Hard seat and soft seat

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Jimbo

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Hard seat means metal to metal contact. A soft seat would have a seating surface with a rubber gasket, or maybe a teflon ring, or such.
 

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When it comes to check valves, a soft seat will not make as much noise when it closes. The hard metal to metal contact of the hard seat can cause be quite loud, especially if there is a lot of back pressure "slamming " it shut. The hard contact can also cause it to "rebound" creating a chattering noise.
 

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Thanks guys. Related question: some swing checks are labeled "for horizontal installation only". I do understand why. But why aren't all of them labeled that way? Can some of them be installed vertical or is it just that some manufacturers fail to label them properly?
 

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I cannot imagine why they would be labled that way, since gravity and the weight of the liquid would close them in a vertical orientation. When they are installed horizontally, some have a label to show which side should be on top, because the hinge location is not obvious.
 
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