Taco VorTech Air Separator Valves

Taco’s family of air elimination products delivers the most complete and effective means of air removal on the market. The enhanced level of the VorTech® Air Separator eliminates the damaging effects and irritating noise caused by unwanted system air in a hydronic heating system.

Taco Vortech air valves are available in 3⁄4” – 2” sizes, they require no minimum run of pipe and have a convenient 1⁄2” tapping for easy installation of an expansion tank.

The Taco VorTech® Air Separator is designed to provide an enhanced level of air removal in hydronic heating, cooling or combinational systems. Air is quickly and effectively separated and vented through a factory installed Taco 3⁄4” Hy-Vent® up to a maximum pressure of 150 psi and a maximum temperature of 240°.

The VorTech® Air Separator features a primary separation chamber where the process of air elimination is controlled and optimized. The specially designed tangential primary chamber creates a whirling effect, or
“vortex,” similar to a tornado. This swirling effect forms a low-pressure area in the center of the chamber. Air is drawn toward this lower pressure, and then once there it moves freely upward and out through the Taco 3/4" Hy-Vent®. Combined with the Bubble Breaker Cartridge and a downward direction change in the flow of water before exiting, air is quickly and effectively removed from the system.

Taco VorTech Air Separator Features:

• Unique Water Flow Pattern
• Works Efficiently with both Low Velocity Water and High Velocity Water
• 100% Factory Tested
• Unique Bubble Breaker Cartridge
• Replaceable High Capacity High Vent
• Enhanced Air Removal
• Convenient Expansion Tank Connection Tapping
• No Minimum Run of Pipe Required
• Vent can be Closed
• Eliminates Air Induced System Noise
• Available in Cast Iron

Taco VorTech Air Separator Specifications:

• VorTech® Materials of Construction:
  • Body & Cap ----- Cast Iron
  • Cartridge & Plate ----- Stainless Steel
  • O-Ring ----- Viton
  • Vent ----- Taco 419 Hy-Vent®

• VorTech® Ratings:
  • Maximum Operating Pressure ----- 150 psi
  • Maximum Operating Temperature ----- 240°F
  • Media ----- Water or Water/Glycol
  • Recommended Velocity ----- 4 feet/sec
  • Maximum Velocity ----- 8 feet/sec

Taco VorTech Air Separators Additional Documentation:

Catalog Page
Submittal Data Information
Instruction Sheet

How to install and Air Elimination Device

Here is a link to a video from This Old House, Plumbing and Heating Contractor Richard Trethewey explains how to install an Air Elimination Device air valve for a hot-water heating system.