Jomar

Jomar Valve is a valve manufacturer headquartered in Warren, Michigan, with valves for plumbing, heating and industrial work. Its Add-A-Valve is an emergency shut-off device that is installed on a line without shutting the system down.

BoilerSupplies.com carries one Jomar family, Jomar Add-A-Valves, and one product in it, the Jomar Add-A-Valve. With one product, the selection rests on the line itself: the pipe size, the pipe material and the fluid in it. A line with a seized or missing isolation valve, in a building that cannot be drained, is the job it is bought for.

Key facts

• BoilerSupplies.com lists the Jomar Add-A-Valve under the family Jomar Add-A-Valves.

• The Jomar Add-A-Valve is an emergency shut-off device.

• The Add-A-Valve is installed on a line without shutting the system down.

• Jomar Valve is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

• The Jomar Add-A-Valve is ordered by the size and material of the pipe and the fluid in the line.

What is a Jomar Add-A-Valve?

The Jomar Add-A-Valve is an emergency shut-off device that is installed on a line without shutting the system down. It gives a pipe a shut-off point where none works, so the repair downstream can go ahead. BoilerSupplies.com lists it as the single product in its Jomar Add-A-Valves family.

Do pipefitters call the Add-A-Valve a line stop, a hot tap valve or an insertion valve?

Line stop, hot tap valve and insertion valve are names heard for a shut-off added to a live line, and they are not exact matches for one another. Jomar's product for that job is the Add-A-Valve, an emergency shut-off device installed without shutting the system down. On BoilerSupplies.com it is listed under the Jomar name.

What do you need from me before I order a Jomar Add-A-Valve?

The pipe is the starting point: its size, its material and what it carries. Add a picture of the spot on the line where the valve is to go, and a note on the isolation valve that is there now, if any. BoilerSupplies.com checks the Add-A-Valve against those details.

Where is an Add-A-Valve used instead of draining the system?

The Add-A-Valve is used on a line that cannot be shut down or drained to install a conventional valve. One example is a line whose isolation valve no longer works. The device is installed without shutting the system down.

Pipe size, pipe material and the fluid in the line are what BoilerSupplies.com asks for on an Add-A-Valve. Call 1-770-957-9599 or toll free 1-800-780-3776.