- Single offset design standard
- double offset (high-performance) option available
- AWWA C504 and C516 compliant
- NSF 61 certified for drinking water
- NSF 372 lead-free certified
- Body: cast iron or ductile iron with ANSI flanges, mechanical joint ends, or ANSI/ISO wafer
- Body seat: 360° uninterrupted T316 stainless steel ring for bubble-tight shutoff
- Disc: ductile iron construction to withstand flow impacts and pressure transients
- Tri-Loc™ resilient seat on disc — field-adjustable and replaceable in all sizes without special tools or epoxies
- 30+ year proven design
- Shaft: AWWA C504 diameters
- through-shaft standard for 3"–24", available in larger sizes
- Tangential taper pins for maximum shaft-to-disc strength and rigidity
- V-type shaft packing: self-adjusting and wear-compensating
- Self-lubricated Nylatron/Teflon sleeve bearings for low friction and long life
- Bronze thrust bearings to precisely center disc for consistent seating
- End connections: flanged (150B & 250B, 3"–144"), mechanical joint (4"–48"), wafer/lug (4"–12"), flange x MJ (6"–16")
- Actuator options: traveling nut, handwheel with position indicator, lever, buried service, electric motor, pneumatic/hydraulic
- ISO 9001 certified manufacturing
American-BFV® Butterfly Valves
The Val-Matic American-BFV® is the butterfly valve of choice for shut-off service in water and wastewater systems, with over 60 years of proven performance. Built to AWWA C504 and C516 standards and certified NSF 61 for drinking water and NSF 372 lead-free, the American-BFV® spans sizes 3" through 144" with a standard single offset design and an optional double offset (high-performance) configuration. Available in flanged, mechanical joint, wafer/lug, and flange x MJ end connections in 150B and 250B pressure classes. The patented Tri-Loc™ resilient seat on disc is field-adjustable and replaceable in all sizes without special tools or epoxies — a design proven over 30+ years. Manufactured under a certified ISO 9001 quality system.
Features & Benefits
Applications
- Potable water distribution and transmission mains
- Water and wastewater treatment plants
- Pump control and isolation service
- Flow control and throttling/modulating service
- SCADA and automated pipeline control systems
- Buried and underground plant service
- Power generation cooling water systems
- Industrial process — air and liquid pipeline applications
Performance
- Sizes: 3" – 144" flanged
- 4" – 48" mechanical joint
- 4" – 12" wafer/lug
- Pressure classes: AWWA 150B and 250B
- Design options: single offset (standard) and double offset (high-performance)
- Body materials: cast iron, ductile iron
- Seat material: T316 stainless steel (body seat)
- resilient elastomer (disc seat)
- Certifications: AWWA C504, AWWA C516, NSF/ANSI 61, NSF 372 lead-free
About The Manufacturer
Val-Matic® is a leading designer and manufacturer of check valves, quarter turn shut-off valves, air valves and foot valves for water/wastewater, industrial and building markets. Valve types include Tilted Disc®, Dual Disc®, Swing-Flex®, Surgebuster® and Silent Check Valves; Plug Valves, Butterfly Valves, nine types of Air Valves, Sure Seal Foot Valves, VaultSafe® family of products and the Ener-G® AWWA Rubber Seated Ball Valve.
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