Inspiration
Here at 3RValve we have your Recharge, Recover, and Regulate solutions for down-hole water storage applications. We saw the existing valves in operation and realized that we could make a product of higher quality, that is more capable of meeting our customers specific needs. It also opened the door to other possibilities through alternate applications of the same product. Through my experience in alternative energies with both my solar and wind farms, I found ways to allow gravity fed water to back spin our motors to actually create power to be sold back to the grid. Over time this has the capabilities to cover part of the operating cost. In the long run the dependability of our product has financial savings and multiple applications above and beyond any of our competitors.
About 3R Valves
3RValve is designed to operate as a control valve for Aquifer Storage and Recovery on deep or shallow wells that need to have the flow of water controlled at the bottom of the well column. The 3R Valve can be used to Recharge, Regulate and Recover water into and out of an ASR water well. U.S. Patent number 6,811,353
The design of the 3R valve allows the user to control the flow of water flowing down a pump column by activating two hollow single acting hydraulic cylinders that move a UHMW internal sleeve in front of a group of small holes that allows the water to then move from the inside of the valve through the holes to the outside and out into the aquifer. The small diameter holes are located around the valve in a slight upward spiral pattern so as the UHMW sleeve moves it exposes only a few holes at a time. This allows the PLC controller to regulate the flow of water more precisely. The small discharge holes in the valve also allow the water that is surrounding the valve to dissipate the energy of the water that is flowing out of the holes and in turn reduces the hydraulic mining that might occur in the bore hole. The valve is constructed out of stainless steel and does not screw together like other valves on the market. This one piece construction will not allow the valve to unscrew and fail. The 3R valve also has no moving parts that are on the outside of the valve body that can rub against the bore hole or allow rocks or other object to interfere in the operation of the valve. The 3R valve does not use any rubber boots to control the flow. These boots are subject to wear that causes the valve to fail and be pulled to be repaired. The 3 R valve can also be ordered with a spring option that allows the valve to close if there should be a hydraulic failure in the valves control line. 3R valve also makes a recharge only valve used in HVAC applications that allows the operator to control the flow of water back into the aquifer.