Fluidtrol Simplex Strainers

FRP Basket Strainers

Fluidtrol was founded in 1992 and is a USA manufacturer of non-alloy basket strainers made of PVC, CPVC, polypropylene, PVDF and fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). Fluidtrol differentiates itself from companies such as Hayward by offering strainers in alternate materials such as PVDF and FRP as well as specialized designs including offset nozzles and angled configurations. The FRP designs in particular are highly customizable. FRP simplex basket strainers are available for pipelines up to 24" in support of high-flow-rate applications typical of water parks, aquatic life-support systems, zoos and industrial services that handle fluids aggressive to alloys or that operate in corrosive environments.

Strainer baskets are available in a variety of materials including 316 stainless steel, PVC and PVDF. Closure style can be bolted or tool-less swing-bolt depending on the application pressure.

Our FRP simplex strainers are excellent performers, although there are important limitations: because of differential thermal-expansion rates between metal and plastic, transmission of pipe vibration and pipe-loading forces, direct installation of metal pipe into plastic connections is not recommended. Wherever installation of plastic strainers into metal piping systems is desired, at least 10 pipe diameters of plastic pipe should be installed upstream and downstream of the plastic strainer to compensate for these factors.

The Fluidtrol team is highly responsive to inquiries and reports 20- to 30-year service lives for their FRP simplex basket strainers. These products complement our non-alloy PVC, CPVC and GFPP simplex basket strainers from Hayward.