Freeze Protection

As the North American market leader for Locomotive Freeze Protection, ThermOmegaTech® is dedicated to protecting any water-bearing equipment exposed to freezing conditions, including piping, valves, fittings, pumps, condensate systems, safety showers, fire lines, and spray nozzles.

When these systems or equipment are left unprotected, or their heat tracing fails, freezing temperatures can cause burst piping, interrupted systems, overheated equipment, and severely dangerous working conditions. ThermOmegaTech’s innovative self-actuating temperature control valves are the ideal solution for water line freeze protection.

These thermostatic valves are designed to sense the water or air temperature and will automatically modulate open to bleed off the cold water when temperatures approach freezing. Once the valve opens, warmer water from the resupply will flow through the line, preventing it from freezing. Once the water temperature in the line is back above the freeze danger range, the valve will modulate closed again to conserve water and reduce wastewater disposal costs.

HAT/FP valves in the standard flow direction are initially air temperature sensitive, then as the valve opens, it responds to the flowing water temperature. While this improves the safety factor since the valve opens sooner, the discharge flow must be handled properly to prevent an ice patch. In reverse flow direction, HAT/FP valves are water temperature sensing like IC/FP.

IC/FP valves are purely water temperature sensitive. The thermal actuator (the sensing element) is always wetted. These valves are preferable for heat traced lines where freeze protection flow is not required unless heat tracing fails.

These self-actuating valves are economically friendly and reduce human error by eliminating manual operation, which can result in significant monetary losses and downtime due to repair needs. All of our freeze protection products have been developed to preserve your investment and keep your equipment safe.