Water and Beverage Connectors
Industy Leading Thermoplastic Fittings & Valves for Water/Beverage Applications
Parker Fluid System Connectors Division designs and manufacturers quality thermoplastic fittings and valves for water/beverage conveyance applicatons. Our products undergo strigent testing and quality control to ensure they will provide years of leak-free, dependable service. Most FSC thermoplastic water/beverage meet FDA, NSF/ANSI 51 and/or NSF/ANSI/CAN 61. For an overview on the thermoplastic products we manufacture for water/beverage conveyance applications, please watch our video.
How To Install A Comercial Drinking Water System
Polypropylene fittings and tubing are the ideal material choice for drinking water systems due to its chemical resistant properties. Push-to-connect polypropylene fittings decrease installation time and provide a tight, leak-free seal on the tubing when properly installed. Watch our video to learn about the suggested fittings, valves, and tubing for a comercial drinking water system. Please note, this video is a recommendation, The user has the responsibility of selecting the proper products for your unique application.
Top Considerations For Brine Tubing Connections
How to Eliminate Water & Vacuum Leaks Between the Brine Valve & Brine Tank
Since the advent of the semi-automatic water conditioning control valve followed by the automatic control valve, a common weakness has been the brine tubing connections. A poor connection can include loss of vacuum or water leaks, and the result is usually an unscheduled service call.
In this white paper, you will learn about:
• The different types of brine tube connection
• The pros and cons of each type of connection
• How to eliminate the challenges associated with these connections
Water & Beverage Product Installation Videos
LIQUIfit Fittings
LIQUIfit Ball Valve
TrueSeal Fittings
TrueSeal Ball Valve
TrueSeal Check Valve
Fast & Tite Fittings
Literature
FSC Products Catalog
Learn about our pneumatic automation products and custom solutions by downloading our Fluid System Connectors Division master catalog.
Polypropylene Ball Valves
Learn more about Parker's full line of polypropylene ball valves, available in compression, push-to-connect, and barbed styles.
Custom Product Solutions
Parker FSC can make custom fittings, valves, and manifolds out of either brass or thermoplastic to solve the routing issues of your application.
Case Studies: Water & Beverage Applications
Beverage Dispensing Equipment
A water carbonation equipment manufacturer was developing a new product line for the European restaurant market. This new machine filters, chills and carbonates water within a compact machine envelope. The compact nature of the appliance required an equally compact fluid handling solution.
Water Purification Equipment
Southeastern Filtration and Equipment Systems was developing a manifold system for water filters. The system provides flexibility to easily customize the treatment process to meet their customers’ individual needs. To achieve this flexibility, a low profile connection on the filter head and easy assembly of the manifold was necessary.
Water Purification Equipment
3M Water Purification was in midst of new product launch and required a new configuration for a water filtration system installation kit. Parker had recently provided 3M with new low lead brass products to meet other needs and 3M once again partnered with Parker to solve this problem.
Residential Plumbing
A residential faucet manufacturer needed to reduce the lead content in their faucet waterway to comply with new lead-free legislation. The solution had to fit within the tight size constraints of a residential faucet design without reducing the flow rate.
Commercial Tea Brewing
A large beverage equipment OEM was developing a new commercial grade tea brewer and needed to connect a 3/8” beverage tube to a 3/4” NPTF female port. Due to space constraints, the traditional method of two 90° elbows could not be used. To complicate matters, the connection needed to be NSF compliant. Parker was chosen as a partner to develop a custom solution.
Water Sterilization System
A water filtration system OEM was facing a problem with a complicated plumbing system for an under-sink modular RO system. The system employed plastic clips for fastening the membrane housings together but featured no mounting bracket or plate for securing the system to an installation surface. The feed, tank, faucet, and drain circuits were labeled to assist the installer with properly connecting the system, but only two conveyance tube colors were used throughout.
Coffee & Espresso Equipment
A Seattle-based automatic coffee & espresso machine manufacturer was looking to reduce manufacturing costs, while ensuring compliance with lead-free legislation.
Case Studies: Commercial & Industrial Applications
Highly Corrosive Application
An industrial piping design and engineering manufacturer was looking for a cost effective solution for a highly corrosive gas application. The customer specified they wanted an option other than stainless steel that met their specifications and reduced their costs.
Inkjet Cartridge Production Equipment
Printer ink is an aggressive media that is not compatible with many materials. A Parker OEM customer that produces inkjet cartridges was using stainless steel instrumentation fittings because the chemical compatibility of ink was causing failures in their equipment during production. To prevent failures in successive production runs, the OEM had to change out the fittings after each job that it completed. Due to the high cost of the stainless steel instrumentation fitting, the OEM was looking for a fitting that is compatible with ink and cost effective.
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Choosing the Right Connector, Tubing, and Accessories
With so many market inroads, it’s important to know what the limitations are for various types of fittings, valves, tubing, and accessories used for specific applications. Let’s look at some application conditions that must be considered before the final selection of thermoplastic fittings and tubing for water and beverage service compatibility.
Dental Office Potable Water Case Study
Potable water systems, whether in water filtration, beverage dispensing, life science, bottling or semiconductor are much more than the sum of their individual parts. A thorough analysis of the environment in which the system will be operating -- in addition to the selection of system materials, connectors, tubing, and accessories – is needed to ensure trouble-free, long-term system performance.
Tapping Into Water Quality at a Public Facility
Many of us take potable water at our fingertips for granted. For those in facility management, this can be a significant challenge. Water pressure, temperature, environmental conditions and hostile environments can all affect a facility’s water. Only with the proper water solutions will a facility be able to count on dependable, treated potable water.
How to Eliminate Water & Vacuum Leaks Between the Brine Valve and Brine Tank
Since the advent of the semi-automatic water conditioning control valve followed by the automatic control valve, a common weakness has been the brine tubing connections between the brine valve and the brine tank. This circuit functions in two ways and is exposed to both a vacuum during the brine draw cycle and water pressure during a refill. A loose-fitting at either of these locations would cause loss of vacuum and/or a water leak, neither of which is acceptable and the result is often an unscheduled service call.
CAD Library
To aid in your pneumatic system design, Parker FSC offers a vast library of CAD files. Visit the Parker CAD Library to browse and download the files you need.
Where to Buy
Parker Hannifin has a vast global network of over 10,000 authorized distributors that can help you diagnose system issues and recommend the Parker parts to solve your problems. Use our Where To Buy search to find your closest authorized Parker Hannifin distributor.