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Product History
The following is a list of many of Flair Manufacturing’s and Flair International’s products over the years, with a brief description and picture of each.
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Used in conjunction with Automatic Air Vents and Flexamatic Expansion Tanks to eliminate large volumes of air in hydronic systems. [Back to Top]
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Senses water temperature in a pipe and automatically reverses zone valve action to change the system over from heating to air-conditioning and back. [Back to Top]
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A motorized damper (based on the Stack Pack) installed in the fresh air intake duct. Electrically interlocked to the burner. Cuts off the flow of cold air when the appliance is off. Available in 5” and 8” diameter galvanized housing. For more information refer to the Combustion Air Pack specification sheet.
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The original panel developed by Econo was used to wire zone valves, thermostats and air dampers together in a convenient package. Also provided heating cooling changeover function. The design for this product was later greatly enhanced with new features, and reduced in size. Information on Control Panels can be found in the Zoning Accessories Catalog sheet. [Back to Top]
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Permits low cost rapid draining of expansion tanks. Consists of a sturdy tube soldered to a brass body which contains an air inlet and a tapping for installation of a standard drain valve. For more information refer to the Hydronic Vents and Accessories brochure. [Back to Top]
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Automatic pressure reducing (fill) valve with manual fast fill lever, flow check and expansion tank connection. Maintains hydronic system water pressure. [Back to Top]
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A complete line of sizes (18, 30, 45 and 60) of diaphragm expansion tanks for low cost trouble free air elimination and expansion control on hydronic systems. All components are individually tested and designed for easy installation and long life.
Used in conjunction with Air Purgers (above) and Automatic Float Vents (below) and sold in a package. [Back to Top]
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Through the wall heating and air-conditioning unit also known as a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC), normally with a self contained compressor for cooling. Sometimes heating and cooling was piped in from external sources and controlled by zone valves contained within. Could be operated from a built-in or remote thermostat. [Back to Top]
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Used to inject humidity into whole house forced air heating systems. [Back to Top]
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A plug in automatic temperature setback device that converts any existing room thermostat into an automatic clock thermostat. Used for heating and cooling. [Back to Top]
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Worlds smallest zone valve. First zone valve with a removable and replaceable actuator that can be changed without draining the system. Bodies utilized cartridges and were interchangeable with TLC valve bodies. [Back to Top]
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For isolating components or an entire loop on a hydronic system. 100% shutoff , high flow, low restriction. Also may be used to balance a hydronic loop. All brass construction with Teflon coated stem. [Back to Top]
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Switches line voltage (115 vac) loads and powers low voltage (24 vac) loads or millivolt loads. Used to power and control loads in conjunction with Flair Thermostats, Zone Valves and the CRC. Many models with varied voltage and current capacity. See the Zone-A-Trol catalog sheet. [Back to Top]
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The Stack Pack is an automatic damper developed to increase the efficiency of furnaces, boilers and water heaters by reducing standby losses from the heating apparatus and the conditioned air space surrounding it. The damper closes the chimney vent when the burner is off and opens fully prior to combustion. The concept is similar to the opening and closing of a fireplace flue except that the operation is completely automatic.
The Stack Pack is designed as two major product lines. The first, the patented electric or motorized Stack Pack always utilized a motor to hold the damper in the closed position and a spring to open the vane. A safety interlock was incorporated to prevent the burner from firing unless the damper was in a fully open position. Earlier models featured a cast iron housing and a removable actuator with a low voltage wafer switch. The product line was further divided into models suitable for use on gas fired systems and others compatible with oil fired systems. The oil model originally used a separate relay, transformer and time delay unit tied into line voltage wiring. The later models featured a patented printed circuit board with micro switches, both low and high voltage components, a unique safety circuit, a built in time delay relay for oil systems and a die cast light weight aluminum housing.
The second line of Stack Packs are the thermal dampers. These require no wiring and could be used on systems that used no electricity such as a gas fired residential water heater with a standing pilot. Thermal Stack Packs are less expensive but less efficient than motorized Stack Packs.
The Stack Pack was designed to be available from stock in the following sizes: 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”, 7”, 8”, 9”, 10”, 12”, 14”, 16” and 18” housings, and by special order in 24”, 30”, 36” and 48” housings.
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Many sub categories of the Stack Pack were developed over the years to serve specific customer requirements. Just a few examples are:
Series |
Model |
description |
SP
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SP (all) |
Removable actuator, low voltage wafer switch, cast iron housing. Literature: Stack Pack Brochure and Stack Pack Color Brochure |
SP19 |
For use on gas systems. AGA and CGA approved. |
SP21 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. |
SP22 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. |
SP29 |
For use on oil systems, using an external transformer, relay and time delay. UL approved. Manual: Stack Pack SP29 Instruction Manual |
SJ
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SJ (all) |
Pc board based actuator with cast iron housing. Literature: Stack Pack Brochure and Stack Pack Color Brochure |
SJ19 |
For use on gas systems. AGA and CGA approved. |
SJ21 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. |
SJ22 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. |
SJ29 |
For use on oil systems, using an external transformer, relay and time delay. UL approved. |
SK
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SK (all) |
Pc board based actuator with cast iron housing. Literature: Stack Pack Brochure and Stack Pack Color Brochure |
SK19 |
For use on gas systems. AGA and CGA approved. Manual: Stack Pack SK19 Instruction Manual |
SK21 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. |
SK22 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. Manual: Stack Pack SK22 Instruction Manual |
SK29 |
For use on oil systems, using an external transformer, relay and time delay. UL approved. |
SK30 |
For use on oil systems, using an external transformer, relay and time delay. Not UL rated. |
SL
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SL (all) |
PC board based removable actuator with die cast aluminum housing. |
SL19 |
For use on gas systems. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL19 specification sheet; Manuals: Stack Pack SL19 Instruction Manual and Stack Pack SL19 French Instruction Manual |
SL22 |
For use on gas systems—uses a temperate sensor in the flue pipe to open the damper as an additional safety precaution. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL22 specification sheet; Manual: Stack Pack SL22 Instruction Manual |
SL26 |
For use on gas systems with a low height restriction. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL26 specification sheet |
SL32 |
For use on oil systems, using an integrated relay and time delay. Requires no external transformer. UL approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL32 specification sheet; Manual: Stack Pack SL32 Instruction Manual |
SL50 |
For use as an integral damper for gas fired boilers or furnaces. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL50 specification sheet |
SL68 |
For use on gas systems—has an external temperature sensor to detect “spillage” and turn off the burner. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL68 specification sheet; Manual: Stack Pack SL68 Instruction Manual |
SL75 |
For use on commercial gas water heaters—has an extension bracket to remove the actuator from the high heat zone. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL75 specification sheet |
SL76 |
For use on commercial gas water heaters with a low height restriction—has an extension bracket to remove the actuator from the high heat zone. AGA and CGA approved. Literature: Stack Pack SL76 specification sheet |
SL89 |
For use on commercial gas and oil systems. Literature: Stack Pack SL89 specification sheet; Manual: Stack Pack SL89 Instruction Manual |
ST |
ST (all) |
Thermal Damper available in 3 to 8 inch. AGA and CGA certified. No wiring, Extremely dependable and low cost. Literature: Stack Pack ST46 specification sheet, Stack Pack Brochure, and Stack Pack Color Brochure |
ST46 (3) |
All Stainless Steel construction.
3” only |
ST46 (4-8)
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Cast Iron housing, stainless steel vane.
4-8” |
Flair sells replacement actuators (for SP and SL), PC boards with motors (for SK and SJ), harnesses (all), adapter harnesses (for SK and SL) and temperature sensing probes (22 series) for its Stack Pack products, a few examples are shown below:
For over thirty years, the Stack Pack was sold as original equipment on the following brands of appliances for both residential and commercial use. Many of these products are still in use and functioning properly today. However, sooner or later, every mechanical product that is used on a daily basis will eventually fail. Replacement parts and/or complete new units are still available to repair or replace products installed as original equipment on the following boilers, furnaces and water heaters:
American Appliance
AO Smith
Bock
Bradford-White
Bryant
Buderus
Burnham
Carrier
Columbia Boiler
CR Gas Logs
Crown
Day-Night
Dunkirk
Electric Furnace Man
Governale
GSW
HB Smith
Heil Quaker
Hydrotherm
Intercity
Lochinvar |
New Yorker Steel Boiler
Payne
Peerless
Pennco
Raypak
Rheem
Ruud
Sabh
Sears
Slant Fin
State
Teledyne Laars
Thermo-Dynamics Boiler Co.
Trane
Ultimate
Utica
Vaillant
Veissmann
Weil-McLain
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Flair’s innovative design for the Stack Pack was awarded two US patents. For more information see the following United States Patents US Patent # 4039123 Automatic Stack Damper and US Patent # 4404613 Double Switch Fuse.
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All motorized Stack Packs incorporate a quick, easy and trouble free connection to the wiring harnesses. Older models used a terminal board, more recent models plug in. Most harnesses incorporate a universal plug on the appliance end, and either 4 or 5 wires. Harnesses are available as leads or armored cable. Custom harnesses are designed to fit individual OEM needs. Harnesses are available from 4” to 96”. An adapter harness is used to connect an SL damper to an SP, SK or competitive harness. For more information follow this link to instruction sheets relating to Stack Packs on the Manuals Tab. [Back to Top]
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A motorized zone control valve that provides maximum fuel economy and comfort in steam heating, hydronic heating and cooling systems. Each valve controls the flow of water in response to the demand of a room thermostat. Superior Valves were designed to be flexible in features, and could be custom ordered by the customer. Over 100,000 combinations of features were available in order to accommodate various applications worldwide. Following is a chart showing many of the features and options: |
Feature Type |
Variations |
Body Type
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2 port normally closed;
2 port normally open |
3 port normally closed;
3 port normally open |
2 port normally closed condensate protected |
3 port normally closed condensate protected |
2 port normally closed high temperature |
2 port normally open high temperature |
3 port normally closed high temperature |
3 port normally open high temperature |
2 port normally closed high pressure;
2 port normally open high pressure |
3 port normally closed high pressure;
3 port normally open high pressure |
Voltage |
24, 100, 115, 208, 230, 240, 277 volts AC |
Connections |
36”-96” Cable;
4”-18” leads;
Terminal board |
Switch |
No end switch;
With end switch (spst) |
Orifice Size |
3/16”, 5/16”, 7/16” and 1/2” |
Connection |
CxC, NPT, BSP, Compression fittings, JIS and Union Flare |
Port Size |
1/2”, 3/4”, 1”, 15mm, 22mm and 28mm |
For more information refer to the following:
• Superior Valve brochure
• Superior Body 2 port low pressure specification sheet
• Superior Body 2 port high pressure specification sheet
• Superior Body 3 port low pressure specification sheet
• Superior Body 3 port high pressure specification sheet
For installation instructions see:
Superior Valve Installation Instructions
Flair sells replacement actuators, paddles, o-rings and bodies for Superior Valves. In addition, replacement actuators are available for competitive zone valves (Honeywell) and motors for most motorized Zone Valves (Honeywell, Erie, and others).
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Used to purge and balance the loops of hydronic systems in both directions. Hose threads and all brass waterways. [Back to Top]
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Also known as Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRV), these non electric valves are used to control the flow of water to maintain desired room temperature. Available with and without remote sensing probes and remote setting knobs. These valves are self contained…they have a built in room thermostat and do not require an external source of power. Flair’s unique patented version contains a steam air vent used to control temperature on one pipe low pressure radiators.
Also available as replacement heads to repair Flair and competitive product.
Besides using Drayton Thermostatic Radiator Valve actuators for its own line of TLC valves, Flair is the sole distributor for the USA and Canada for all generations of Drayton Non Electric Thermostatic Radiator Valve Actuator Heads. See Drayton.
Jamie Frank, President of Flair invented the One Pipe Steam Valve Thermostatic Limit Control that for the first time provided for temperature control of one pipe steam radiator valves. For more information refer to a copy of the patent. [Back to Top]
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Eliminates piping and boiler room labor by pre-wiring and plumbing all connections in advance at the factory. For more information refer to the Trim-Line Pac brochure. [Back to Top]
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The original zone valve. Similar to the Superior Valve but available in far fewer options. Designed for high flow, low restriction, low voltage applications. Flair sells replacement actuators, stems and bodies for its Zone-A-Trol valves. For more information refer to the Zone-A-Trol Valves brochure. [Back to Top]
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