tope de la válvula

English translation: valve stop

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Spanish term or phrase:tope de la válvula
English translation:valve stop
Entered by: Claudia Luque Bedregal

18:23 Nov 17, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / descripción de piezas
Spanish term or phrase: tope de la válvula
Contexto: Descripción de cómo se utiliza el dispositivo de cierre para cortar el suministro de agua en una conexión domiciliaria
Cerrar la válvula de paso, retirar la manija y reemplazar con el dispositivo de cierre, el cual
debe montarse sobre el tope de la válvula. Ajustar el tornillo de triple incisión para asegurar el dispositivo y colocar la tapa con pegamento para PVC.

Gracias por sus sugerencias.
Claudia Luque Bedregal
Italy
Local time: 12:36
valve stop
Explanation:
Ya
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 05:36
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Checked your suggestions with the client and Henry was right. Thank you all for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5(valve) limiter
TravellingTrans
5valve stop
Henry Hinds
4top of the valve
bigedsenior


  

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(valve) limiter


Explanation:
a "tope" is a limiter, here it is a valve limiter

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Note added at 45 mins (2014-11-17 19:09:21 GMT)
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I have seen some other examples of this meaning "connection" or "adapter", so I am less sure of the exact meaning since they would all possibly fit depending on the exact nature of the structure in question

looking at pics of what this seems to be I might go with "limiting adapter"

TravellingTrans
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valve stop


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 05:36
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Checked your suggestions with the client and Henry was right. Thank you all for your help.
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Asker: Thank you Henry.

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top of the valve


Explanation:
I think that his is about a valve locking device used to prevent unauthorized opening of the valve while work is being performed.

http://www.grainger.com/category/valve-lockout-devices/locko...

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