Reinke V-Ring Seal
From the moment Reinke’s V-ring seals are installed, they will likely never see the light of day again.
The V-ring seals help serve a greater purpose: bringing life-giving water to your plants.
- Less hassle, less waste, less expense
- A no-maintenance feature
- The V-ring seal doesn’t protrude into the pipe, the joint is smooth and no additional pressure loss is created.
Let's Talk About the Value of the Reinke V-Ring Seal
Through the work of our engineers who challenged themselves to think about the constant disruptions inside an ordinary water pipe, it led to the invention of the V-ring seal – a Reinke exclusive. The innovation quietly and efficiently maintains a stable, efficient water delivery system.
So how is this a benefit to you? Besides reduced downtime and fewer interruptions to your daily routine, you get to enjoy greatly reduced maintenance cost. Less hassle, less waste, less expense — that’s 100% Reinke Certified.
So what exactly is a V-ring seal?
Reinke uses the V-ring seal when joining two pipe flange joints to ensure a watertight seal. Its cross section is triangular shaped. Reinke’s pipe flanges are formed so they bolt together steel to steel with a triangular void next to the water pipe that accepts the V-ring. Water forces the V-ring tighter into the void, causing a tight seal where the joint remains structurally stable. The forces are carried across the joint with the steel-to steel contact and without the interference of a rubber T-gasket sandwiched between every pipe flange that protrudes into the waterway as seen on competitive systems. Frankly, it’s a no-maintenance feature. Properly installed, the seal is permanent.
The V-ring seal is entirely encased within the flanges, preventing exposure to the sun’s damaging UV rays, remaining soft and pliable for years. Compare this to the competitive T-gasket where UV rays will eventually cause the material to become brittle and crack, resulting in leaks and a distorted water pattern. Replacing the T-gasket is an expensive, time-consuming process.
An added benefit of our V-ring seals, is there is no additional friction created at each pipe joint. The V-ring seal doesn’t protrude into the pipe, the joint is smooth and no additional pressure loss is created.
The design of the V-ring seal also allows the pipe flanges to be bolted to steel, instead of steel-to-gasket-to-steel. This incorporates the strength of each flange into one joint. T-gaskets don’t allow steel-to-steel contact, and its heavier flanges unnecessarily contribute to the overall weight of a system.
So what does this all boil down to?
We’re thinking about things like flange joints so you don’t have to. We are so confident in our hassle-free V-ring seal technology, we’ve guaranteed it for 25 years.
Reinke seals the deal in quality and innovation.
