Valterra 7301 ABS Gate Valve, Black, 3" Slip

Bought this for my koi pond build. Works great. My pump is below the water line, so I need this when cleaning my 3" to 2" cleanout or emptying out my pump basket, for that matter; otherwise, water will come rushing through and empty out my pond. Stops the water as intended, and it didn't break the bank.When the valve is up, it stays up and doesn't feel like it will close on its own. Just in case, I plan on cutting some PVC to use as a safety lock mechanism on the handle/pole to make sure someone can't close the valve (push it down) unless that was what was intended.Used ABS glue to connect to 3" ABS, and no leaking. I have never done any pipe work before this build, and it was easy to install. I left some room on both ends in case I messed up and needed to cut it out and redo my connection. I'm happy with this product.

As described. Arrived on time. Easy to use

A+ dealing great supplier

I have installed three of these. At the time of review they have not been used very much. They were install in my homes waste water system to divert grey water. Overall the seem well build and have good gaskets.

Easy to install, im using it as a diverted valve. Works great for my temporary installation

It does what it is supposed to do. The price was better then the local hardware store but I still thought it was a little too high

Good quality valve, used it for a main shutoff on a line that had 3 separate tanks drained into one.

Have used Valterra products for several years and find them to be well designed and long lasting. Over the years I've sent a few suggestions to them and am happy to see some of them have been included in new designs. On this particular order I thought one side had jaws to clamp on to a pipe to dump waste with a slip pipe on the other side. my bad. Have to get another. I won't even consider another brand in my piping diagrams now.