The union designs feature unions on one or both connections to allow in-line maintenance to the valve without having to disconnect it from the pipe. No special tools for maintenance are required as the handle has two square lugs that allow the handle to be used as a spanner wrench. When maintenance to the valve is required, the threaded retainer ring can be adjusted or removed using the handle to adjust the seal or replace the O-rings.
When the system is under pressure, a blocked union will prevent the ball from being pushed out once the union is taken apart, whereas an economy union does not have anything keeping the ball from being pushed out.
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