{"id":2472,"date":"2026-02-25T21:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2472"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:58:22","slug":"frp-vessel-top-distributor-for-side-mount-42-48inch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/?product=frp-vessel-top-distributor-for-side-mount-42-48inch","title":{"rendered":"FRP Vessel Top Distributor for Side\u2011Mount 42\u201348inch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"261\" data-end=\"433\">This is the <strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"309\">upper internal water distributor<\/strong> that sits just below the <strong data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"363\">side\u2011mount control valve<\/strong> inside a fibreglass (FRP) tank sized roughly <strong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"432\">42\u2033\u201348\u2033 in diameter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"1252\">\n<li data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"531\">\n<p data-start=\"437\" data-end=\"531\">\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"453\">Location:<\/strong> Top of the media bed, connected into the riser or to the side\u2011mount piping.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"677\">\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"677\">\ud83c\udf00 <strong data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"550\">Function:<\/strong> Evenly spreads incoming water across the top of the media (sand, resin, carbon) so flow goes uniformly down through the bed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"975\">\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"702\">\ud83d\udd27 <strong data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"700\">How it looks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"975\">\n<li data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"784\">\n<p data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"784\">A <strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"724\">central hub<\/strong> that interfaces with the connection from the valve\/riser,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"886\">\n<p data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"886\">With multiple <strong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"831\">radial laterals (spokes)<\/strong> extending outward horizontally toward the tank wall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"975\">\n<p data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"975\">These laterals have <strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"935\">small slots or holes<\/strong> so water flows out gently and evenly.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1100\">\n<p data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1100\">\ud83d\udccf <strong data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"992\">Sizing:<\/strong> Engineered for 6\u2033 flanged openings and side\u2011mount control valves on large tanks like 42\u2033\u201348\u2033 FRP vessels.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1252\">\n<p data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1252\">\ud83d\udccc Source guidance in distributor charts identifying <strong data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1164\">H173<\/strong> as the matching top distributor for such vessels.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the upper internal water distributor that sits just below the side\u2011mount control valve inside a fibreglass (FRP) tank sized roughly 42\u2033\u201348\u2033 in diameter. \ud83d\udccd Location: Top of the media bed, connected into the riser or to the side\u2011mount piping. \ud83c\udf00 Function: Evenly spreads incoming water across the top of the media (sand, resin, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[318,298],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-2472","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-distributors","product_cat-frp-fiberglass-pressure-vessels-fittings-and-parts","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/2472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=2472"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=2472"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tqwater.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=2472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}