{"id":3837,"date":"2025-10-17T09:10:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballvalves.tw\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3837"},"modified":"2026-10-21T04:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T20:40:44","slug":"3-wege-kugelhahn-fur-sanitaranlagen","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/ballvalves.tw\/de\/product\/sanitary-manual-3-way-ball-valve\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanitary 3 Way Ball Valve \u2014 Manual, L-Port or T-Port, Tri-Clamp, 316 (MV-3N)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: stretch;gap: 12px;margin: 18px 0\"><a style=\"display: block;min-width: 230px;flex: 1 1 calc(33.333% - 8px);padding: 17px 19px;background: #f3f8fd;border: 1px solid #c7dcef;border-left: 5px solid #1261a0;border-radius: 9px;color: #17324d!important;text-decoration: none;cursor: pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/ballvalves.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tri-Clamp-3-WAY-Manual-Dimension-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"display: inline-block;margin-right: 10px;padding: 6px 9px;background: #1261a0;color: #ffffff!important;border-radius: 5px;font-size: 12px;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: .5px\">PDF<\/span><strong style=\"color: #17324d!important;font-size: 17px\">MV-3N<\/strong><span style=\"display: block;margin-top: 10px;color: #5d7185!important;font-size: 13px\">Tri-Clamp \u00b7 L\/T Port \u00b7 Dimension Sheet <strong style=\"color: #1261a0!important\">PDF herunterladen \u2193<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Sanitary 3 Way Ball Valve \u2014 Manual, 316, Tri-Clamp<\/h2>\n<p>A <strong>sanitary 3 way ball valve<\/strong>, hand operated. 316 stainless steel, polished, Tri-Clamp ends, 1\/2\u2033 to 2\u2033, rated 1000 WOG. Turn the lever and the flow goes somewhere else: no air line, no wiring, no PLC. You will also see this valve called a hygienic 3-way ball valve, a 3 way sanitary ball valve or a tri clamp 3 way ball valve. Same valve.<\/p>\n<p>316 is what we stock. 304 we can make to order.<\/p>\n<p>Two things decide whether this valve works for you, and both of them are decisions you make when you order, not afterwards. <strong>L-port or T-port<\/strong>und <strong>which seat<\/strong>. Both port types are stock builds, and both are explained below.<\/p>\n<h2>L-Port or T-Port? This Is Where People Buy the Wrong Valve<\/h2>\n<p>They look identical from the outside. Inside, the hole through the ball is a different shape, and they do completely different jobs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"min-width: 640px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>L-Port<\/strong><\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>T-Port<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Was es bewirkt<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Diverts.<\/strong> Sends the inlet to one outlet <em>oder<\/em> the other.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Mixes or distributes.<\/strong> Can feed two ports at once.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Buy it when<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">You are switching a line between two destinations: filler A or filler B, product or return loop, tank 1 or tank 2.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">You are combining two streams into one, or splitting one into two at the same time.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>The mistake<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Buying L when you needed to feed both lines together. It cannot.<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Buying T when you needed a clean either\/or. It will leak flow to the port you thought was shut.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;color: #666;margin: 6px 0 28px\">\u2190 Wischen Sie \u00fcber die Tabelle, um alle Spalten anzuzeigen \u2192<\/p>\n<p>One structural point worth knowing before you specify a T-port: in every handle position it keeps at least two ports connected.<\/p>\n<p>If you are not sure which one your line needs, <strong>describe what the valve has to do and we will tell you<\/strong>. It takes us one email and saves you a valve.<\/p>\n<h2>The Seat Decides Your Temperature Limit<\/h2>\n<p>The seat is PTFE either way. What changes is how much of the ball it wraps.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"min-width: 620px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Sitz<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Betriebstemperatur<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Choose it when<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Fully encapsulated<\/strong><br \/>\n(PTFE wraps the ball fully)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>\u221220 \u00b0C to +80 \u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Food and beverage lines, and anything where product must not sit in a crevice. The PTFE closes off the space around the ball, so there is nothing for product to lodge in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Semi-encapsulated<\/strong><br \/>\n(PTFE wraps part of the ball)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>\u221220 \u00b0C bis +180 \u00b0C<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Hot water and hot process lines, anything running above 80 \u00b0C. It takes far more heat, but leaves more space around the ball.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;color: #666;margin: 6px 0 28px\">\u2190 Wischen Sie \u00fcber die Tabelle, um alle Spalten anzuzeigen \u2192<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a real trade-off, not a marketing choice.<\/strong> If you are running product that must not be trapped, take the fully encapsulated seat and live with 80 \u00b0C. If your line runs hot, take the semi-encapsulated seat. <strong>Send us the medium and the working temperature, and we will specify the seat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Technische Daten<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Artikel<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Spezifikation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Ventiltyp<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Sanitary 3 way ball valve, manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Hafen<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>L-Port<\/strong> (diverting) or <strong>T-Port<\/strong> (mixing). Both in stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">K\u00f6rper<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">316 stainless steel, sanitary polish. 304 to order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Druckstufe<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>1000 WOG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Sitz<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">PTFE. <strong>Fully encapsulated<\/strong> (\u221220 \u00b0C to +80 \u00b0C) or <strong>semi-encapsulated<\/strong> (\u221220 \u00b0C to +180 \u00b0C)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Endanschl\u00fcsse<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Tri-Clamp<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Gr\u00f6\u00dfenauswahl<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>1\/2\u2033 \u2013 2\u2033<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Betrieb<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Hand lever. No actuator mounting pad \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballvalves.tw\/de\/produkt\/hygienisches-pneumatisches-3-wege-kugelventil\/\">pneumatic version<\/a> covers automated lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Service media<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Water, oil, compressed air<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\">Herkunftsland<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;padding: 8px\"><strong>Hergestellt in Taiwan<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Taking It Apart for Cleaning<\/h2>\n<p>Undo the clamps and the valve comes off the line. Undo the body bolts and it comes apart in your hands: ball out, seats out, everything you need to inspect and swab. Nothing needs cutting, and nothing needs a special tool.<\/p>\n<p>The fully encapsulated seat is the one that matters here. By filling the space around the ball it leaves the bore smooth, with no crevice for product to lodge in and no pocket for a swab to miss.<\/p>\n<h2>Dort, wo es hingeh\u00f6rt<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Switching a line between two destinations<\/strong> (L-port). One inlet, two outlets: tank 1 or tank 2, filler A or filler B, product line or return loop. One valve and one 90\u00b0 turn does what two shut-off valves and a tee would do, with fewer fittings and one movement instead of two.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combining two feed streams into one line<\/strong> (T-port). Two ingredient lines meeting before a mixing tank or a common header, blended in the pipe instead of merged by hand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bypass for maintenance<\/strong> (L-port). Route the line around a section that has to come out for service, then switch it back, without shutting the whole run down and without a second operator remembering to close a second valve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sampling point on a process line<\/strong>. The third port takes product to a sample outlet while the main run keeps going.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Product changeover on viscous or crystallising lines<\/strong> (L-port, fully encapsulated seat). Chocolate, syrups, sauces and concentrates collect in the space around a standard ball and dry or crystallise there. Filling that space is what makes changeover on these products manageable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>H\u00e4ufig gestellte Fragen<\/h2>\n<h3>What is a sanitary 3 way ball valve?<\/h3>\n<p>A three-port ball valve in polished 316 stainless with Tri-Clamp ends, built so it can be taken off the line and opened for cleaning. The ball is drilled either L-shaped, to send one inlet to one of two outlets, or T-shaped, to feed two ports at once. It does the work of a tee plus two shut-off valves, with fewer fittings to install and one handle to turn instead of two.<\/p>\n<h3>L-port or T-port \u2014 which one do I need?<\/h3>\n<p>L-port diverts: it sends the inlet to one outlet or the other. T-port mixes or distributes: it can feed two ports at once. If you are switching a line between two destinations, you want L-port. If you are combining two streams, or splitting one into two at the same time, you want T-port. Describe what the valve has to do and we will tell you which one.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the maximum temperature?<\/h3>\n<p>It depends on the seat. The fully encapsulated seat runs \u221220 \u00b0C to +80 \u00b0C. The semi-encapsulated seat runs \u221220 \u00b0C to +180 \u00b0C. Tell us the temperature of your line and we will fit the right one.<\/p>\n<h3>Which seat should I choose?<\/h3>\n<p>Fully encapsulated if product must not sit in a crevice: the PTFE fills the space around the ball, so the bore stays smooth. Semi-encapsulated if the line runs above 80 \u00b0C. It is a genuine trade-off between temperature and dead space, and we will help you pick.<\/p>\n<h3>I need this valve automated \u2014 what do you offer?<\/h3>\n<p>Buy the <a href=\"https:\/\/ballvalves.tw\/de\/produkt\/hygienisches-pneumatisches-3-wege-kugelventil\/\">Hygienisches pneumatisches 3-Wege-Kugelventil<\/a>. Same valve, same L-port or T-port choice, with a rack-and-pinion air actuator fitted on top, double acting or spring return.<\/p>\n<h3>What end connections do you offer?<\/h3>\n<p>Tri-Clamp.<\/p>\n<h3>Welche Gr\u00f6\u00dfen bieten Sie an?<\/h3>\n<p>1\/2\u2033 to 2\u2033.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I get it in 304?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, to order. 316 is what we stock.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I clean it?<\/h3>\n<p>Undo the clamps to take the valve off the line, then undo the body bolts and it comes apart by hand: ball out, seats out, everything reachable. No cutting, no special tools.<\/p>\n<h3>Wie hoch ist der Nenndruck?<\/h3>\n<p>1000 WOG.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you supply a material certificate?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Ask for the mill certificate with your order and we will send it with the shipment.<\/p>\n<h3>Gibt es bei Ihnen eine Mindestbestellmenge?<\/h3>\n<p>Nein. Sagen Sie uns, was Sie ben\u00f6tigen, und wir erstellen Ihnen ein Angebot.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sanitary 3 way ball valve, manual.<\/strong> 316 stainless, polished, Tri-Clamp ends, 1\/2\u2033 to 2\u2033, 1000 WOG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two decisions you make when you order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>L-Port<\/strong> (diverts to one outlet <em>oder<\/em> the other) vs <strong>T-Port<\/strong> (can feed two at once)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fully encapsulated seat<\/strong> (\u221220 \u00b0C to +80 \u00b0C, no dead space for product) vs <strong>semi-encapsulated<\/strong> (\u221220 \u00b0C to +180 \u00b0C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both are explained below. Tell us what the valve has to do and we will tell you which to order.<\/p>\n<p>Hand lever operation. 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