Valve Heaters and Warmers

ARTICLE AT-A-GLANCE

What is a Valve Heater and How Can It Protect Your System?

A valve heater is a device designed to prevent freezing and ensure proper function of valves in cold environments by providing consistent heat and insulation, with solutions like Powerblanket’s custom heaters offering protection down to -40°F/-40°C, easy installation, and compatibility with various industrial applications.

Key Takeaways

  • Prevent Freezing and Downtime: Valve heaters are essential for maintaining the functionality of valves in cold environments, preventing costly downtime and potential system failures.
  • Custom Solutions for Every Need: Explore a variety of valve heater options, including custom designs from Powerblanket, tailored to fit specific industrial applications and ensure optimal performance.
  • Easy Installation and Maintenance: Powerblanket valve heaters offer simple installation and removal, making them a convenient choice for industries needing reliable temperature control.
  • Durable and Efficient Design: These heaters provide consistent, evenly-distributed heat and are engineered to withstand harsh conditions, ensuring your systems remain operational even in extreme cold.
  • Certified and Reliable: With certifications like UL/CSA and CE, Powerblanket heaters meet industry standards, offering peace of mind and compliance for hazardous locations.

Most valves are built to last a long time, and can withstand considerable fluctuations in temperature. However, despite the durability of well-built valves, extreme cold can affect their functionality in a serious way.


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Keep Your Valves Protected

If the valves in your piping system are exposed to extreme cold for a prolonged period of time, you can run into some pretty serious problems. As a result, your bottom line will be in the throws of very expensive downtime.

For example, imagine that one of the valves that sits at an important transition spot in an oil pipeline becomes frozen and fails to redirect the oil in the direction it is supposed to. The results could be catastrophic. Or perhaps even more importantly, what happens if a shot-off valve fails to close during an emergency?

In the end, these possibilities are chances you don’t have to take.  You can protect your pipe, butterfly, ball valves and more from exposure to cold weather and ensure that they always function properly.

POWERBLANKET PIPELINE SOLUTIONS

To prevent freezing in pipes, valves, manifolds, and instrumentation, Powerblanket has products designed with this specific task in mind. We tailor our custom pipe and valve heaters to fit exactly around your valves, manifolds, and instrumentation. In addition, these heaters provide durable insulation and evenly distributes consistent heat. We can keep your instruments operating in ideal temperatures ranges, warding off freezing completely. What’s more, Powerblanket heaters are easy to install and remove when necessary. Don’t waste energy and money heat tracing your piping system. With Powerblanket, you have the complete solution in one system.

In the world of gas pipelines, equipment is expensive, product is valuable, and time is money. A company’s assets can range from a heavy-duty pipeline down to the products and equipment it uses to service it. So, whatever the case may be, Powerblanket can help you protect your assets against the threat of failure or malfunction.

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Learn more about our custom pipe and valve heaters here.

POWERBLANKET PIPE AND VALVE HEATER BENEFITS

  • Maximum freeze protection to -40°F / -40°C
  • Engineered to maintain flow
  • Reduce downtime and increase profitability
  • Easy to install, uninstall, and reinstall
  • Rapid thawing for frozen or gelled pipes
  • UL/CSA and CE certification
  • Ability to meet CID2 hazardous location requirements
  • Wind and water resistant
  • Innovative design allows easy access
  • Highly efficient and evenly-distributed heat

Contact us today to find the perfect custom pipe heating solution for your needs at 855.524.2695 or [email protected].

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a valve heater?

A valve heater is a device designed to provide consistent heat and insulation to valves, preventing freezing and ensuring proper function in cold environments.

What happens when a control valve fails?

When a control valve fails, it can lead to unregulated flow, causing pressure fluctuations and potential safety hazards within the system.

What does a heating valve do?

A heating valve in a central heating system controls the flow rate of water, ensuring it is directed where and when needed to maintain optimal system performance.

How do I know if my water heater valve is bad?

Signs of a failing water heater valve include inconsistent water temperature, abnormal sounds, and visible corrosion or damage.

Powerblanket's equipment boxes keep your valves and manifolds from freezing in even the harshest outdoor environments.


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Alex Pacanowsky

Meet Alex, one of our experts in freeze protection and the head of the custom team at Powerblanket! For the past several years, Alex has worked closely with oil & gas pros, medical device startups, and pharmaceutical suppliers (just to name a few) to create weatherproof operations. No matter how cold the weather, or what needs to be heated, Alex knows just what to do! He also loves mountain biking and spending time with his two boys, 5 and 9, and two Labrador Retrievers.



3 thoughts on “Valve Heaters and Warmers

  1. I haul heavy crude oil for a living in Northern Canada. Temperature vary from -25 to -45 degrees Celsius. Do you have a product that would allow me to wrap the valves, pump, and hoses on my semi and Super – B trailer unit that I could wire in to my semi to prevent the freezing up of my system?
    Thank you very much.

  2. Looking for a 12 volt heater for Fire Truck valving, 1″ to 6″ valves, would you offer a heater for this application”+-

  3. I am looking for valve insulation blankets for the valves on the back of water tankers. We haul fresh water in the oilfield in Western ND, and freeze up is an issue. We typically have a 3″ & 4″ buttlerfly valves on the back of our trucks, between flanges. Do you have a product solution for this application?

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