WATERMAN HEAVY-DUTY CAST IRON SLIDE - SLUICE GATES are used in applications where safety and reliable performance are essential: dams, tidal environments, water treatment plants and where outstanding product longevity is desired.
Waterman cast gates are preferred for high-head: up to 200′ and high debris: water treatment, environments as well as for critical gateways in treatment plants.
Each gate is custom built to your requirements.
Features- Cast Iron and Ductile Iron Alloys Available, Including Ni-Resist for Corrosive Environments
- Each Gate Designed with Finite Element Analysis Which Measures Stress and Deflection Based Both on Seating and Unseating Heads and Other External Loading Allowing Gate to Perform with Maximum Reliability
- Bronze-to-Bronze Seating Surfaces Lock Into a Dovetailed Groove in the Gate Frame and Disc, Creating a Tight Seal for Low Leakage
- Optional Q-Seal Bottom Seal Provides Continuous Flushing for High-debris Environments, Increased Flow and Where Complete Drainage of the Chamber is Required
- High Strength Dual-bolt Adjustable Bronze Wedge System
- Available for All Standard Applications Including Submerged, Wall-mounting, Round Manhole, and Flanged
- Wall Thimbles Available in Type “F”, Type “E” and Flanged Mechanical Joint
- Manual, Electric, or Hydraulic Actuation