Gas Earthquake Shut off Valves
Earthquakes are part of everyday living here in Southern California. Normally no big deal or any kind of real damage. But, when we get a bigger earthquake, they can wreak havok. With an Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut off Valve we can minimize if not completely eliminate damage due to a gas fire.
What do Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valve do? Simple, shuts off the flow of gas to your home or business right at the meter.
How do Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valve work? There are several different kinds of Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valve,but they all work about the same. Basically during an earthquake, the ground and your gas meter, along with pretty much everything else, shakes and moves. This movement causes a mechanical parts in the Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valve to trip and a spring closes the valve opening. Some newer Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valves are triggered by gas flow. These are smaller and usually used as Emergency Gas Earthquake Shut Off Valves for individual appliances.