to low fluid velocity through slots Valves will go through rigorous testing procedures to
• Manufactured from strong, non-corrosive UV stabilised materials keep our promise of “Best Installed Value” to our
• Materials approved for use with Potable (drinkable) Water customers.
• All connecting threads are BSPT and NPT
• Smooth operating valve for high efficiency We decided at this point that Hansen
Valves will have to go through
rigorous testing procedures so
HAND Foot Valves that we keep our promise of
TESTED are rigorously hand tested “Best Installed Value”

The Foot Valves are protected by intellectual property rights owned by the Hansen group of companies in New Zealand,
B o re s to our customers

Australia and other countries, including NZ patents 286543 and 331955, Australian patent 708382, United States patent
6,374,855 and registered design 409287, United Kingdom registered design 2060768, Israeli patent 126944, Malaysian patent
MY-0119324-A, Canadian patent 2253848, Mexican registered design 10057, Argentinean registered design 64021, Spanish
registered design 0I0138703, French registered design 966311, Brazilian registered design 5601769-3, Italian registered design
00072187, German registered design M9609969 and Benelux Convention registered design 27793-00.